Kevin Sharp

American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker

PersonDied aged 43humanQ6397474

Also known as Kevin Grant Sharp

Born: December 10, 1970
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Died: April 19, 2014
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Birthplace: Redding
Place of death: Fair Oaks
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: motivational speaker
, singer
, songwriter
Education: Bella Vista High School

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Kevin Grant Sharp was an American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker. Sharp came on the country music scene in 1996 with his first single: a cover of Tony Rich's "Nobody Knows", which topped the Billboard country chart for four weeks. The same year, Sharp released his first album, Measure of a Man. Having survived a form of bone cancer in his teenage years, Sharp became actively involved in the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He wrote an inspirational book about his life and his fight with cancer, and occasionally toured the United States as a motivational speaker. Sharp died from complications of stomach surgery in April 2014.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Kevin
Genre: country music
Website: kevinsharp.com
Label: Asylum Records
Family name: Sharp
Cause of death: surgical complications
Name in kana: ケビン・シャープ
Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 1996

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