Pop
England
Chris "Kammy" Kamara
About Chris "Kammy" Kamara
Hometown
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Born
December 25, 1957
Genre
Pop
Soccer pundit Chris Kamara got in on the novelty record game by releasing a Christmas record in 2019.
Born on Christmas Day in 1957 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Kamara started out as a soccer player, first in the Royal Navy, which he joined straight out of school. Later he turned professional as a midfielder for lower-division clubs like Portsmouth and Swindon Town before making his way up to the Premier League with Leeds and, later, Sheffield. He retired as a player in 1995, becoming a manager for Bradford and then Stoke, before switching to a TV pundit, where he earned a comical reputation for his excitable nature, propensity for gaffes, and coining the catch phrase "Unbelievable, Jeff!" He also presented the game show Ninja Warrior and appeared as a guest on numerous other TV shows. Kamara always enjoyed singing and released a charity single, "Sing 4 England," for the Euro 2012 championship. In 2019, at the age of 61, he recorded a Christmas album, Here's to Christmas, with the title track written for him by frequent Robbie Williams collaborator Richard Scott. Recorded in a classic big-band/swing style, it showcased his smooth, light, agreeable tenor and was a surprise hit, entering the U.K. charts at number eight. One year on, he followed this up with ...And a Happy New Year, which included a guest appearance from Roy Wood, on the lead single "I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day." ~ John D. Buchanan
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