Craig David Wikipedia. Craig Ashley David born 5 May 1. British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer who rose to fame in 1. Re Rewind by Artful Dodger. Davids debut studio album, Born to Do It, was released in 2. Tinchy Stryder, Kano, Jay Sean, Rita Ora, Hardwell and Sting. Hardwell feat. Jay Sean Thinking About You FULL STREAMDOWNLOAD http Multiplatinumselling artist Jay Sean and Dutch awardwinning. David has 2. 0 UK top 4. UK top 4. 0 albums, selling over 1. David has been nominated for thirteen Brit Awards four times for Best British Male, and twice received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Early lifeeditDavid was born in Southampton, Hampshire,4 the son of Tina ne Loftus, a retail assistant at Superdrug, and George David, a carpenter,56 and grew up in the Holyrood estate. Davids father is Afro Grenadian and Davids mother is Anglo Jewish and related to the founders of the Accurist watch making company Davids maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism. Davids parents separated when he was eight and he was brought up by his mother. He attended Bellemoor School and Southampton City College. David was bullied by other students at school. He wrote and released the song Johnny in 2. Davids father played bass in a reggae band called Ebony Rockers. As a teen, David began accompanying his father to local dance clubs, where DJs let him take the microphone. Early careereditDavids earliest exposure came when he worked on a B side to British group Damages cover of Wonderful Tonight. He then started doing vocals for a few tracks with the English garage band Artful Dodger. Wildstar Records first became aware of David when the artists then manager Paul Widger met the labels co owner Colin Lester and played some of his music. Lester later told Hit. Quarters that he was particularly impressed by the first song he heard, Walking Away, saying That was an absolute stand out. It struck me that any seventeen year old that could write a song like this had huge potential. The Wildstar boss was further won over when, on later visiting the artists home in Southampton, he found Davids tiny bedroom stacked from floor to ceiling with 1. That convinced me he was the real deal and not just some kid acting out the part. At that point Lester offered him a development deal with his label. Download Torrent Counter Strike Source 2012 Ram. When Lester later heard the song 7 Days, he said he immediately heard a number one record and promoted the contract to an album deal the same day. Born to Do It and Slicker Than Your AverageeditThe song Re Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta, from the Artful Dodger album Its All About the Stragglers, hit number two on the UK charts in 1. Davids first single, Fill Me In, released on Colin Lesters and Ian Mc. Artist Publishing Group APG is a groundbreaking music publishing company that is administered by WarnerChappell, one of the leading music publishing companies in. Andrews Wildstar Records, topped the UK chart and was the first of a string of four top 1. Born to Do It, which eventually sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, earning multi platinum status in more than 2. The song Key to My Heart, taken from the US version of the album, was also featured on the award winning Warner Bros. Osmosis Jones. The success of Davids debut, which was written almost entirely by David and Mark Hill of Artful Dodger, led to the United States release of Fill Me In in May 2. It reached number 1. Billboard Hot 1. 00 chart. Born to Do It was released in the United States on 1. July 2. 00. 1, peaking at number 1. Billboard 2. 00 chart and sold over 1 million copies. The single 7 Days hit the top 1. U. S. although Walking Away, which had reached number 3 in the UK and number 5 in Australia, missed the top 4. U. S. and was the last of his singles to chart there. In April 2. 00. 9, MTV viewers voted Born to Do It as number 2 on their Greatest Album of All Time poll, behind Michael Jacksons Thriller. The follow up album, Slicker Than Your Average, was released in 2. The albums first four singles continued Davids streak of top 1. UK, bringing a total of nine consecutive top 1. World Filled with Love peaked at number 1. None of the six singles released from the album charted in the U. S. Although Whats Your Flava and Rise Fall duet with Sting received airplay on the urban contemporary and soft adult contemporary formats, they did not make the Hot R BHip Hop Songs chart or the Adult Contemporary chart. However, Whats Your Flava made the Rhythmic Top 4. Mainstream Top 4. Top 4. 0 Tracks chart number 3. According to the RIAA, Slicker Than Your Average was certified Gold in the U. S. David also commented that the album title could be looked at in two different ways On the one hand, its coming across like Im arrogant. On the other hand, its saying I have a lot more composure on the album. The album was leaked onto the internet prior to its official release but David was not too bothered as he feels it spreads the word. The Story Goes. and Trust Meedit. Live at Somerset House in London 2. David later signed on with Warner Music and put together his third album, The Story Goes., which was released worldwide in August 2. U. S. where it was never released. The first single, All the Way, returned him to the top 3. The second single, Dont Love You No More Im Sorry, tied with 7 Days as his longest running single in the charts since Re Rewind, spending 1. UK top 7. 5. The albums third single, Unbelievable, debuted at number 1. March 2. 00. 6. In 2. David collaborated with British rapper Kano on his album London Town, for the single This Is the Girl. The track was released on 2. August 2. 00. 7 and debuted at number 1. UK charts. The first single from his album Trust Me, Hot Stuff Lets Dance, was released on 5 November 2. David successfully sought permission from David Bowie to sample his 1. Lets Dance. 1. 6 The single was a top ten hit, whilst the album charted at number 1. UK Albums Chart. 6 of 1 Thing, the second single to be taken from Trust Me, charted at number 3. UK Singles Chart, becoming his third lowest charting single to date. Officially Yours was released on 2. June 2. 00. 8 and peaked at number 1. UK Singles Chart, becoming his lowest charting single to date and was the final single from Trust Me. In July, a new track titled Are You Up for This started receiving airplay on various radio stations as part of a promo with Ice Cream Records, which also featured a remix with Witty Boy called Nutter Butter. On 1. 7 August 2. David performed at a birthday tribute concert for songwriter Don Black at the London Palladium. He performed the song Ben, originally a hit for Michael Jackson. David took part in Soccer Aid 2. Wembley Stadium on 7 September 2. He picked up the Man of The Match award on the night and played in the same England side as ex internationals such as Alan Shearer, Teddy Sheringham and David Seaman, and played against the likes of Romrio, Paolo Di Canio, Jaap Stam, and Lus Figo. David received two 2. UK Urban Music Award nominations for Best Album with Trust Me and Best R B Act. On 7 November 2. 00. David was recognised for his contribution to the music industry by receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Music, from Southampton Solent University at a graduation ceremony held at Southampton Guildhall. Greatest Hitsedit. Live in Madrid 1. December 2. 00. 8David released his first Greatest Hits album on 2. November 2. 00. 8. In support of the release, David released two singles to promote the album.