caption website years_active label image_size article_title background genre image origin birth_name occupation
cece rogers , manchester , united kingdom http://www.cecerogers.com/ 1987-1999 2008 - present atlantic -rrb- usb records -lrb- 2008-present -rrb- records -lrb- 1987 -rrb- sony records -lrb- 1994 184px cece rogers
 solo_singer house , gospel , r & b cecerogers _ % c3 % a0_manchester . jpg cleveland , ohio united states kenneth jesse rogers iii singer , musician , music producer
cece rogers

cece rogers , born kenneth jesse rogers iii , is an american singer , musician , multi-instrumentalist , and record producer from cleveland , ohio .
he was given the nickname cece by james brown , who watched him performing at 11 years of age , imitating chubby checker .
he is considered one of the most popular male vocalists in house music .
in 1987 , cece recorded the track `` someday '' in collaboration with marshall jefferson , to this day , the song is seen as an anthem in the genre of house music , having been rated number 3 in `` mixmag 's '' 100 greatest singles of all time .
