Ben Ofoedu (born 29 June 1972,
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), is a Nigerian/
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
singer-songwriterA singer–songwriter is a musician who writes, composes and sings their own material including lyrics and melodies. They often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano...
, most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Phats and Small.
In 1993, he joined the band
Benz, and in 1999 he became the singer of Phats and Small, originally as a guest vocalist. He released a solo single called
Your Love in 2000 and in 2001 joined a new band called
REDhill, which included
Shane LynchShane Lynch is an Irish pop star and boy band vocalist from Boyzone.In recent years, Lynch has taken up auto racing and participated in a reality television series.-Personal life:...
.
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Ben Ofoedu (born 29 June 1972,
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
), is a Nigerian/
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
singer-songwriterA singer–songwriter is a musician who writes, composes and sings their own material including lyrics and melodies. They often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano...
, most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Phats and Small.
Music career
In 1993, he joined the band
Benz, and in 1999 he became the singer of Phats and Small, originally as a guest vocalist. He released a solo single called
Your Love in 2000 and in 2001 joined a new band called
REDhill, which included
Shane LynchShane Lynch is an Irish pop star and boy band vocalist from Boyzone.In recent years, Lynch has taken up auto racing and participated in a reality television series.-Personal life:...
. The following year he joined another music collaboration, The Intenso Project, and then over the next three years he teamed up with three more bands for one-off singles and concerts. In 2005 he joined Four Story who went on to appear on
Making Your Mind UpEurovision: Your Country Needs You is the name for the 2009 series of the BBC TV show broadcast annually to select Britain's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest...
in the hope of representing the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
at the
Eurovision Song ContestThe Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
with their song
Hand on my Heart. They came fifth.
Television
In 2006 he appeared in
The All Star Talent ShowThe All Star Talent Show is a 2006, television programme which aires on Five. It is presented by Andi Peters and Myleene Klass, with Julian Clary making up the judging panel alongside 2 guest judges. Each 6 celebrities perform with the winner at the end of each episode going into the final at the...
and is currently engaged to
Vanessa Feltz-Family and early life:Vanessa Feltz was born in Islington, London, and grew up in Totteridge. On her radio show she frequently refers to Totteridge as "the Beverly Hills of North London", and her middle-class Jewish background as like "growing up in Fiddler on the Roof"...
. In April 2007, he and Feltz appeared in a celebrity version of
Wife SwapWife Swap is a reality television programme, produced by UK independent television production company RDF Media and created by Stephen Lambert...
alongside
Paul DanielsPaul Daniels is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...
and
Debbie McGeeDebbie McGee is a British television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company...
.
Trivia
- Ofoedu has been parodied by BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the BBC which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock or interviews. It is aimed...
DJ Scott MillsScott Mills is an English radio DJ best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1.-Early radio career:...
, for his willingness to often sing the Phats and Small single Turn Around