Aaron Soul is a British singer and songwriter. He was signed to

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's sublabel

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and scored a top 20 hit in the UK with the

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track "Ring Ring Ring" which reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the

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in 2001. The song was featured in the film ''

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'' and was included on the film's soundtrack album. He was part of the group 3000AD which included producers Tony Briscoe and Pete Devereux (of

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). Soul has continued to perform live on the club scene. Apart from his solo music career, Soul has worked on tracks with

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, L Man, J Sweet, Lisa Maffia, MC DT, FooR and most recently,

MNEK Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (; born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK ( ; a gramogram of Emenike), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Award, and ha ...

. Soul also runs his own clothing company, Soul Boutique as well as his own barbering business. On 30 September 2022, Soul released "Ring Ring Ring (2022 Remix)", a new version of the original featuring Tradge.

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* Living people UK garage singers British contemporary R&B singers 21st-century Black British male singers 21st-century British male singers Musicians from Southampton Year of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-singer-stub