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Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage

The crooner turns 60 today, but as he reminded us during the recent ESSENCE Fest Verzuz battle, he's ageless eye candy out here.
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
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By Victoria Uwumarogie · Updated July 22, 2021

Listen. Ever since Keith Sweat showed up and showed out in a satin blazer for his ESSENCE Festival Verzuz battle with Bobby Brown, we’ve been looking at the “Make It Last” singer through a totally different lens (the young’ns might call it a ‘Zaddy’ lens). Perhaps it’s the way many ladies have been looking at the Harlem crooner since he released “I Want Her” in 1987. They’re the same women who have shown up to his performances since, looking to get pulled up on stage for a chance to get close to the star, who can still dance and sing with zeal. We don’t blame them. As we learned during that Verzuz, he has style and appeal that can’t be denied when he steps in the spotlight. And despite the fact that he’s turning 60 today, it hasn’t waned.

In honor of this significant birthday, we thought we’d take a look back at some smooth stage moments, and remind you that there’s one thing Sweat is known for, aside from whining harmoniously on a track: swag.

01
1988
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
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02
2003
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Peter Pakvis/Redferns
03
2015
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Prince Williams/WireImage
04
2015
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Johnny Louis/FilmMagic
05
2016
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Nu-Opp, Inc
06
2017
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Chris McKay/Getty Images
07
2017
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Denise Truscello/WireImage
08
2017
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Denise Truscello/WireImage
09
2018
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Shahar Azran/WireImage
10
2018
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Prince Williams/WireImage
11
2019
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Paras Griffin/Getty Images
12
2021
Our Favorite Photos of Birthday Boy Keith Sweat Showing Off His Signature Swag On Stage
Rick Kern/WireImage
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