Singer of the British disco and soul group Hot Chocolate, Errol brown -author of hits like "You Sexy Thing" - has died at the age of 66 after suffering from liver cancer. The musician, born in Jamaica but nationalized British, has died at his home in the Bahamas. The agent, Phil Dale, said the musician, who leaves behind a wife and two daughters, "was a wonderful man."
“Wherever I went there was music. I have come to be with him in the middle of Australia and suddenly a song has occurred to him and he has started to write it, "added his representative. Brown, who founded Hot Chocolate in 1969, achieved his first musical success in 1970, when his song "Love is Life" reached the top ten of the UK charts. "You Sexy Thing" (1975) was placed in the top ten bestsellers three times, aided in 1997 by its appearance in the popular British film "Full Monty," as did "It All Started with a Kiss," while the only The band's number one was in 1977, with "So you Win."
Hot Chocolate was a very popular band in the 70s and 80s, they played at a prenuptial party for Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana at Buckingham Palace in 1981. Brown, who moved to live with his mother from Jamaica to the UK to At the age of twelve, he was decorated in 2003 by Queen Elizabeth II with the medal of the Order of the Empire for his services to the world of music.
In 2004, the author of "Brother Louie" was also awarded an Ivor Novello Prize from the Academy of Musicians and Composers for his contribution in this field. The original members of Hot Chocolate, which reached the top of the charts in 50 countries, broke up in 1986, when Brown began a solo career, although the group has continued to play with different bands.
Via | EFE