Forrest (singer)

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Forrest (born Forrest Thomas) is an American singer based out of the Netherlands.

He was born in Galveston, Texas, where he sang as a boy in church. He moved to Los Angeles as a teen and won several contests there as a singer. Following this he moved to the Netherlands, where he had a hit with the song "Rock the Boat", a cover of the Hues Corporation 1974 #1 hit. Forrest's version was also a hit in the UK (#4)^[1] and the U.S. (#9 Dance Club Play).^[2] A second single, "Feel the Need in Me" (originally by the Detroit Emeralds), was also a hit in the UK, peaking at #17.^[1]

He later married television presenter Manon Thomas and had two sons. After his separation he concentrated on music. He sang in a theater show, R.E.S.P.E.C.T., in 2001, a show dedicated to '60s soul music. He was then asked by DJ Roog to front the band Planet Hardsoul, who had a hit with the single "Where Did Our Love Go". From 2004 he sang in an '80s flashback tour.

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