Kenny Hawkes was a British DJ and music producer, who worked in the industry from the late 1980s until 2011.

Hawkes grew up in Brighton

Brighton

Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. He is best-known for his record "Play the Game" with Louise Carver

Louise Carver (South African singer)

Louise Carver , is a popular South African singer-songwriter and pianist.-Background:Louise Carver was born in Cape Town and holds both British and South African citizenship. She has been playing piano since the age of 11 and received her first recording contract at the age of 15. She attended the...

, released in 2003 on the Music for Freaks label. "Play the Game" reached number one on the Belgian dance music charts.

Death

Kenny Hawkes died in the evening of 10 June 2011 at the age of 42 following an illness, reportedly liver failure

Liver failure

Acute liver failure is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease , and indicates that the liver has sustained severe damage . The complications are hepatic encephalopathy and impaired protein synthesis...

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