Byron Stingily

Byron Stingily is an American R&B and house-music singer born in Chicago, Illinois, known for his falsetto voice. He is now a part-time principal at a school in Chicago while still performing.[1]

Byron Stingily
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresHouse, garage house
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1987present
LabelsNervous Records
Defected Records
Atlantic Records
Columbia/SME Records
Manifesto Records (UK)
Associated actsTen City
Marshall Jefferson

Career

Stingily had several hit records in the 1980s and 1990s as the lead singer of Ten City.[2] As a solo artist, he had his biggest success on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where he hit No. 1 three times. In 1997 he spent a week in the top spot with "Get Up (Everybody)" where he sampled Sylvester's "Dance (Disco Heat)", then hit No. 1 again in 1998 with a remake of Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", produced by Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury.

"That's the Way Love Is," a No. 1 dance hit in 1989 for Ten City, brought him to No. 1 again in 1999 when he re-recorded it on his own. Some of his recent singles have been released on the UK-based record label Defected Records.

In 2021, he teamed up with producer Marshall Jefferson to release "Be Free", the first single in 25 years to be credited to Stingily's house music group Ten City.[3][4][5][6]

Discography

Albums

  • The Purist (1998) Nervous Records
  • Club Stories (2000) Nervous Records

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions
US Dance
[7]
UK
[8]
1996 Don't Fall in Love
Love You the Right Way
1997 Get Up (Everybody) 1 14
Flying High
Sing A Song 38
1998 You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 1 13
Testify
1999 That's The Way Love Is 1 32
2000 Why Can't You Be Real 9
Stand Right Up 6
2001 U Turn Me
(featuring Leee John)
10 99

Personal life

Stingily is the father of visual artist and poet Diamond Stingily and professional athlete Byron, who most recently played offensive tackle for the New York Giants.

References

See also


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