International R&B
sensation, Craig David, is here in Manila to stage a one-night concert tomorrow,
March 27, at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City.
The 27-year-old English
singer-songwriter is responsible for the hits "Fill Me In," ‘Rewind," "7 Days,"
"Walking Away," "What's Your Flava," "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)," ‘Rewind,"
"Rise & Fall," and "Hot Stuff," among others.
Sporting a pair of
dark shades, Craig told the media—whom he
met in a special press conference prepared by Warner Records at the E Bar of
the Edsa Shangri-La hotel—how excited he is to finally perform in front of his adoring
Filipino fans.
The concert,
interestingly, coincides with the release of Craig David's Greatest Hits album, which is a collection of Craig's successful
and well-loved hits taken from his four studio albums: Born To Do It (2000), Slicker
Than Your Average (2002), The Story
Goes (2005), and Trust Me (2007).
Craig expressed excitement
and amusement with the timing of releasing a greatest hits album and embarking
on a wide-scale world tour, saying that it freely allows him to play all the
hits without letup.
In hindsight, and
considering his still young career, the multi-awarded singer-songwriter is very
proud of having a greatest hits record under his growing discography. And like
other artists who found themselves dishing out a collection of popular
materials, Craig thinks that his latest disc symbolizes the closing of a
chapter and the unveiling of a more exciting future in his musical journey.
"I'm very blessed and
privileged to still be here with a Greatest
Hits. It's the catalyst, the means, to get to my fifth album," enthused the
Southampton, Hampshire native.
A certified multi-awarded
hit maker, Craig was a recipient of numerous awards, most notably three Ivor
Novello Awards—the prestigious honor named after the popular Welsh singer-actor
of the early 20th century given out annually to songwriters and
arrangers.
Catch Craig David Live in Manila Greatest Hits
Tour 2009 tomorrow, March 27, at the Araneta Coliseum at 8:00 pm.
For ticket inquiries, call SM TicketNet outlets at 911-5555.