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Marcel King
Sweet Sensation in 1971 (Marcel King second from the right)
Sweet Sensation in 1971 (Marcel King second from the right)
Background information
Born(1957-01-04)4 January 1957
Manchester, England
Died5 October 1995(1995-10-05) (aged 38)
Manchester, England
GenresSoul
Years active1970s-1995
Formerly ofSweet Sensation

Marcel Neville King (4 January 1957 - 5 October 1995) was a British tenor singer, who sang lead vocals for Sweet Sensation.

Career

Sweet Sensation

King joined Sweet Sensation as a teenager, and was the youngest member of the group. He appeared with the group on

A Song for Europe, they were dropped by Pye Records and disbanded with the status of a One-hit wonder
group.

Solo

In 1984, King tried to start a solo career. He recorded a song titled "Reach for Love", that featured Donald Johnson of A Certain Ratio and Bernard Sumner of Joy Division and New Order playing backing instruments on the record.[2] According to New Order manager Rob Gretton, he was a "massive fan of King and thought he was as good of a singer as Michael Jackson".[2] He released four records between March 1984 and March 1985. At the time of his death, King ran a recording studio in Hulme called "The Kitchen".[3]

Personal life and death

King died of a brain hemmorage in Manchester on 5 October 1995, aged 38.[4]

In 1997, King's son, Zeus, was shot to death in a gang feud in Longsight, Manchester.[3][5]

Solo singles

  • "Reach for Love" / "Keep on Dancin'" (12", Factory FAC-92, March 1984)
  • "Reach for Love (New York remix)" / "Reach for Love (dub)" / "Keep on Dancin'" (12", Factory FAC-92-R, February 1985)
  • "Reach for Love (New York remix)" / Reach for Love (dub)" (12",
    Factory Benelux
    FBN-43, March 1985)
  • "Hollywood Nights" (6:02) / "Hollywood Nights (instrumental)" (3:53) (12", Debut 12-DEBT-1, 1985)

References

  1. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  2. ^ a b "Reach For Love [FBN 47] | Marcel King | Factory Benelux". www.factorybenelux.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  3. ^ a b "Sweet Sensation - Sad Sweet Dreamer". Eats, Drinks & Leaves. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  4. ^ "The Number One Songs In Heaven: The godlike genius of Tony Hatch". 2006-10-21. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  5. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2023-12-19.

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