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Sylvester

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American disco and soul vocalist, musician, bandleader, songwriter, and producer. Born: 6 September 1947 in Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA. Died: 16 December 1988 in San Francisco, California, USA. Known and performing mononymously as "Sylvester", he is considered one of the first Hi-NRG artists and the first “male diva” of disco. He died in 1988 from complications due to HIV/AIDS.