Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate are a British soul band popular during the 1970s and 1980s, formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson. The group had at least one hit song every year on the UK Singles Chart from 1970 to 1984.

This article is about the British soul band. For the drink, see hot chocolate. For other uses, see Hot chocolate (disambiguation).
Hot Chocolate
Errol Brown, WDR-Veranstaltung, Köln, Alter Markt, 1998
Background information
Also known asThe Hot Chocolate Band
OriginWest Hampstead, London, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1968–1986
  • 1988
  • 1992–present
Labels
MembersPatrick Olive
Tony Connor
Harvey Hinsley
Steve Ansell
Andy Smith
Kennie Simon
Past membersErrol Brown
Tony Wilson
Franklyn DeAllie
Jim King
Larry Ferguson
Brian Satterwhite
Grant Evelyn
Greg Bannis
Willy Dowling
Steve Matthews
Derek Lewis
Websitehot-chocolate.co.uk

Their hits include "You Sexy Thing", a UK number two which also made the top 10 in three decades and reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100—the song also featured in the popular British comedy film The Full Monty (1997)—"So You Win Again", topped the UK Charts, "Every 1's a Winner", reached number six in the US, "It Started with a Kiss", UK top five, and "Emma", charted at number three in the UK and number 8 in the US. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.

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