Kele Le Roc Explained

Kele Le Roc
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Name:	Kelly Biggs
Birth Date:	1975 10, df=y
Birth Place:	East Ham, London, England
Genre:	R&B, UK garage
Years Active:	1995–present

Kelly Biggs (born 5 October 1975^[1] in East Ham, London),^[2] better known by her stage name Kele Le Roc, is a British R&B and UK garage singer.

Career

Biggs began singing at the age of three, and she attended Langdon Comprehensive School in East Ham. She first found widespread acclaim in 1995 with the underground hit "Let Me Know".^[3] She scored two top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, with "Little Bit of Lovin'" in 1998 and "My Love" in 1999; both peaked at No. 8.^[4] In March 1999, she released her only album, Everybody's Somebody on Polydor Records.^[5]

In 1999, she won two MOBO Awards, for Best Newcomer and for Best Single ("My Love").^[3] Among those she collaborated with are Basement Jaxx (with whom she reached No. 6 in the UK with "Romeo"), 10° Below, Coolio, Courtney Pine, Shy FX, T Power, Omar Lye-Fook, Damage and Lee Henry.

Discography

Album

• Everybody's Somebody (1999, Wild Card) – UK #44^[6]

Singles

• "Let Me Know" (1995, Orchestrated Noize)^[7]
• "Little Bit of Lovin'" (1998, 1st Avenue/Wild Card/Polydor) - UK #8
• "My Love" (1999, 1st Avenue/Wild Card/Polydor) – UK #8
• "Thinking of You" (2000, Telstar) – UK #70 †
• "Feelin' U" (2003, London) – UK #34 ‡
• "Retro" (2009, Freelance Diva/OceanFall)^[8]

As featured artist

• "Romeo" with Basement Jaxx (2001)
• "Things We Do for Love" with Sticky (2003)
• "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" with Gok Wan & Craig Knight (2020)

† Credited to Curtis Lynch Jr. featuring Kele Le Roc and Red Rat
‡ Credited to Shy FX and T Power featuring Kele Le Roc^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: October: Birthdays and Deaths . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20100201143933/bittersuiteband.com/music_birthdays-october.htm . February 1, 2010 . September 4, 2022 . Bittersuiteband.com.
2. Web site: Xlr8r.com. 2008-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20080309201630/http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2005/08/kele-le-roc. 2008-03-09. dead.
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/music/interviews/kele_le_roc/index.shtml Interview
4. Search for "Kele Le Roc" performed at Everyhit.com database on 22 July 2008
5. Allmusic.com discography
6. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 315. 1-904994-10-5.
7. Web site: Kele Le Roc - Let Me Know. Discogs. 1996 .
8. Web site: NME.com. .