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Craig Ashley David (born 5 May , 1981 ) is a British R&B singer. BIOGRAPHY AND MUSIC CAREER David was born in for a Reggae band; the young Craig began his musical education by watching his father rehearse. David rose to fame as the singer on the Artful Dodger 's "Rewind" which reached number two in the United Kingdom in late 1999. David sent in a self written song called "I'm Ready" for a competition ''Damage'' was running, which was then used as a b-side on their top three hit "Wonderful Tonight". In 2000 he had a number one hit with "Fill Me In", which went on to become the 10th biggest selling single of the year 2000 in the UK. He then got another top 10 hit, being featured on another Artful Dodger song, also featuring Robbie Craig, called "Woman Trouble" (reaching #6). Then another solo number one hit came, named "7 Days". At the end of that year he was named best UK newcomer and best R&B act at the MOBO Awards . His album ''Born To Do It'' was released in 2000, and 2 more top 10 hits from it came ("Walking Away" reaching #3, and "Rendezvous" reaching #8). The album and its singles also met with some success overseas, in countries like Australia , Canada and the United States . After ''Born To Do It'' made and impact on the UK. David went to try to crack the American market. He released his first US hit "Fill Me In" in May 2001. The song was an instant hit, reaching #15 on the Bilboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2001. ''Born To Do It'' was released on July 17,2001. It managed to peak #11 on the Billboard 200 then eventually reach platinum status. "7 Days" was the next single which went on radio in Novenber 2001. The song was a greater success than Fill Me In, peaking number #10 on the charts. The third and final single "Walking Away" wasn't as successful as the fisrt two. It peaked number #44. ''Slicker Than Your Average'' was the follow-up album and was released in 2002, and 6 singles were released from it. These were: "What's Your Flava?" (#8 in 2002), "Hidden Agenda" (#10 in 2003), "Rise & Fall" (featuring Sting , #2 in 2003), "Spanish" ,(#8 in 2003), "World Filled With Love" (#15 in 2003), and "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til The Well Runs Dry)" (#43 in 2004). David's label, Telstar Records , ultimately went Bankrupt ; the blame was placed on them concentrating too much on marketing Victoria Beckham 's musical output, which failed to achieve the success they had expected. He later signed on with Warner Music . In 2005 he made his comeback with the single "All The Way" which hit the top 10. His third album '' The Story Goes... '' was released on 22 August , 2005 . A US release date has yet to be annonced. The album's second single "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" became his longest running single in the charts since his debut appearance on The Artful Dodger's "Rewind", spending 15 weeks inside the UK top 75. The album's third single, "Unbelievable", disappointingly charted at #18 on 6th March 2006. The fourth single to be lifted from '' The Story Goes... '' will be "Hypnotic", and will feature a remix by the legendary producer DJ Premier . DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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Though this has since gone on to haunt Craig so much so that he even blamed the show for his lack of recent success.
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