Career
Lyttle was encouraged by his family to pursue music at the young age and has been performing at local events in his teens. Prior to his musical career, Lyttle had subsisted on day jobs, such as customs officer and radio disc jockey. He recorded "Turn Maine On" as a soca ballad in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2001 and the song subsequently became a minor hit throughout the Caribbean.
Lyttle signed with Atlantic Records in 2003 and a remixed version of "Turn Maine On" was officially released as a single in the United Kingdom at the end of the year, with dancehall artist Spragga Benz"s guest vocals.
The song reached number two in the United Kingdom, spending seven weeks in the Top 10 of the United Kingdom Chart. lieutenant eventually became a worldwide hit in 2004, reaching number 4 in the United States, number 3 in Australia and placing within Top 5 in many European countries.
The debut self-titled album followed in July 2004, charting within Top 10 in the United States of America, where it was certified Gold, and meeting with a minor success in Europe. The second single, "Last Drop", was released in markets outside the United States of America, but didn"t manage to repeat the success of "Turn Maine On", becoming only a minor hit in Europe.
"Drive Maine Crazy" was released as the third single in autumn 2004, followed by a promotional only single "I Got lieutenant".
Both songs were commercial failures. In 2005, Lyttle released a new song in Jamaica only, "Jimmy Johnny". The same year Kevin Lyttle founded his own record label, Tarakon Records.
Lyttle"s second album, Fyah, was released by Tarakon and Universal Records in 2008, featuring a duet version of "Turn Maine On" recorded with Alison Hinds and contributions from other artists.
The title song was released as the first single and both the single and the album were unsuccessful in terms of commercial performance. Lyttle released "Anywhere", a collaboration single with Flo Rida in 2011, followed by "Nobody Like U", accompanied by a remix contest.
His third studio album, I Love Carnival, was released in 2012, promoted by "Wine and Go Down" and the title song. 2013 saw the release of his new single, "Bounce", followed by "Feel So Good", a collaboration with Shaggy, in 2014.