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Date of Birth
1934, Christianburg, Guyana

Date of Death
31 March 2006, London, England, UK (prostate cancer)

Birth Name
Neville Marshall-Corbin

Trivia

Guyanese cabaret singer, composer and recording artist who moved to England in the 1960s and originally studied acting, performing with the English Stage Company.

His singing style was reflective of Nat 'King' Cole. A nine-time winner of the Brit TV talent contest "Opportunity Knocks," he recorded such popular songs as "Mona Lisa," "How Sweet It Is," and "Come Home Love."

Performed several cabaret tributes to Nat Cole and also produced and directed the 1985 TV tribute to Cole entitled "A Nightingale Sang."

Opening act for such performers as The Supremes and Eartha Kitt.

His younger brother, Robert Corbin, is the Leader of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR), the Main Opposition political party, in Guyana.


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