Ben Ofoedu (Big Ben)

Ben Ofoedu (born 29 June 1972, Hong Kong), is a Nigerian/British singer-songwriter, most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Phats and Small.

Music career

In 1993, Ofoedu joined the band Benz, and in 1999 he became the singer of Phats and Small, originally as a guest vocalist. He released a solo single called Your Love in 2000 and in 2001 joined a new band called REDhill, which included Shane Lynch. The following year he joined another music collaboration, The Intenso Project, and then over the next three years he teamed up with three more bands for one-off singles and concerts. In 2005 he joined Four Story who went on to appear on Making Your Mind Up in the hope of representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Hand on my Heart". They came fifth.

Television

In 2006 Ofoedu appeared in The All Star Talent Show.

Ofoedu and Vanessa Feltz have taken part in a number of television programmes as a couple. In April 2007 they participated in an episode of Channel 4's Celebrity Wife Swap, in which she moved in with magician Paul Daniels for one week, while his wife Debbie McGee moved in with Ofoedu.