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Elroy Powell
Powell in 2022
Powell in 2022
Background information
Born (1973-08-28) August 28, 1973 (age 51)
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, producer

Elroy Powell, better known by his stage name Spoonface (born 28 August 1973), is a British singer, songwriter, and producer. He is known as a member of the music group Black Legend.

Career

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Spoonface achieved international recording success with the Black Legend cover of Barry White's song, "You See the Trouble with Me". The single reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] He has collaborated with a number of artists including Deekline, High Contrast, Omar Lye-Fook, Janet Kay, Kelis, Craig David, Daniel Merriweather and the Sugababes.[citation needed]

He has also made screen appearances as Biggy Spect in the BBC series Trexx and Flipside[2] and as a presenter on Trouble TV’s interactive game show, Freakin Famous. Spoonface also appears on the BBC TV soap opera EastEnders and in Star Wars Episode VII as Rosser Weno.[3] More recent appearances include the film Fighting With My Family,[4] Pirates,[5] Jingle Jangle and the Harry Enfield 100 years of BBC special.

Spoonface is also a video game voice actor. He has appeared in Dying Light 2 Stay Human for which he won the One Voice Conference award for Best Male Voice in Gaming.[citation needed] Spoonface has also appeared in Dota 2 voice the character Magnus, and as the character Knowledge in Minecraft Legends.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Singles Chart For 24/06/2000". Official Charts Company. June 24, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Trexx And Flipside – Episode 1.3. Dead Cool – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.org.uk. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Elroy Powell". IMDb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Merchant, Stephen. "Fighting with my family". Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Yates, Reggie. "Pirates".
  6. ^ Woodrow, Ryan. "Minecraft Legends voice actors: full cast list". Video Games on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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