Jonathan King

Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King, 6 December 1944) is an English singer, songwriter, impresario and record producer. He is also the author of three novels, Bible Two (1982), The Booker Prize Winner (1997), and Beware the Monkey Man (2010, using the pen name Rex Kenny), and an autobiography, 65 My Life So Far (2009). King first came to prominence as an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge in 1965 when he wrote and sang "Everyone's Gone to the Moon," an international best seller. He went on to become a media entrepreneur, discovering and producing material for a number of artists, including Genesis, whom he signed up in 1967, giving them their name and producing their first album, From Genesis to Revelation. He ran Decca Records twice and created his own record label, UK Records, reported as the most successful independent label in the business, and worked with 10cc and the Bay City Rollers. He also became known for a string of 1970s hits, such as "Una Paloma Blanca," ...