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Craig David
Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 5, 1981 (43 years)
Craig Ashley David MBE (born 5 May 1981) is a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single "Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, Born to Do It, was released in 2000, after which he has released a further five studio albums and worked with a variety of artists such as Sting, Tinchy Stryder, Big Narstie, Kano and Jay Sean. David has 20 UK top 40 singles, and seven UK top 40 albums, selling over 15 million records worldwide as a solo artist.
David has been nominated for fourteen Brit Awards: five times for Best British Male, and twice receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
David was born in Southampton, Hampshire, the only child of Tina (née Loftus), a retail assistant at Superdrug, and George David, a carpenter, and grew up in the Holyrood estate. David's father is Afro-Grenadian and David's mother is Anglo-Jewish and related to the founders of the Accurist watch-making company; David's maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism. David's 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 2005 about his memories of being bullied.
David's father, George David, 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.
David's earliest exposure came when he worked on a B-side to British group Damage's cover of "Wonderful Tonight", on the track "I'm Ready". He then started doing vocals for the UK garage duo Artful Dodger, on tracks such as "Something" and "What Ya Gonna Do".
Wildstar Records first became aware of David when the artist's then manager Paul Widger met the label's co-owner Colin Lester and played some of his music. Lester later told HitQuarters 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 artist's home in Southampton, he found David's tiny bedroom stacked from floor to ceiling with 12" vinyl records, commenting: "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. 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. ...
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David has been nominated for fourteen Brit Awards: five times for Best British Male, and twice receiving a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
David was born in Southampton, Hampshire, the only child of Tina (née Loftus), a retail assistant at Superdrug, and George David, a carpenter, and grew up in the Holyrood estate. David's father is Afro-Grenadian and David's mother is Anglo-Jewish and related to the founders of the Accurist watch-making company; David's maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism. David's 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 2005 about his memories of being bullied.
David's father, George David, 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.
David's earliest exposure came when he worked on a B-side to British group Damage's cover of "Wonderful Tonight", on the track "I'm Ready". He then started doing vocals for the UK garage duo Artful Dodger, on tracks such as "Something" and "What Ya Gonna Do".
Wildstar Records first became aware of David when the artist's then manager Paul Widger met the label's co-owner Colin Lester and played some of his music. Lester later told HitQuarters 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 artist's home in Southampton, he found David's tiny bedroom stacked from floor to ceiling with 12" vinyl records, commenting: "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. 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. ...
Source: Article "Craig David" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
| 2022 | Royal Carols: Together at Christmas · as Self |
| 2021 | Walk the Line (2021) (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2021 | Justin Bieber: The New Me · as Self |
| 2021 | Kurupting the Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story · as Self - Singer, Songwriter, Producer |
| 2021 | The KSI Show · as Self |
| 2020 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self |
| 2020 | ICON: Music Through The Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Turn Up Charlie (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Queen's Birthday Party · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Lil Wayne: Rap Sheet · as Self |
| 2012 | The Last Leg (TV Series) · as Self - Guest & End Of Show Song |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | The Voice UK (TV Series) · as Self - Advisor |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Les Anges (FR) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Daybreak (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Sky Midnight News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 360 Sessions (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Britain's Got More Talent (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Live From Abbey Road: Best of Season 1 · as Self |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Soccer Aid (TV Series) · as Self - Player |
| 2006 | CBeebies Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Self - Storyteller |
| 2005 | Zulu Awards '05 · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | Live 8 · as Self - Paris |
| 2005 | Buenafuente (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Musician |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Dancing with the Stars (AU) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Xtra Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The X Factor (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | The Gadget Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday BBC Two · as Self |
| 2003 | MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh 03 · as Self |
| 2003 | 20h10 pétantes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Shownieuws (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | La méthode Cauet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Micallef Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | This Week (2003) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Bo' Selecta! (TV Series) · as Craig David |
| 2002 | Summer Music Mania 2002 · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | MTV Europe Music Awards 2001 · as Self - Performer |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Operación Triunfo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Star Academy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | 7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | Brit Awards 2001 · as Self - Performer |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | MTV Cribs (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | The Wright Stuff (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panelist |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | CD:UK (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | The Panel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Al salir de clase (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Reverb (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | TOTP2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Jools' Annual Hootenanny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Those Who ... Football (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Söndagsöppet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Sky World News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1967 | News at Ten (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |