Ben Ofoedu

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Ben Ofoedu (born 29 June 1972, Hong Kong), is a Nigerian/British singer-songwriter, most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Phats and Small.

Ofoedu moved to England with his family when he was two years old. In 1993, he joined the band Benz, and in 1999 he became the singer of Phats and Small, originally as a guest vocalist. He released a solo single called 'Your Love' in 2000 and in 2001 joined a new band called REDhill, which included Shane Lynch. The following year he joined another music collaboration, The Intenso Project, and then over the next three years he teamed up with three more bands for one-off singles and concerts. In 2005 he joined Four Story who went on to appear on Making Your Mind Up in the hope of representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest with their song 'Hand on my Heart'. They came fifth.

In 2006 he appreared in The All Star Talent Show and is currently engaged to Vanessa Feltz. In April 2007, he and Feltz appeared in a celebrity version of Wife Swap alongside Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee.

Ofoedu has been parodied by BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, for his willingness to often sing the Phats and Small single "Turn Around".