Kevin Rowland (born 17 August 1953) is a British singer and musician best known as the frontman for the pop band Dexys Midnight Runners (known as Dexys from 2003 to 2026). The band had several hits in the early 1980s, the most notable being "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. == Early life == Rowland was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire (now West Midlands), on 17 August 1953 to Irish parents... [more on Wikipedia]