Craig David was born May 5, 1981
in England. Craig grew up experimenting with
music: writing songs, DJing, remixing, and
focusing on his love for R&B and hip-hop
music. When Craig was 15, he won a national
songwriting competition for a tune called
"I'm Ready." By the time he was 19,
Craig had conquered the charts in the UK. Elton
John said of Craig: "If there's
a better singer than Craig David in Britain,
then I'm Margaret Thatcher."
Craig topped the UK Singles
chart with "Fill Me In" for a week.
Craig topped the UK Singles
chart with "7 Days" for a week.
Craig's debut LP, Born
To Do It, topped the UK LP chart for 2
weeks.
# 27
Singles Artist of the Year
Craig was
nominated for 6 Brit Awards including Best
British Album, Best British Male, Best
British Dance Act, Best British Newcomer,
Best British Single and Best British Video
("7 Days"). The
nominations were the most ever for an artist
at the Brit Awards.
Craig released his debut LP in
the US - Born
To Do It. The title of the LP
comes from monologue in Willy Wonka &
The Chocolate Factory.
Craig hit the US Top 40 for the
first time with "Fill Me In."
Born
To Do It was certified gold.
Craig hit the Top 10 with "Fill Me In."
Craig was nominated for
a MTV Video Music
Award for the MTV2
Award ("Fill Me In").
Craig won 2 MTV Europe Music
Awards for Best R&B Act and Best
UK/Ireland Act.
Craig hit the Top 40 with "7 Days."
# 14
Singles Artist of the Year
Born
To Do It was certified platinum.
Craig was
nominated for 3 Brit Awards including Best
British Male, Best British Dance Act, and
Best British Album.
Craig hit the Top 10 with "7 Days."
Craig was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal
Performance ("Fill Me In").
Craig hit the Top 40 with "Walking Away."
Craig hit the Top 10 with "Walking Away."
Craig's video
for "Walking Away" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video.
Craig hit the Top 40 with "What's Your Flava?"
Craig released his second LP, Slicker
Than Your Average, and includes a duet
with Sting.
Slicker
Than Your Average was certified gold.
# 100
Singles Artist of the Year
Craig hit the Top 40 with "Hidden Agenda."
Craig was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("7 Days").
Craig performed at the Prince's
Trust concert which raised money for
disadvantaged children.
# 245 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Craig released The
Story Goes overseas.
Craig released Trust
Me.
Greatest
Hits was released overseas.
