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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American singer-songwriter, actor and musician

Edmund Sylvers
Sylvers, 1974
Born	Edmund Theodore Sylvers(1957-01-25)January 25, 1957Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	March 11, 2004(2004-03-11) (aged 47)[1]Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter actor
Years active	1971–2004
Partner	Freda Payne (1979–1983)
Children	11
Relatives	see Sylvers family
Musical career
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop R&B Soul Dance Disco Funk
Instruments	Vocals drums
Labels	MGM Capital Casablanca
Musical artist

Edmund Theodore Sylvers (January 25, 1957 – March 11, 2004)[2] was an American singer–songwriter, actor and musician. Sylvers was best known as the lead singer of the American family disco/soul music vocal group The Sylvers,[3] which had popular success with songs such as "Boogie Fever" during the mid- to late-1970s.

Biography

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Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Los Angeles, California, Sylvers was the fifth child born to Shirley Mae (née Wyble) (1932 – 2014) and Leon Frank Sylvers Jr. (1932 – 2005). At the age of 14, he began his entertainment career as a voice actor playing the role of Marlon Jackson on the ABC–TV cartoon series The Jackson 5ive. After the series ended when he was 15, Sylvers joined his family-based group as the lead singer, and he was 18 in 1975 when he sang lead on the group's biggest hit, "Boogie Fever". After the group's success passed, Sylvers embarked on a solo career, releasing his debut Have You Heard in 1980.[4]

Personal life

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Sylvers dated singer Freda Payne (who was 15 years his senior) from 1979 until January 1983. Sylvers had 11 children, one of whom is actor Jeremy Sylvers, who is most known for his role in the 1991 horror film Child's Play 3. Ten-months after being diagnosed with lung cancer, Edmund Sylvers died at a Virginia hospital on March 11, 2004, at age 47.[4]

References

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1. ^ "Edmund Sylvers, 47 of 'The Sylvers' Dies of Cancer". Jet. Vol. 105, no. 22. Johnson Publishing Company. May 31, 2004. p. 16. ISSN 0021-5996.
2. ^ "Edmund Sylvers – Obituaries". The Independent. 19 March 2004. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. ^ "Words of the Week". Jet. Vol. 60, no. 25. Johnson Publishing Company. September 3, 1981. p. 32. ISSN 0021-5996.
4. ^ a b "Edmund Sylvers Obituary (2004) – San Diego, CA". Legacy.com.

External links

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• Edmund Sylvers at IMDb
• Edmund Sylvers at Discogs

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National	United States Spain
Artists	MusicBrainz

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