Editing Kevin Lyttle (section)

==Career==
Lyttle was encouraged by his family to pursue music at the young age and has been performing at local events in his teens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview_100/142_kevin_lyttle_interview.html |title=Interview: Kevin Lyttle turn |publisher=uk.askmen.com |access-date=30 May 2013}}</ref> Prior to his musical career, Lyttle had subsisted on day jobs, such as [[customs officer]] and radio [[disc jockey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesituation.co.uk/us_interviews/kevin_lyttle/kevin_lyttle.html |title=Kevin Lyttle Interview |publisher=thesituation.co.uk |access-date=30 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413120346/http://www.thesituation.co.uk/us_interviews/kevin_lyttle/kevin_lyttle.html |archive-date=13 April 2012 }}</ref> Investing his savings of [[Eastern Caribbean dollar|EC$]]1,500,<ref name="strike again">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Kevin-Lyttle---seeks-to-strike-again_17244320|title=Kevin Lyttle: seeks to strike again|last=Campbell|first=Howard|work=Jamaica Observer|date=27 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> Lyttle recorded "[[Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song)|Turn Me On]]" as a soca ballad in [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] in 2001, and the song subsequently became a radio hit throughout the [[Caribbean]].<ref name=allmusic />

Lyttle signed with [[Atlantic Records]] in 2003 and a remixed version of "Turn Me On" was officially released as a single in the UK at the end of the year, with [[dancehall pop]] artist [[Spragga Benz]]'s guest vocals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itzcaribbean.com/kevin-lyttle-interview.php |title=Soca star Kevin Lyttle has a new Summer song called 'Paradise' with Victoria Aitken |publisher=itzcaribbean.com |access-date=30 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726185024/http://www.itzcaribbean.com/kevin-lyttle-interview.php |archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref> The song reached number two in the UK, spending seven weeks in the Top 10 of the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |page=335}}</ref> It eventually became a worldwide hit in 2004, reaching number 4 in the United States, number 3 in Australia and placing within Top 5 in many European countries.

The debut self-titled album ''[[Kevin Lyttle (album)|Kevin Lyttle]]'' followed in July 2004, charting within Top 10 in the US, where it was certified Gold, and meeting with a minor success in Europe. The second single, "[[Last Drop]]", was released in markets outside the US, but didn't manage to repeat the success of "Turn Me On", becoming only a minor hit in Europe. "Drive Me Crazy" was released as the third single in autumn 2004, followed by a promotional only single "I Got It". Both songs were commercial failures. In 2005, Lyttle released a new song in Jamaica only, "Jimmy Johnny".

In 2007, along with [[Byron Lee]] and [[Arrow (musician)|Arrow]], he performed at the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] opening ceremony in [[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Jamaica]]. The same year Kevin Lyttle founded his own record label, Tarakon Records. Lyttle's second album, ''[[Fyah]]'', was released by Tarakon and [[Universal Records]] in 2008, featuring a duet version of "Turn Me On" recorded with [[Alison Hinds]] and contributions from other artists. The title song was released as the first single and both the single and the album were unsuccessful in terms of commercial performance.

Lyttle released "Anywhere", a collaboration single with [[Flo Rida]] in 2011, followed by "Nobody Like U", accompanied by a remix contest.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://watunes.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/press-soca-megastar-kevin-lyttle-launches-contest-on-sonys-social-network/ | title=Soca Megastar Kevin Lyttle Launches Contest on Sony's Social Network | publisher=wordpress.com | work=[[WordPress.com]] | date=24 March 2011 | access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref> The music video featured model [[Tania Marie Caringi]].<ref name="vyzion">{{cite web|author=Admin |url=https://vyzionradio.com/tania-marie-elite-model/ |title=Tania Marie Joins Vyzion Radio Elite Model Team |publisher=Vyzionradio.com |date=2014-10-18 |accessdate=2021-03-02}}</ref> His third studio album, ''I Love Carnival'', was released in 2012, promoted by "Wine and Go Down" and the title song. 2013 saw the release of his new single, "Bounce", followed by "Feel So Good", a collaboration with [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], in 2014.

In 2016, American electronic group [[Cheat Codes (DJs)|Cheat Codes]] sampled Lyttle's "Turn Me On" in a remix entitled "[[Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)]]". The following year, American singer [[Chris Brown]] also sampled "Turn Me On" to make his song "[[Questions (Chris Brown song)|Questions]]" in 2017.