Kevin Closs

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{{short description|Canadian singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| caption = At Northern Lights Festival Boreal, 2014

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1963}}

| birth_place = Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

| origin = Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada

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| genre = Rock, Country

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

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| years_active = 1989–present

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| associated_acts = Charlie Major, The Nobs

| website = {{URL|www.kevinclossmusic.com}}

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Kevin Closs (born 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and author,Mary Bonenfant, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-bay-nugget/129367829/ "Kevin Closs releasing new album"]. North Bay Nugget, September 19, 1992. who has recorded and toured both as a solo performer and with his rock band The Nobs.Jason Schneider, "Northern Nobs head south, turn up the heat; Sudbury's sons aren't carefee, brawling Saturday partyers but they do want to have fun". Guelph Mercury, October 10, 2002.

Closs was born in Sault Ste. Marie and raised on Manitoulin Island, and currently lives in the Onaping Falls neighbourhood of Sudbury. An independent recording artist since 1989, he is best known for his song "Erica", a Canadian Top 40 hit in 1994.Gordon Kennedy, "Catch Kevin Closs in action Saturday". Sudbury Star, August 10, 2000. He has also toured as a supporting musician in Charlie Major's band.Bonnie Kogos, "Northern Ontario troubadour Kevin Closs reinvents himself". Sudbury Star, September 24, 2011.

He won Northern Lights Festival Boréal's Jackie Washington Award in 2002, and the Mayor's Celebration of the Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts in 2016.Mary Katherine Keown, "Sudbury honours top artists". Sudbury Star, May 19, 2016.

Closs teaches songwriting workshops in schools across Northern Ontario through Learning Through the Arts and through invitations from arts organizations."Closs's 11th album All for a Song". Sudbury Star, January 9, 2014. He has performed in theatre and film productions as both actor and musician, including as Jesus Christ in Theatre Cambrian's 1992 production of Jesus Christ Superstar.