처비 체커

소개

처비 체커(Chubby Checker, 1941년 10월 3일 ~ )는 미국의 가수이다. 필라델피아에서 태어나 고교 시절부터 가수로 활약하였다. 파크웨이와 계약을 맺은 이후로 1960년에는 《트위스트》, 1961년에는 《렛 트위스트 어게인》 등이 큰 인기를 얻어 전 세계에 트위스트 붐을 일으켰다.

Chubby Checker is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is known for popularizing many dance styles, including the Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song "The Twist", and the Pony, with his 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later. That same year, Checker also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics and its trademark Limbo dance. He also introduced other dance styles, such as the Fly. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained in an August 2013 update of the list. In 2014, Checker was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, and he was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.