Lynden David Hall
Lynden David Hall (born May 7, 1974 in Wandsworth , London , † February 14, 2006 there ) was a British singer and songwriter .
life and career
Lynden Hall was a representative of classical soul and thus next to singers like Smokey Robinson , Marvin Gaye , Al Green and Curtis Mayfield as well as younger performers like Maxwell and D'Angelo .
Hall released three albums. His musical talent was honored with the Best Newcomer Award ( MOBO Awards 1998) , among others . After that, alongside artists such as Beverley Knight and Dina Carroll, he was considered the great soul hope of Great Britain - a status he never got beyond. His most successful song, Sexy Cinderella , climbed to number 17 in the English charts in 1998 and reached number 74 in Germany in 1999. In the romantic comedy film Actually… Love (2003) he sings All You Need Is Love by the Beatles .
Hall died at the age of 31 of complications from Hodgkin's disease .
Awards
- 1997 : "Best British Artist and Best Newcomer" (Awarded by Blues & Soul Magazine)
- 1998 : MOBO Award as best newcomer
- 1999 : Nomination for the Brit Award
Discography
- 1997 : Medicine 4 My Pain
- 2000 : The Other Side
- 2005 : In Between Jobs
- 2013 : In Between Jobs [Re-Release]
Individual evidence
Web links
- Official website
- Official Yahoo Group
- Official myspace page (live album)
- Official myspace page tribute
- Homage to Lynden David Hall from "Telerama radio" (audio file) (MP3; 28.5 MB)
- Video of Lynden playing a short set at the ACLT's Gift of Life 2 Fundrasier in 2001
- The ACLT (African Caribbean Leukemia Trust) website
- Rays of Sunshine website
- Biography of Lynden David Hall
- "Soul star dies after cancer fight"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hall, Lynden David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7th 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wandsworth , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2006 |
| Place of death | Wandsworth , London |