Lester Errol Brown MBE ( 11 December 1943 -- 6 May 2015 ) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter , best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate .
Lester Errol Brown MBE ( 12 November 1943 -- 6 May 2015 ) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter . He was best known as the frontman of soul band Hot Chocolate .