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Craig David
Craig David at Somerset House, 2007.
Craig David at Somerset House, 2007. Somerset House is a large building situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo
Background information
Birth name Craig Ashley David
Born 5 May 1981 (1981-05-05) (age 27)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Genre(s) R&B, pop, electronica, soul, Rap/Hip hop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Rapper
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Warner, Sire, Atlantic G-Unit (US)
Website www.craigdavid.com

Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English R&B singer-songwriter. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics He has released four studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., and Trust Me. Born to Do It is the debut album by English singer Craig David, released in 2000 via Wildstar and 2001 via Atlantic Records Slicker Than Your Average is the second album by British singer Craig David, released in 2002 via Atlantic Records. The Story Goes is the third album by British singer Craig David, released in 2005 via Warner Music in the UK Trust Me is the fourth album by UK R&B artist Craig David, it was released on the 12th of November 2007 and debuted at #18 in the UK Albums Chart

Contents

Biography

Personal life

Craig David was born in Southampton, England, [1] the son of Tina (née Loftus), a shop assistant at Superdrug, and George David, a carpenter who played bass in a local reggae band called Ebony Rockers,which released a few records on EMI that were regional hits in the 1980s. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Superdrug is the second largest health and beauty retail chain in the United Kingdom (behind Boots) and it is the sixth largest overall (behind David's father is a black Grenadian and his mother is a British Jew related to the founders of the Accurist watch-making company; his maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism'[2] His parents separated when he was eight and he was raised by his mother [3] and attended Bellemoor School. Grenada (grɪˈneɪdə is an Island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Accurist are a family-run British Wristwatch and Watch manufacturer Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized A conversion to Judaism (גיור giyur) is a formal act undertaken by a non-Jewish person who wishes to be recognised as a full member of the Jewish community Bellemoor School is currently a Foundation boys' Comprehensive school in Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England.

Career

His earliest exposure to recording came when he worked on a b-side to British R&B group Damage's cover of the Eric Clapton song "Wonderful Tonight". Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer He then started doing vocals for a few tracks with garage act Artful Dodger, of which the song "Rewind", released off the Artful Dodger album It's All About the Stragglers, hit #2 on the UK charts in 2000, thus paving the way for a solo career. UK Garage ( UKG) is an umbrella term that refers to several different varieties of modern Electronic dance music generally connected to the evolution of house Artful Dodger are a British R&B & UK garage band from the city of Southampton, who became famous through It's All About the Stragglers is the only album to be released by Artful Dodger. His first single, "Fill Me In", made him the youngest solo male artist ever to reach #1 in the UK (he was 19 at the time). " Fill Me In " is the debut single by British singer Craig David from his debut album Born to Do It. This was the first of a string of four Top 10 singles from his debut album "Born To Do It" which eventually sold more than 7 Million units Worldwide earning Multi-Platinum status in more than 20 Countries. [4][5] The song "Key To My Heart" taken from the album, was also featured on the award-winning Warner Brothers Animated film Osmosis Jones. Osmosis Jones ( 2001) is a part animated, part Live action Film whose title character is Osmosis Jones an anthropomorphic The song was written with American singer/songwriter Zachary Jaydon. [6]

The success of his debut, which was written almost entirely by Rabid and Mark Hill of Artful Dodger, led to the U. Mark Hill is a UK garage and 2-step producer who was originally one half of British band ' The Artful Dodger ' Artful Dodger are a British R&B & UK garage band from the city of Southampton, who became famous through S. release of "Fill Me In" in May 2001. It proved a success, reaching #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Born to Do It was released in the U. S. on July 17, 2001, peaking at #11 on the Billboard 200 and sold over one million copies. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The single "7 Days" hit the Top 10 in the U. S. , although "Walking Away"—which had reached #3 in the UK and #5 in Australia—missed the Top 40 in the U. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. S. and was the last of his singles to chart there.

The follow-up album, Slicker Than Your Average, was released in 2002 and fared considerably less well than his debut. None of the six singles released from the album charted in the U. S. Although "What's Your Flava?" and "Rise & Fall" (duet with Sting) received airplay on the Urban contemporary and Soft AC formats, they did not make the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Tracks chart or the Adult Contemporary chart. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in However, "What's Your Flava?" made the Rhythmic Top 40 (#32), Top 40 Mainstream (#24) and the Top 40 Tracks (#37). Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music Radio format that Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. The albums' first four singles continued his streak of Top 10 hits in the UK, bringing a total of nine consecutive Top 10 hits until "World Filled with Love" peaked at #15 in 2003. According to the RIAA Slicker Than Your Average reached Gold Status in the USA.

David later signed on with Warner Music and put together his third album, The Story Goes. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal . . , released worldwide in August 2005 (excluding the U. S. where it was never released). The first single, "All the Way", returned him to the Top 3, and the second single, "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)", tied with "7 Days" as his longest running single in the charts since "Rewind", spending 15 weeks inside the UK Top 75. The album's third single, "Unbelievable", debuted at #18 in March 2006.

In 2007, he collaborated with UK rapper Kano on his upcoming album London Town, for the single "This is the Girl". Kane Brett Robinson (born 21 May 1985 in East Ham, Newham, London) better known as Kano, is a British London Town is a 1946 musical Film, was an infamous flops in the history of British cinema. " This is the Girl " was the first single from British Rapper Kano's second studio album London Town and the first from R&B The track was released on August 27, 2007 and debuted at #18 on the UK charts. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The first single "Hot Stuff" from the album Trust Me, was released on November 5, 2007 . Trust Me is the fourth album by UK R&B artist Craig David, it was released on the 12th of November 2007 and debuted at #18 in the UK Albums Chart Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The single was a top ten hit, whilst the album charted at #18 on the UK Albums Chart. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom.

"6 of 1 Thing", the second single to be taken from Trust Me charted at thirty-nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his second lowest charting single to date. " 6 of 1 Thing " is the third single to be taken from Craig David 's fourth album Trust Me and was released in the UK on 17 February Trust Me is the fourth album by UK R&B artist Craig David, it was released on the 12th of November 2007 and debuted at #18 in the UK Albums Chart David has most recently began working with hit producers Danja Handz and Eddie Galan.

He will be playing a string of UK dates this year, details of which can be found on the official website.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
UK US US R&B AUS ITA
2000 Born to Do It 1 11 12 2 7
  • RIAA certification: Platinum
  • BPI certification: 6x Platinum
2002 Slicker Than Your Average 4 32 17 5 11
  • RIAA certification: Gold
  • BPI certification: 3x Platinum
2005 The Story Goes... 5 — — 9 5
  • RIAA certification: -
  • BPI certification: 2x Platinum
2007 Trust Me 18 — 58 59 19
  • RIAA certification: TBA
  • BPI certification: Gold

Singles

Year Song Chart positions[7][8] Album
UK U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B IRE AUS FRA ITA SWE NL
2000 "Rewind" (Artful Dodger feat. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry The FIMI (short for Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Federation of the Italian Music Industry in English) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually Born to Do It is the debut album by English singer Craig David, released in 2000 via Wildstar and 2001 via Atlantic Records Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. Slicker Than Your Average is the second album by British singer Craig David, released in 2002 via Atlantic Records. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. The Story Goes is the third album by British singer Craig David, released in 2005 via Warner Music in the UK Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. Trust Me is the fourth album by UK R&B artist Craig David, it was released on the 12th of November 2007 and debuted at #18 in the UK Albums Chart Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The FIMI (short for Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana Federation of the Italian Music Industry in English) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Artful Dodger are a British R&B & UK garage band from the city of Southampton, who became famous through Craig David) 2 — — — — — — — 4 It's All About the Stragglers
"Woman Trouble" (Artful Dodger and Robbie Craig feat. It's All About the Stragglers is the only album to be released by Artful Dodger. Artful Dodger are a British R&B & UK garage band from the city of Southampton, who became famous through Craig David) 6 — — — — — — — 63
"Fill Me In" 1 15 19 7 6 34 29 28 5 Born to Do It
"7 Days" 1 10 52 3 4 19 7 21 6
2001 "Walking Away" 3 44 5 9 5 22 15 13 7
"Rendezvous" 8 — — 29 28 61 49 — 56
2002 "What's Your Flava?" 8 104 — 22 10 20 12 31 24 Slicker Than Your Average
2003 "Hidden Agenda" 10 119 — — 24 70 20 49 28
"Rise & Fall" (feat. " Fill Me In " is the debut single by British singer Craig David from his debut album Born to Do It. Born to Do It is the debut album by English singer Craig David, released in 2000 via Wildstar and 2001 via Atlantic Records " 7 Days " is the second single from Craig David's debut album Born to Do It. " Walking Away " is a track by Craig David on his album Born to Do It. " Rendezvous " is the final single from British R&B Singer Craig David's album Born to Do It, and became his " What's Your Flava? " is the first single released by the R&B artist Craig David from his second album Slicker Than Your Average. Slicker Than Your Average is the second album by British singer Craig David, released in 2002 via Atlantic Records. " Hidden Agenda " is the second single from Craig David's second album Slicker Than Your Average. " Rise & Fall " is a song by award-winning R&B artist Craig David and the third single taken from his album Slicker Than Your Average Sting) 2 — — 5 6 15 8 35 9
"Spanish" 8 — — — — — — — 83
"World Filled with Love" 15 — — — 32 83 — — —
2004 "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til the Well Runs Dry)" 43 — — — 180 — — — —
2005 "All the Way" 3 — — 27 31 23 12 33 — The Story Goes...
"Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" 4 — — 30 49 45 35 — —
2006 "Unbelievable" 18 — — — 96 — — — —
2007 "This is the Girl" (with Kano) 18 — — — — — — — — Trust Me
"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" 5 — — 19 29 15 18 10 37
2008 "6 of 1 Thing" 39 — — — — — — — —
"Officially Yours" — — — — — — — — —

Awards and nominations

Bo' Selecta!

Though entirely unrelated to his actual career the comedy television series Bo' Selecta! (the title taken from a Craig David quote) has been a major part of his becoming well known. The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate Black Americans and other minorities in music acting sports and Born to Do It is the debut album by English singer Craig David, released in 2000 via Wildstar and 2001 via Atlantic Records The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year Bo' Selecta! is a British TV Comedy Sketch show which ran for three series and one Christmas special on Channel 4 television and had Created by Leigh Francis the series takes the form of a sketch show with the majority of its humour being from characters based upon celebrities- one of the most famous of which being a Yorkshire version of Craig. Leigh Francis (born 30 May 1974 in Old Farnley, Leeds) is an English comedy performer, son of Christopher and Hannah Malkin Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Craig David, however is not a fan of the show and has spoken out against Francis several times, claiming that Bo Selecta has ruined his career because he is no longer taken seriously and that his image has been damaged substantially.

References

  1. ^ The A to Z of Craig Davidand often refers to himself in the third person
  2. ^ The Jewish Chronicle
  3. ^ Interview - Craig David: Careless Wispas; GOODY-TWO-SHOES R&B HERO CRAIG DAVID IS HARBOURING A SECRET VICE.(Features) - The Mirror (London, England) - HighBeam Research
  4. ^ http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003632/Craig-David.html
  5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=416126&model.vnuAlbumId=1084527
  6. ^ http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=410358135&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1
  7. ^ World Chart Positions. aCharts. us. Accessed November 6, 2007. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  8. ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed November 6, 2007. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=345&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Singles&ci=3049153&cdi=7985549&cid=04%2F12%2F2003

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