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Craig David (born 5.5.1981)
Craig David is a British R&B songwriter and singer. He rose to fame when his track 'Rewind' with Artful Dodger hit number two on the UK singles chart.

Childhood: Craig David was born and raised in Southampton, England. His mother, Tina Loftus, was a shop assistant and his father, George David, was a carpenter. George also played bass guitar in a local reggae band, Ebony Rockers. Craig's parents separated when he was eight and he was raised by his mother.

Musical Career: Craig David's first professional work was with the British R&B group Damage, on a cover of Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight.' Following this, he began working with Artful Dodger, a garage music act. The track 'Rewind', from their album It's All About the Stragglers, reached number two in 2000 and provided Craig the opportunities to begin a solo career.

Craig David's debut single 'Fill Me In' went straight to number one. He was 19 at the time, making him the youngest solo male to reach the top spot in the UK charts. His next three singles all hit the Top 10 and his first album, Born To Do It sold over seven million albums across the globe. The album's success led to a US release, where 'Fill Me In' reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album reached number 11 and 'Seven Days' was a top 10 hit.

Craig's second album Slicker Than Your Average was released in 2002 but was less successful than its predecessor, with all the singles failing to chart in the US. 'Rise & Fall', a duet with Sting received a fair amount of airplay but failed to make a mark on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts. The releases fared better in the UK, with another four top ten hits, including 'What's Your Flava?'

In 2005, Craig David released his third album on Warner Music. The Story Goes. was released around the world, except the US. 'All The Way' was the first single from the album and reached number three in the UK and 'Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)' spent 15 weeks in the Top 75.

In 2007, Craig worked with Kano on the track 'This Is the Girl', which went to number 18 in the singles chart. Later that year, Craig released the first single from his new album Trust Me. 'Hot Stuff' was a top 10 hit and the album reached number 18. '6 of 1 Thing', the second release from the album proved to be Craig's lowest charting single to date, at number 39.



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Neverworld 2019 Review


Whilst some parts of the country had to deal with flash flooding, roads collapsing and even dams near to bursting, Neverworld Festival bathed in its own micro climate of largely warm, sun-filled weather and combined it with a thoroughly sun-drenched disposition. The mermaids and pirates, and even the odd silk-clad bride and groom came out to party in the Kent countryside for yet another great weekend of fantastic music. 

Neverworld 2019 Review

Poseidon strode imperiously between each of the themed arenas as he surveyed the bright, beautiful, bejewelled and bedazzled party people that had come to enjoy the delights on John Darling's farm. Some of the mermaids and mermen may have looked like they had partaken in one too many fish suppers without swimming the calories off the following day, and some of the pirates would have struggled to walk a straight line down the plank, but it is fair to say that nearly everyone made an effort to get into the spirit of the family friendly festival; even some of the dogs sported tutus and tiaras!

With an eclectic mix of established acts, up and coming talent and resurgent household names, Neverworld once again balanced its roster to offer up a superb combination of musical entertainment. There was a folk festival in the woods (including a Woody meets Pee Wee Herman turn by the name of Perry Bryan), D&B and Reggae in Skull Ridge, Hardcore Punk in Hooks Rock, perpetual dance music over at Miami Beach, a plethora of diverse acts in the Circus tent and the magnetic pull of the headliners over on the main stage.

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Sir Paul McCartney Backs Campaign To Stop Music Venues Closing


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Sir Paul McCartney has backed a campaign to stop iconic music venues from closing.

The Beatles star has spoke out in support of Labour MP John Spellar's move to introduce a bill in the Commons that will change planning laws and protect music venues from closing.

He said: ''Without the grassroots clubs, pubs and music venues my career could have been very different. If we don't support music at this level, then the future of music in general is in danger.''

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Craig David Says His Manager Is His 'soul Mate'


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Craig David says that he and his manager Colin Lester are ''soul mates''.

The 36-year-old singer-songwriter has been working with Colin for the past 17 years, and has claimed that their relationship extends far beyond that of a conventional artist/manager dynamic.

He explained: ''Me and Colin are soul mates. I love him as a family member.''

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Craig David Didn't Want Nostalgia


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Craig David didn't want to become ''the nostalgia guy''.

The 'Rewind' hitmaker has enjoyed a career resurgence over the last few years but he admits it was sparked by receiving some ''hard truths'' from his management company and realising he needed to stop living off his past successes and write new songs.

He said: ''A junior at my management fed me some hard truths. He piped up in a meeting: 'I feel weird telling you I'm a fan of your music because you talk a big game but you're messing about. You're saying you're doing the songs, but you're not.'

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The UK's Most Dangerous Celebrity To Search Online Is Craig David


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If you want to avoid ending up with malware on your computer system, be careful what you click on when you search 'Craig David'. It seems the singer is the 'most dangerous' celebrity to search in the UK, with the most results leading to malicious websites.

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Of course, we are sure you'd be fine clicking on his Wiki or Twitter page, but online security company McAfee have revealed that searching for the 36-year-old 'Heartline' singer is the most likely out of all celebrities to lead you to a dodgy site that could steal your information or send malware to your computer, as cybercriminals use popular searches to lure unsuspecting internet users to their set-up - which often involves the promise of free music downloads. A tempting idea, but in the end it is always best to pay up for your MP3s.

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Adele Scoops Two Top Gongs At BBC Music Awards


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Adele dominated the BBC Music Awards on Monday night, taking home two of the top prizes.

The singer, who was unable to attend the ceremony, picked up the awards for song of the year, for ‘Hello’ and album of the year for 25.

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Craig David at the BBC Music Awards held at the Excel Centre, London, United Kingdom - Monday 12th December 2016

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Craig David arriving at The 2016 Jingle Bell Ball held at the O2, London, United Kingdom - Saturday 3rd December 2016

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Craig David perform at Free Radio Live 2016 held at Genting Arena - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Saturday 26th November 2016

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Craig David arrives at Free Music Live at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom - Saturday 26th November 2016

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Craig David, Will Manning and Aimee Vivian seen on stage whilst Craig David turns on the 2016 Oxford Streets Christmas Lights - Oxford Street, London, United Kingdom - Sunday 6th November 2016

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Craig David Wins First MOBO Award In 15 Years


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Craig David upset the odds to win Best Male Act at the 2016 MOBO Awards last night, a full 15 years after he last won such an award.

The 35 year old singer-songwriter, who also landed his first chart-topping record in the UK since 2000 with Following My Intuition last month, beat out competition from Mercury Prize-winner Skepta, Stormzy, Kano and Tinie Tempah to land the trophy.

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Tinie Tempah, Craig David And Laura Mvula Will Perform At The MOBO Awards


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Tinie Tempah, Craig David and Laura Mvula are set to perform at the MOBO Awards.

The three musicians, alongside Clean Bandit - who will be gracing the stage to perform for the first time - and Chase & Status are among artists who will be playing at the annual awards ceremony, which will take place on November 4 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

The 'Seven Days' musician - who will go head to head for the title of Best Male and Best Song alongside 'Frisky' hitmaker - is excited to be returning to the star studded music bash after he performed there in 2000.

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Craig David Scores First Number One Album In 16 Years With 'Following My Intuition'


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Craig David is on top of the UK album chart for the first time in 16 years.

David scored his second UK number one album of his career with latest release Following My Intuition, which has given the 90s garage star a career resurgence.

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We Are Fstvl 2016 - Live Review


There can be no better way to spend your bank holiday weekend than being at a music festival. We Are Fstvl took place on 28 and 29 May 2016 at Upminster, London bringing a glimpse of British summertime to the Airfield of Dreams.

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On a day filled with acts and artists from upcoming to acts to those who have been DJing for decades, the day was predominantly owned by the legendary DJ that is Fatboy Slim. The successful dance producer's career spanning set included reworked tracks such as Praise You. Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim's stage presence kept the audience alive the addition of fire machines, a confetti blaster and smiley face blow up balls all added to the atmosphere.

Track Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat saw the volume turned up playing Calvin Harris' remix of the song whilst 1997 release Renegade Master brought the old school dance to the We are Fstvl attendees. Fatboy Slim's DJ sets leave no song unturned with The Sugarhill Gang's Apache (Jump On It) just one of the many additions.  The set marked the end of day one and left the audience with high expectations set for the Sunday.

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Craig David

Date of birth

5th May, 1981

Occupation

Musician

Sex

Male

Height

1.85




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