Kevin Closs

Kevin Closs (born 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and author, who has recorded and toured both as a solo performer and with his rock band The Nobs.

Closs was born in Sault Ste. Marie and raised on Manitoulin Island, and currently lives in the Onaping Falls neighbourhood of Sudbury. He has also toured as a supporting musician in Charlie Major's band.

He won Northern Lights Festival Boréal's Jackie Washington Award in 2002, and the Mayor's Celebration of the Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts in 2016.

Closs teaches songwriting workshops in schools across Northern Ontario through Learning Through the Arts and through invitations from arts organizations. He has performed in theatre and film productions as both actor and musician, including as Jesus Christ in Theatre Cambrian's 1992 production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Discography

Solo

Albums Year Title 1989 Coming of Age 1990 Face Yourself 1993 Surrender 1996 Homecoming 2001 Solar Ethic 2004 Sun's in My Eyes Singer-Songwriter/Etc. 2008 Heart's End 2013 All for a Song 2019 In Deep 2026 Kicking Thorns

Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album CAN AC CAN Country 1994 "Home" 31 66 Surrender "Erica" 26

The Nobs

Albums Year Title 2002 The Nobs 2006 The Nobs II