Craig David
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"Craig Ashley David" is an English singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 1999 featuring on the single "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)/Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger (UK band)/Artful Dodger. David's debut album, Born to Do It, was released on 14 August 2000, after which he has since released a further five studio albums and worked with a variety of artists such as Tinchy Stryder, Kano (rapper)/Kano, Jay Sean, Rita Ora and Sting (musician)/Sting.

David has been nominated for twelve Brit Awards: three times for Best British Male, and twice received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

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We wanted to have a quiet launch to work out the kinks beforehand.

After Slicker Than Your Average , if I didn't have a break, I would have been making a record for the wrong reason.

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We will not allow a minority to dictate to us how to live our lives.

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I still love the music and it's still plays a part in what I do but I never 'turned my back' on garage. I was always doing R&B with, say, Walking Away. It's wonderful that I was classed as the king of 2-step and a pioneer, but it's had its turn, I think.

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There was a lack of traveling, but the people who were traveling were in family groups. There was a feeling that families had to be together. We even got our family together that night.