Whycliffe

Whycliffe

Whycliffe

English R&B singer

Donovan Whycliffe Bromwell,[1] known mononymously as Whycliffe, is an English R&B singer from Nottingham.[2]

Whycliffe was born into a Pentecostal family and sang in the choir as a child.[3] After sending a demo tape to local label Submission Records,[2] he attracted label attention, eventually signing with MCA Records.[3] He released two albums for MCA and had three singles in the UK Singles Chart - "Lovespeakup" (1990) at No. 97, "Heaven" (1993) at No. 56, and "One More Time" (1994) at No. 72.[4] He worked with the producers Tim Simenon, CJ Mackintosh, and Chris Porter.[3] He dated Dannii Minogue in 1994.[1] After being dropped from MCA, Whycliffe left the public eye, and in 2005, a Nottingham publication reported that he "sings for a quid in the city centre and lives in a sheltered housing complex."[1] Around the same time, The Magic Heroes, a Nottingham band, wrote a song about him.[5]

Discography

  • Rough Side (MCA, 1992)
  • Journeys of the Mind (MCA, 1994)

References

  1. [1]
    What Happened to Whycliffe?. Left Lion, 12 January 2005.
  2. [2]
    Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 367. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  3. [3]
    Whycliffe at AllMusic
  4. [4]
    Chart positions for Whycliffe. UK Official Charts.
  5. [5]
    [https://leftlion.co.uk/features/2005/07/interview-the-magic-heroes-paul-stav-mylonas-chris-reeve-ian-starr/ Interview: The Magic Heroes ]. Left Lion, 30 July 2005.


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