Whycliffe

Donovan Whycliffe Bromwell,^[1] known mononymously as Whycliffe, is an English R&B singer from Nottingham.^[2]

Whycliffe was born into a Pentecostal family and sang in the choir as a child.^[3] After sending a demo tape to local label Submission Records,^[2] he attracted label attention, eventually signing with MCA Records.^[3] He released two albums for MCA and had three singles in the UK Singles Chart - "Lovespeakup" (1990) at No. 97, "Heaven" (1993) at No. 56, and "One More Time" (1994) at No. 72.^[4] He worked with the producers Tim Simenon, CJ Mackintosh, and Chris Porter.^[3] He dated Dannii Minogue in 1994.^[1] After being dropped from MCA, Whycliffe left the public eye, and in 2005, a Nottingham publication reported that he "sings for a quid in the city centre and lives in a sheltered housing complex."^[1] Around the same time, The Magic Heroes, a Nottingham band, wrote a song about him.^[5]

Discography

• Rough Side (MCA, 1992)
• Journeys of the Mind (MCA, 1994)