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John Theodore Kongos (born 6 August 1945) is a South African-born singer and songwriter of Greek ancestry, best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single "He's Gonna Step on You Again", on which Happy Mondays based their hit "Step On". His other big hit was "Tokoloshe Man", which was featured on the TV show Life On Mars and the CD soundtrack. His second album, Kongos, made the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart; but his subsequent singles, "Great White Lady" (1972), "Ride the Lightning" (1975) and "Higher than God's Hat" (1975) did not chart.

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  • John Kongos (de)
  • John Kongos (es)
  • John Kongos (fr)
  • John Kongos (en)
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  • John Kongos (sv)
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  • John Kongos (* 6. August 1945 in Johannesburg, Südafrika) ist ein Sänger und Songwriter. (de)
  • John Theodore Kongos (6 de agosto de 1945 en Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica) es un músico y compositor africano. Es reconocido por su exitoso sencillo de 1971 "He's Gonna Step on You Again". También destaca de su discografía el sencillo "Tokoloshe Man".​ Su segundo álbum, titulado Kongos, ingresó en el UK Albums Chart, aunque los sencillos posteriores, "Great White Lady" (1972), "Ride the Lightning" (1975) y "Higher than God's Hat" (1975), no lograron ingresar en las listas de éxitos. Kongos está casado con Shelley, con la que tiene cuatro hijos; Johnny, Jesse, Dylan y Daniel.​​ (es)
  • John Kongos est un chanteur sud-africain de psychedelic-pop né le 6 août 1945 à Johannesbourg. (fr)
  • John Theodore Kongos (born 6 August 1945) is a South African-born singer and songwriter of Greek ancestry, best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single "He's Gonna Step on You Again", on which Happy Mondays based their hit "Step On". His other big hit was "Tokoloshe Man", which was featured on the TV show Life On Mars and the CD soundtrack. His second album, Kongos, made the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart; but his subsequent singles, "Great White Lady" (1972), "Ride the Lightning" (1975) and "Higher than God's Hat" (1975) did not chart. (en)
  • John Kongos (Johannesburg, 6 augustus 1945) is een Zuid-Afrikaans zanger en songwriter. (nl)
  • John Kongos, född 6 augusti 1945 i Johannesburg, är en sydafrikansk sångare och låtskrivare,. Kongos påbörjade en musikkarriär i Sydafrika med sin grupp Johnny and the G-Men på 1960-talet. Han reste till Storbritannien för att fortsätta karriären där och albumdebuterade 1970, men albumet blev inte uppmärksammat. 1971 slog han sedan igenom med singeln "He's Gonna Step On You Again". Uppföljaren "Tokoloshe Man" blev också en hit. Båda låtar nådde fjärdeplatsen på brittiska singellistan. "He's Gonna Step On You Again" blev även en mindre hit i USA där den nådde plats 70 på Billboard Hot 100 och den tog sig också in på svenska Tio i topp-listan i en vecka. Båda låtar ingick på hans andra soloalbum, Kongos 1971. Senare singlar så som "Great White Lady" (1972) och "Higher than God's Hat" (1975) (sv)
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