Kavana
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| Birth name | Anthony Kavanagh |
| Also known as | Kavana |
| Born | November 4, 1977 |
| Origin | Moston, Greater Manchester |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Years active | 1996–Present |
| Label(s) | Virgin Records1996 - 2000 |
| Website | Official Myspace |
Kavana (born Anthony Kavanagh, 4 November 1977 in Moston, Manchester, England) is a British singer and actor.
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[edit] Career
He released two albums Kavana (1997) and Instinct (1999) and enjoyed a number of chart singles including "Crazy Chance". Other songs include "Thank You", "Special Kind of Something", "I Can Make You Feel Good", "MFEO" and "Will You Wait for Me".
He resided in Los Angeles for several years where he appeared in commercials, the controversial MTV series Undressed, and had a publishing deal as a songwriter. In 2005, he appeared in the Music Video Today by his friend Melanie Brown before returning to the United Kingdom.
Kavana's new material which is more Electronic based, has been acclaimed by websites such as the cult Popjustice and Popbitch.
In 2006, Kavana played a recurring role in a number of episodes of E4's Hollyoaks: In the City and began working with Jools Holland as a session vocalist and backing singer.
He appeared as a contestant on Grease Is the Word on 7 April 2007 and got put through to boot camp where he was paired with Alison Crawford. Since then he and Crawford impressed the judges and they were through to the finals. Although Crawford was eliminated Kavana booked a place in the final of the competition where he was declared runner up on 9 June.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Kavana (1997) #29 (UK Albums Chart)
- Instinct (1999)
- Special Kind Of Something - The Best Of Kavana (2007)
[edit] Singles
From Kavana
- "Crazy Chance" (1996) #35 (UK Singles Chart)
- "Where Are You" (1996) #26
- "I Can Make You Feel Good" (1997) #8
- "MFEO" (1997) #8
- "Crazy Chance '97" (1997) #16
From Instinct
- "Special Kind Of Something" (1998) #13
- "Funky Love" (1998) #32
- "Thank You"
- "Will You Wait For Me" (1999) #29
[edit] References
- Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
- Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
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