Elroy Powell
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| Born | August 28, 1973 |
| Occupations | singer, songwriter, producer |
Elroy Powell, better known by his stage name Spoonface (born 28 August 1973), is a British singer, songwriter, producer and actor. He is known as a member of the music group Black Legend.
Early life
[edit]Powell grew up in Tottenham, the son of immigrants from Jamaica.[1]
Career
[edit]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.[2] 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[3] 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.[4] More recent appearances include the film Fighting with My Family,[5] Pirates,[6] 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.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wellness in the music industry: a conversation with Elroy 'Spoonface' Powell". Discovering Tottenham. Discovering Tottenham. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Singles Chart For 24/06/2000". Official Charts Company. June 24, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Trexx And Flipside – Episode 1.3. Dead Cool – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.org.uk. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Elroy Powell". IMDb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ↑ Merchant, Stephen. "Fighting with my family". Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ↑ Yates, Reggie. "Pirates".
- ↑ Woodrow, Ryan. "Minecraft Legends voice actors: full cast list". Video Games on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Elroy Powell discography at Discogs
- Elroy Powell at IMDb
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