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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Kentrell
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| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = Marcus Kentrell Brown
| alias               =
| birth_date                = {{birth year and age|1986}}
|birth_place =[[Utica, Mississippi]]
| death_date                =
| origin              = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| instrument          = Vocals
| genre               = [[R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]]/[[Soul music|soul]]
| occupation          = Singer, songwriter
| years_active        = 2007-present
| label               = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
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| website                 = [http://www.kentrellmusic.com/ www.kentrellmusic.com]
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'''Marcus Kentrell Brown''', known by his stage name '''Kentrell''', is an [[American]] [[R&B]] & [[Pop music|pop]] singer. Born in [[Mississippi]]<ref name="source">[http://www.rubyhornet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5279:rh-first-look-kentrell&catid=36:rh-first-look&Itemid=70 RubyHornet First Look: Kentrell] Retrieved 12-10-2009</ref> and raised in [[Chicago]], Kentrell made his musical debut with the release of his first single, "[[Encore (Kentrell song)|Encore]]," from his upcoming album with [[Jive Records]], ''[[U Will Believe]]''.

Kentrell refers to his music as '''pop/soul''', which he says is a blend of his musical upbringing in the [[Church music|church]] with secular soul and pop music.<ref name="source"/> He compares his sound to artists like [[Michael Jackson]], [[Usher Raymond|Usher]] and [[R. Kelly]]. Brown had his first showcase with [[Jive Records]] around August 2008. He also has been working with producers such as [[Brian Michael Cox]] and KP & [[Malay (producer)|Malay]], who produced “Encore”. His debut album with Jive is supposed to be released in the spring of 2010.<ref name="source"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kentrellmusic.com/ KentrellMusic.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091211224057/http://www.soulfullvibes.net/listen/kentrell-artist-of-the-week.html Soulvibes Artist of the Week - Kentrell]

[[Category:American contemporary R&B singers]]
[[Category:Jive Records artists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singers from Chicago]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]


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