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Craig David

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Craig David

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Also known as Craig Ashley David

British singer (born 1981)

OverviewAI-generated

Craig David is a male artist from England who began his work period in 1999. He is associated with genres including rnb, pop, soul, and british music, as well as actors, alternative rock, arrangers, art pop, and art rock. His official website is craigdavid.com.

The artist has 1,120,000 social media followers and 1,277,111 listeners, with a total playcount of 18,079,809. He is referenced by 844 other encyclopedia articles.

Note: The provided facts contain conflicting information regarding a different individual named Craig David, born in 1932, who authored works such as *Fresh starts* and *King Cameron*. This passage focuses on the musician born in 1981.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1932
Works
19

Top works

  • Fresh starts
  • King Cameron
  • Grasshopper's Burden
  • Flexible learning systems
  • Scottish literature and the Scottish people, 1680-1830

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
England
Active from
1947-01-08
Active to
2016-01-10
actorsalternative rockarrangersart popart rockbritish

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,277,111
Total plays
18,079,809

Tags

rnbpopsoulbritishmale vocalists

Craig Ashley David MBE (born 5 May 1981) is a British singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ and record producer 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 15,000,000 records w

via Last.fm · Craig David

Quotes

  • I met this girl on MondayTook her for a drink on TuesdayWe were making love by WednesdayAnd on Thursday and Friday and SaturdayWe chilled on Sunday.
  • I was checking this girl next doorWhen her parents went outShe phoned said hey boy, come on right aroundSo I knock at the doorYou was standing with a bottle of red wineReady to pourDressed in long black Satin and Lace to the floor
  • i like the way you move your bodygirl i must admityou're looking real fitlet's chill for a little biti know you wanna get with megirl you know i'm not free
  • I go down to Blooms for kosher food. I can go anywhere. People don’t notice you if you go about your business. It’s only if you make a big scene.
  • If you play the tabloid game you get burned. I’d rather say nothing at all and let things roll. You just have to ride those things out.

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Key facts

Born
Craig Ashley David , ( 1981-05-05 ) 5 May 1981 (age 45) , Southampton , Hampshire , England
Genres
R&B UK garage house pop soul hip hop dance
Occupations
Singer songwriter record producer rapper author MC
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
1997–present
Labels
Wildstar Teacup Warner Bros. UMTV Atlantic Reprise UMPG Insanity Speakerbox BMG RCA (former) independent (current)
Website
craigdavid .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Craig
Family name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Southampton
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
soul
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.craigdavid.com
Image
Craig David (at The Queen's Birthday Party) (cropped) (1).jpg
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name in native language
Craig David
Commons category
Craig David
date of birth
1981-05-05
location of formation
Southampton
Commons gallery
Craig David
start of work period
1999-00-00
social media followers
1120000
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

Craig Ashley David MBE (born 5 May 1981) is an English singer. He 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, to great commercial success. He followed it up with eight more studio albums: Slicker Than Your Average (2002), The Story Goes... (2005), Trust Me (2007), Signed Sealed Delivered (2010), Following My Intuition (2016), The Time Is Now (2018), 22 (2022), and Commitment (2025). Over his career, David has collaborated with a diverse array of artists, including Sting, Tinchy Stryder, Big Narstie, Tiwa Savage and JoJo.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Craig David” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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