Lonyo
Lonyo | |
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Birth name | Lonyo Engele |
Born |
London, England, United Kingdom | 18 February 1974
Genres | UK garage, 2-step garage |
Occupation(s) | DJ, actor, singer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Altra Moda Music |
Website | Lonyo on Twitter |
Lonyo Engele (born 18 February 1974), better known as simply Lonyo, is a British DJ, actor and singer.
Early life
Lonyo grew up in London and attended Roehampton University.[1]
Career
Lonyo had a hit in 2000 with the single "Summer of Love", which reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The follow-up "In Ayia Napa" was released in October of the same year barely making it to the top 100 in the official UK singles chart. His third single "Garage Girls", released in April 2001, brought him back to the top40, peaking at number 39.[2] He later joined forces with fellow producer Kevin McPherson and released a record single under the moniker of Bon Garçon, "Freek U", in 2005. He has appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the identity parade round.[3] In 2013, Lonyo won the Screen Nation Best Actor Award and starred in the TV miniseries The Bible as one of the Guardian Angels.[4]
Discography
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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NED [5] |
UK [2] | |||||||||||||
2000 | "Summer of Love" | 31 | 8 | "In Ayia Napa" | — | 91 | Summer of Love | |||||||
2001 | "Garage Girls" | — | 39 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Filmography
Television
- 2013: The Bible (as Guardian Angel)
- 2012: New Tricks (as Fisk)[6]
- 2012: Doctors (as Piers Louder)[7]
- 2011: Never Mind the Buzzcocks (as himself)
Film
- 2012: Virgo (as Virgo)
- 2011: David Is Dying (as David Brown)[8]
- 2011: Notes (as Myers)
References
- ↑ Actor and DJ Lonyo Engele The London Word
- 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 328. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/never_mind_the_buzzcocks/episodes/25/1/
- ↑ http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/lonyo-engele/
- ↑ Dutch peak
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.co.uk/actor.asp?actor=Lonyo%20Engele
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00pxgj9
- ↑ http://www.davidisdying.com/%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D