Craig Ashley David is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It

Born to Do It

Born to Do It is the debut album by English singer Craig David, released in 2000 via Wildstar and 2001 via Atlantic Records. It is highly revered and acclaimed by R&B critics, and contains some of his highest charting singles. The album was a huge commercial success eventually selling over 8...

, Slicker Than Your Average

Slicker Than Your Average

-Bonus tracks:-Other releases:Asian Limited Edition - Bonus Remix CD# "What's Your Flava?" # "Hidden Agenda" # "Hidden Agenda" # "Four Times a Lady"...

, The Story Goes...

The Story Goes...

The Story Goes... is the third album by British singer Craig David, released in 2005 via Warner Music in the UK. The album entered in the UK Albums Chart at #5 in late 2005. The album peaked at #9 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart in mid-2005. It was not released in USA...

, Trust Me

Trust Me (album)

Trust Me is the fourth album by UK R&B artist Craig David. It was released on 12 November 2007 in the UK and May 6, 2008 in the United States...

, Signed Sealed Delivered

Signed Sealed Delivered (Craig David album)

-Reception:The album received mixed to negative reviews from music critics. One of the few positive reviews came from The Guardian's critic Carolinne Sullivan, which say that "Craig David's intention, on this Motown-dominated covers album, was to "sing the songs exactly as the original artists...

and a Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Craig David album)

Greatest Hits is Craig David's first greatest hits album and was released on November 24, 2008. It contains three new songs, Where's Your Love, Insomnia and Just My Imagination .-Reception:...

album. Craig David has sold over 13 million albums worldwide.
David was born in Holyrood, Southampton

Southampton

Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...

, Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, the son of Tina (née Loftus), a retail assistant at Superdrug

Superdrug

Superdrug Stores PLC is Britain's second-largest beauty and health retailer behind Boots. Superdrug - part of the AS Watson Group which in turn is part of the Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa - is a UK based company with over 890 stores, which since 2006, includes the Republic of Ireland...

, and George David, a carpenter. David's father is Grenadian

Grenada

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 and David's mother is English and related to the founders of the Accurist

Accurist

Accurist Watches Ltd is a traditional British watch manufacturer, with its headquarters in West Hampstead, London. The company has a reputation of providing high quality watches.-Establishment:...

 watch-making company; David's maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Jew

Orthodox Judaism

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 and his maternal grandmother a convert to Judaism

Conversion to Judaism

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