Kevin Grant Sharp (December 10, 1970 – April 19, 2014)[1][2] was an American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker.
Having survived a form of bone cancer in his teenage years, Sharp became actively involved in the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
He wrote an inspirational book about his life and his fight with cancer, and occasionally toured the United States as a motivational speaker.
[3][6] Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses, Sharp met the record producer David Foster, with whom he soon became friends.
[3][6] In high school, Sharp played football and basketball, but was unable to participate in either sport during his senior year because of his cancer.
[6] In 1998, Sharp collapsed backstage at the TNN Music City News Country Awards, and was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, due to problems with steel rods in his hip.
[6] His third album, Make a Wish, was released on the independent Cupit Records label in 2005, although none of its four singles charted.