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.

Career

Stingily had several hit records in the 1980s and 1990s as the lead singer of Ten City. 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)",

Discography

Albums

{| class="wikitable"

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! Year

! Album

! Label

! style="width:45px;"|<small>UK</small><br>

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| rowspan=2|1996

| "Don't Fall in Love"

| align="center"|41

| align="center"|—

|-

| "Love You the Right Way"

| align="center"|28

| align="center"|—

|-

| rowspan=3|1997

| "Get Up (Everybody)"

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|14

|-

| "Flying High"

| align="center"|27

| align="center"|—

|-

| "Sing a Song"

| align="center"|19

| align="center"|38

|-

| rowspan=2|1998

| "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|13

|-

| "Testify"

| align="center"|20

| align="center"|48

|-

| rowspan=1|1999

| "That's the Way Love Is"

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|32

|-

| rowspan=2|2000

| "Why Can't You Be Real"

| align="center"|9

| align="center"|—

|-

| "Stand Right Up"

| align="center"|6

| align="center"|—

|-

| rowspan=1|2001

| "U Turn Me" <br><small>(featuring Leee John)</small>

| align="center"|10

| align="center"|99

|-

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

|}

Personal life

Stingily is the father of visual artist and poet Diamond Stingily and professional athlete Byron, who played offensive tackle in the NFL for 5 years ending his career with the New York Giants in 2016.

See also

  • List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
  • List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart

References

  • MySpace Page
  • Byron Stingily 2012 Audio Interview at Soulinterviews.com