Editing Keith Sweat (section)

{{Short description|American singer and songwriter (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Keith Sweat
| image             = LTG Vereen Hosts R&B singer Keith Sweat (1) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Sweat in 2023
| birth_name        = 
| alias             =
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1961|7|22}}
| birth_place       = New York City, U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[new jack swing]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
* [[Soul music|soul]]
* [[Urban contemporary|urban]]
}}
| occupations       = {{flatlist|
* [[Keith Sweat discography|Singer]]
* songwriter
* [[Keith Sweat discography#Production discography|record producer]] 
}}
| years_active      = 1975–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* KEIA
* Stadium
* Vintertainment
* [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
* [[Atco Records|Atco]]
* [[Rhino Records|Rhino]]
* [[Kedar Records|Kedar]]
* [[Entertainment One Music|E1]]
* [[RED Distribution|RED]]
* [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
}}
| past_member_of  = [[LSG (band)|LSG]]
{{Infobox person 
| child = yes
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Lisa Wu]]|1992|2002|reason=div}}
| children = 6
| website             = {{URL|thesweathotel.com}}
}}
}}
'''Keith Sweat''' (born July 22, 1961) is an American singer, producer and songwriter. An early figure in the [[new jack swing]] musical movement, he is known for his collection of hits including "[[I Want Her]]," "[[Make It Last Forever (song)|Make It Last Forever]]," "[[I'll Give All My Love to You (song)|I'll Give All My Love to You]]," "[[Make You Sweat]]," "[[Get Up on It (song)|Get Up on It]]," "[[Twisted (Keith Sweat song)|Twisted]]," [[Nobody (Keith Sweat song)|"Nobody."]] He has released 13 solo albums (two as a part of the R&B [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[LSG (band)|LSG]]) and discovered the groups [[Silk (group)|Silk]] and [[Kut Klose]].  Sweat's sound reportedly was influenced by [[Slave (band)|Slave]] front man [[Steve Arrington]] and [[Go-go|go-go music]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Connie |date=1988-03-20 |title=Keith Sweat: From Stock Market to Pop Market |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-20-ca-2405-story.html |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>