# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johnny-kemp
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:28:15.862Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/johnny-kemp"
name: "Johnny Kemp"
slug: "johnny-kemp"
description: "Jonathan \"Johnny\" Kemp was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single \"Just Got Paid\" (1988), which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1989."
tagline: "Bahamian-American singer-songwriter"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Johnny_kemp.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1959-08-02"
deathDate: "2015-04-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.53
  momentum:             3.107734806629835
  historical:           7.586114666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1180420/"
    handle:    "nm1180420"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2u8hDu5KBMpvneOV8Th3LE"
    handle:    "2u8hDu5KBMpvneOV8Th3LE"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://myspace.com/johnnykempmusic"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/145420"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8"
    title: "جوني كيمب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8"
    title: "جونى كيمب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Kemp"
    title: "Johnny Kemp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Kemp"
    title: "Johnny Kemp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Kemp"
    title: "Johnny Kemp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Kemp"
    title: "Johnny Kemp"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9537be8b-b07d-4c8e-a2b0-8fe63f4cf525"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3182925"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1252684"
    title: "Johnny Kemp"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump