Kevin Sharp | |
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| Birth name | Kevin Grant Sharp |
| Born | December 10, 1970 Redding, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 2014 (aged 43) Fair Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | singer, author, motivational speaker |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–2014 |
| Labels | Asylum, Cupit |
Kevin Grant Sharp (December 10, 1970 – April 19, 2014)[1][2] 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.