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Elroy Powell

Elroy Powell, better known by his stage name Spoonface, is a British singer, songwriter, producer and actor. He is known as a member of the music group Black Legend.

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Elroy Powell
Powell in 2022
Powell in 2022
Background information
Born (1973-08-28) August 28, 1973
Occupationssinger, songwriter, producer

Elroy Powell, better known by his stage name Spoonface (born 28 August 1973), is a British singer, songwriter, producer and actor. He is known as a member of the music group Black Legend.

Early life

Powell grew up in Tottenham, the son of immigrants from Jamaica.1

Career

Spoonface achieved international recording success with the Black Legend cover of Barry White's song, "You See the Trouble with Me". The single reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.2 He has collaborated with a number of artists including Deekline, High Contrast, Omar Lye-Fook, Janet Kay, Kelis, Craig David, Daniel Merriweather and the Sugababes.

He has also made screen appearances as Biggy Spect in the BBC series Trexx and Flipside3 and as a presenter on Trouble TV’s interactive game show, Freakin Famous. Spoonface also appears on the BBC TV soap opera EastEnders and in Star Wars Episode VII as Rosser Weno.4 More recent appearances include the film Fighting with My Family,5 Pirates,6 Jingle Jangle and the Harry Enfield 100 years of BBC special.

Spoonface is also a video game voice actor. He has appeared in Dying Light 2 Stay Human for which he won the One Voice Conference award for Best Male Voice in Gaming. Spoonface has also appeared in Dota 2 voice the character Magnus, and as the character Knowledge in Minecraft Legends.7

References

References

  1. "Wellness in the music industry: a conversation with Elroy 'Spoonface' Powell". Discovering Tottenham. Discovering Tottenham. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  2. "Singles Chart For 24/06/2000". Official Charts Company. June 24, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  3. "Trexx And Flipside – Episode 1.3. Dead Cool – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.org.uk. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  4. "Elroy Powell". IMDb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. Merchant, Stephen. "Fighting with my family". Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  6. Yates, Reggie. "Pirates".
  7. Woodrow, Ryan. "Minecraft Legends voice actors: full cast list". Video Games on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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