Alphonso Williams
Musical artist
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- Alphonso Williams (20 July 1962 – 10 October 2019) was an American soul singer, active in Germany.
- During his participation in DSDS, he came up with the stage name Mr.
- Biography Williams was the youngest of twelve children.
- Even as a child, Alphonso spent a large part of his free time in his father's church, where he came into contact with music at an early age.
- After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and was transferred to the Lucius D.
Alphonso Williams (20 July 1962 – 10 October 2019) was an American soul singer, active in Germany. He won the fourteenth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar. During his participation in DSDS, he came up with the stage name Mr. Bling Bling, which he then continued to use.
Biography
Williams was the youngest of twelve children. His father Archie Williams was a Baptist minister. Even as a child, Alphonso spent a large part of his free time in his father's church, where he came into contact with music at an early age. He sang in the gospel choir with his siblings. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and was transferred to the Lucius D. Clay barracks in Garlstedt near Bremen in 1980. His tenure ended in 1983. He was married and the father of two children.
Musical career
With his son Raphael, who was born in Oldenburg in 1987, he founded the duo "Father & Son". The record company Jay Kay Records released the song "Footsteps in My Heart" in 2005 with the duo. In 2008, they took part in Das Supertalent. In 2014, the two went their separate ways musically. In 2012, Alphonso Williams took part in the impersonator talent show My Name Is, where he presented George McCrae's song Rock Your Baby.
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