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- Person
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- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1948-03-05
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Eddy Grant (b. 1948) is a Guyanese musician. Born Edmond Montague Grant on the 5th March 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana, he emigrated with parents to London, England when he was still young. As a teenager he formed the multi-racial group The Equals. He sported dyed blonde hair, and had his first million-selling number-one hit in 1968, when he was the lead guitarist and main songwriter with his song "Baby Come Back". Grant openly used his songwriting for political purposes <a href="https://www.last.
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Key facts
- Born
- Edmond Montague Grant , ( 1948-03-05 ) 5 March 1948 (age 78) , Plaisance , British Guiana
- Origin
- London , England
- Genres
- Reggae calypso soca rock ringbang pop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar bass drums keyboards
- Years active
- 1965–present
- Labels
- Ice Portrait Epic Enigma Parlophone
- Formerly of
- The Equals
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.eddygrant.com
- Image
- Eddy Grant at Supreme Court Gardens cropped.jpg
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- name in native language
- Eddy Grant
- date of birth
- 1948-03-05
- Commons category
- Eddy Grant
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- birth name
- Edmond Montague Grant
- social media followers
- 5331
- online catalog URL
- gnudb.org/artists/578540-eddy-grant
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Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Noted for his genre-blending style and socially conscious lyrics, he is the creator of the musical genre known as ringbang.
Grant rose to prominence as a founding member of the Equals, one of the UK's first racially mixed bands who are best remembered for the hit song "Baby, Come Back" (1967), which Grant wrote and performed lead guitar and backing vocals on. His subsequent solo career spawned songs such as "I Don't Wanna Dance" (1982), "Electric Avenue" (1983), and the anti-apartheid anthem "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" (1988). "Electric Avenue" reached platinum status, became his biggest international hit, and earned a Grammy Award nomination.