Edmund Theodore Sylvers (January 25, 1957 – March 11, 2004)[2] was an American singer–songwriter, actor and musician.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Los Angeles, California, Sylvers was the fifth child born to Shirley Mae (née Wyble) (1932 – 2014) and Leon Frank Sylvers Jr. (1932 – 2005).

After the group's success passed, Sylvers embarked on a solo career, releasing his debut Have You Heard in 1980.

[4] Sylvers dated singer Freda Payne (who was 15 years his senior) from 1979 until January 1983.

After a ten-month battle with lung cancer, Edmund Sylvers died at a Virginia hospital on March 11, 2004, at age 47.