Keith Washington

Keith Washington (born November 15, 1960) is an American R&B vocalist from Detroit, Michigan who scored a hit single in the United States in 1991 with "Kissing You," which was also used as background music for a General Hospital on ABC. "Kissing You" was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance and won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male.

Washington also recorded a duet with Kylie Minogue, "If You Were With Me Now" in 1991 (on PWL Records) which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.

Washington branched out in a few acting roles. He starred as himself on the series Martin in an episode called "A Woman with a Past" singing a duet with Tisha Campbell-Martin entitled "The Closer I Get to You" a classic ballad performed and made famous in 1978 by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. In addition, Keith had a brief role in the TV soap opera General Hospital as "Keith Jasper." He also had a brief role in John Singleton's Poetic Justice as a hairdresser named "Dexter.".

In June 2009, Washington married his longtime girlfriend, Stephanie Grimes, who is general sales manager for WGPR-FM 107.5 in Detroit. He also revealed his plans to release a new album.

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