{"id":82011,"date":"2023-06-06T12:21:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T10:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=82011"},"modified":"2023-06-06T12:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T10:21:31","slug":"legendary-vocalist-kennie-simon-says-life-is-what-you-make-it-in-his-latest-sun-soaked-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/06\/legendary-vocalist-kennie-simon-says-life-is-what-you-make-it-in-his-latest-sun-soaked-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Vocalist Kennie Simon Says, ‘Life Is What You Make It’ In His Latest, Sun-Soaked Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Released on April 10, ‘Life Is What You Make It’ is the latest upbeat track from Kennie Simon. Now best known as the lead singer of Hot Chocolate, a role which he assumed in 2010, Kennie Simon has incredibly been in the music business for more than 50 years.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Kennie is a prolific artist who with his band, Simon K and the Meantimers, recorded the two well recognised Northern Soul records, ‘Bring Your Love Back,’ and ‘You Know I Do’, in the 1970s. In 2019 he also released his version of The Showstoppers’, ‘Ain’t Nothing But A House Party’, featuring MC Base. Now with his latest single, ‘Life Is What You Make It’, Kennie brings the reggae vibes, along with a summer feel good sound that makes you want to get up and dance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kennie worked with another talented musician, Si Mulvey, who himself is a member of the Bay City Rollers, to write the track, which he then recorded, mixed, and mastered at the world-famous Rockfield Studios in Wales, where it was engineered by Nick Brine, one of Britain’s most successful contemporary engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a member of Hot Chocolate, Kennie has toured across Germany, The Netherlands, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and many more countries. He’s also recorded a few tracks with the band, including ‘Another World’, and a cover of ‘Could Have Been A Lady’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Life Is What You Make It’ is just the first of several songs that Kennie and Si have produced together – keep your eyes and ears out for the next one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Life Is What You Make It’ is out now and can be streamed and downloaded here<\/a>. You can find out more about Kennie Simon and his music online on Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, and Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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