Tony Wilson is a Trinidadian soul vocalist, bass guitarist and songwriter, born in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago in 1947 and dying in 2026. He is best known for his work with Hot Chocolate, where he is a member and co-writes some of the group’s best-known songs.

Career

Wilson begins making music at the age of 16. His early groups include The Flames, The Souvenirs and The Corduroys, and he is also a member of Soul Brothers, a group that releases three singles. During the 1960s he works as a songwriter and writes songs including “Bet Yer Life I Do” for Herman’s Hermits, “Heaven Is Here” for Julie Felix, and “Think About Your Children” for Mary Hopkin.

He meets Errol Brown in the late 1960s, and the two go on to form Hot Chocolate. Wilson co-writes several of the band’s hits, including “Love Is Life”, “Brother Louie”, “Emma” and “You Sexy Thing”. He leaves Hot Chocolate in 1975 to pursue a solo career.

Solo work and later activity

Wilson’s first solo album, I Like Your Style, is recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in Wembley between 1975 and 1976 and released in 1976. In the 1980s he works in a band called Real Magic.