Kermit Quinn, who also performs as Quinn, is an American R&B singer. He has been a member of the vocal groups

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and

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. He is a native of

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. His song "Let Me Do Me" was featured in the 2005 film ''

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''. Quinn sang on saxophonist

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's cover of

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's "

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", on the 2009 album ''

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''. He is currently the lead singer of the

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JukeBox.

Awards and nominations

Quinn and Boney James were nominated for the

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for "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"; they lost to Beyoncé's cover of "

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Personal life

In 2011, Quinn dated ''

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References

External links

Quinn Twitter page
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