Donovan
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Scottish musician
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Donovan Phillips Leitch , known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world music . He has lived in Scotland, Hertfordshire , London, California, and—since at least 2008—in County Cork, Ireland, with his family. Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan reached fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with live performances on the pop TV series Ready Steady Go!.