Information
- • Real Name: - Edmond Montague Grant
- • Born: - 5th March 1948
- • Hometown: - Plaisance, British Guiana
- • Nationality: - Guyanese–British
- • Years Active: - 1965–present
- • Genre(s): - Reggae Rock • Pop • Electro-Pop • Funk • Disco • Soul • Calypso • Soca • Ringbang • World
- • Label(s): - Ice • Portrait • Epic • Enigma • Parlophone
- • Associated Acts: - N/A
- • Website: -
Biography
Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese–British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound; his music has blended elements of Pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, African polyrhythms, and Latin music genres such as samba, among many others.
In addition to this, he also helped to pioneer the genre of "Ringbang". He was a founding member of The Equals, one of the United Kingdom's first racially-integrated pop groups.
His subsequent solo career included the 1982 song "I don't Wanna Dance", plus the platinum 1983 single "Electric Avenue", which is his biggest international hit. He earned a Grammy Award nomination for the song.
He is also well known for the anti-apartheid 1988 song, "Gimme Hope Jo'anna".
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Videos
"Do You Feel My Love" is a song by British reggae musician Eddy Grant from his album Can't Get Enough.
Do You Feel My Love
"I Don't Wanna Dance" is a 1982 single by Eddy Grant. It went to number one on the UK Singles Chart and held there for three weeks.
I Don't Wanna Dance
"Electric Avenue" is a song written, recorded and produced by British singer and songwriter Eddy Grant, who released it on his 1982.
Electric Avenue
"Romancing the Stone" is a song written, recorded and produced by Eddy Grant, who released it from his 1984 album.
Romancing The Stone
"Gimme Hope Jo'anna" is a British anti-apartheid song written and originally released by Eddy Grant in 1988.