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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
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,277,111
- Total plays
- 18,079,809
Tags
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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,107x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,856x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,641x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,480x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,749x
via Crossref · CC0
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.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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
- Award
- Ivor Novello Awards
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Discography
- Craig David discography
- Official website
- www.craigdavid.com
- Image
- Craig David (at The Queen's Birthday Party) (cropped) (1).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- 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.