David Grant (singer)

For other people named David Grant, see David Grant (disambiguation).

David Grant
Birth name	David Grant
Also known as	Daniel Tosh
Born	8 August 1956 (1956-08-08) (age 55) Hackney, London
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, vocal coach
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Chrysalis, Polydor, Fourth & Broadway
Associated acts	Linx Jaki Graham Carrie Grant Olivia Grant
Website	Link

David Grant (born 8 August 1956, Hackney, London) is an English pop singer and celebrity vocal coach.

Career

Grant became famous in the early 1980s as a member of UK soul/funk duo, Linx, whose biggest hit was Intuition in 1981.^[1] He began a solo career in 1983 with the Top 40 hit "Stop and Go". Further hits included "Watching You Watching Me" and two duets with Jaki Graham, "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" which reached number five in 1985 and the Todd Rundgren-penned "'Mated" which made number 20 later that year. He has also worked as a session singer for artists including Diana Ross, Rick Astley^[2] and the Lighthouse Family.

Grant has become well known, along with his second wife Carrie Grant, as vocal coach on Pop Idol; judge and vocal coach on the BBC TV talent show Fame Academy; and its spin-off Comic Relief does Fame Academy. In addition, in working with some of the UK’s top pop acts including Take That, S Club, and more recently Will Young, Atomic Kitten, Mel C, Lemar, Charlotte Church, Joss Stone and Julian Perretta.

He also appears regularly as a panellist on the Five topical debate show, The Wright Stuff. In 2006 he appeared in the four part BBC television series The Sound of Musicals. In September 2006 he appeared on BBC's MasterChef programme. At the start of 2008 Grant sat as a judge on the BBC One talent show The One and Only, where once again he worked alongside Carrie Grant.

Soon after Grant starred as the celebrity 'hider' in an episode of the CBBC show Hider in the House. He is so far the only celebrity to have been 'discovered' in the first day's filming of the show. This appearance was a precursor to Grant and Carrie branching out into children's television later in the year, when they hosted their own CBeebies show Carrie and David's Popshop.

Discography

Albums

• David Grant (1983) (UK #32)
• Hopes and Dreams (1985) (UK #96)
• Change (1987)
• Anxious Edge (1990)
• Watching and Waiting (1997) with Carrie Grant
• Best of Jaki Graham & David Grant & Linx (2004) (consisted of 2001 recordings of the duo's old hits, plus one new duet, "Fragile")

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Singles

• "Have Yourself a Merry Christmas" (1982)
• "Stop and Go" (1983) (UK #19)
• "Watching You Watching Me" (1983) (UK #10)
• "Love will Find a Way" (1983) (UK #24)
• "Rock the Midnight" (1983) (UK #46)
• "Organize" / "Wrap Yourself Around Me" (1984)
• "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" (1985) (UK #5) (duet with Jaki Graham)
• "Where Our Love Begins" (1985)
• "Mated" (1985) (UK #20) (duet with Jaki Graham)
• "Change" (1987) (UK #55)
• "Before Too Long" (1987)
• "Take Us Back" (1987)
• "Intuition '88" (1988) (re-recording of the Linx hit)
• "Life" (1989)
• "Keep It Together" (1990) (UK #56)
• "Life '90" (1990) (Norman Cook remix)
• "Hurt" (1992)
• "Shake" (1999) (credited to Foreal People - Joey Negro featuring David Grant)

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Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Mysti	Himself	Series 1 - one episode
2008	Carrie and David's Popshop	Himself	30 episodes

References

1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 323. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KauiM2zz898
3. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 234. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

External links

• David and Carrie Grant's official web site
• Carrie & David's Official Fansite
• Fame Academy profile
• Thames Angel website

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