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Birth name
  
Anthony Kavanagh

Years active
  
1996–present

Genres
  
Teen pop

Also known as
  
Kavana, Kav

Role
  
Singer


Name
  
Anthony Kavanagh

Associated acts
  
Music group
  
Labels
  
Virgin (1996–2000)

Record label
  
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Origin
  
Moston, Manchester, England

Albums
  
Special Kind of Something – The Best of Kavana, Kavana, Instinct, Thank You - Greatest Hits

Similar People
  
Profiles

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Kavana (born Anthony Kavanagh, 4 November 1977) is a British singer and actor who scored a number of hit singles in the late 1990s. In 2014, he became part of the supergroup 5th Story, who took part in the second series of The Big Reunion. In 2015, he took part in the fifteenth series of the Channel 5 reality series Celebrity Big Brother.

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Career

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He released two albums Kavana (1997) and Instinct (1999) and enjoyed a number of chart singles including "I Can Make You Feel Good" (his debut UK Top 10 hit, reaching #8), "MFEO" (another No.8 hit) and "Will You Wait For Me?". Other songs included "Crazy Chance", "Thank You" and "Special Kind of Something". He resided in Los Angeles, California for several years where he appeared in commercials, the MTV series Undressed, and had a publishing deal as a songwriter. In 2005, he appeared in the music video for Today, by his friend Melanie Brown, before returning to the United Kingdom.

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In 2006, Kavana played a recurring role in a number of episodes of E4's Hollyoaks: In the City. He also began working with Jools Holland as a session musician and backing vocalist. He appeared as a contestant on Grease Is the Word in April 2007 and got put through to 'boot camp', where he was paired with Alison Crawford. Although Crawford was eliminated, Kavana booked a place in the final of the competition, where he was declared runner-up on 9 June 2007.

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In 2008, he appeared in the theatre production The Extra Factor, a fictional on-stage musical based on the X Factor.

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In 2011 he toured with G*Mania, a musical show inspired by the TV series Glee. The cast then recorded a Christmas single, a cover of "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey. Kavana appeared in the music video for the song.

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He appeared on the 2013 series of BBC Saturday night singing show The Voice UK where he failed to progress past the audition stage.

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In December 2013, it was announced that Kavana, Dane Bowers, Gareth Gates, Kenzie and Adam Rickitt would join together to form a supergroup called 5th Story for series 2 of The Big Reunion.

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In January 2015, he took part in the Channel 5 reality series Celebrity Big Brother where he came 7th. Later that year he released a new single "Deja Vu" - his first for many years.

Personal life

In February 2014, Kavana came out publicly as being gay. He said his biggest regret was never telling his parents.

References

Kavana (singer) Wikipedia


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