1. David Sneddon was born on 15 September 1978 and is a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and music producer of contemporary pop music.
34 Facts About David Sneddon
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David Sneddon began his career performing on stage and television, singing lead roles in stage musicals in Glasgow.
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David Sneddon released his first single "Stop Living the Lie" in 2003 which was a UK number one hit single selling over 250,000 copies, making it Britain's twelfth-highest selling single of 2003.
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David Sneddon's song "Baby Get Higher" was a hit on the dance floor for Almighty Records and a chart hit for VanVelzen in 2006, and for Emin Agalarov.
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David Sneddon was born and grew up in Glenburn, a suburb of Paisley, Scotland, with mother Anne, father David Sr.
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David Sneddon studied music at school, won several talent competitions and played lead roles in musicals both at school and at PACE Youth Theatre.
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David Sneddon was inspired by his father's record collection of The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison and in particular by Elton John.
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David Sneddon performed in musicals and sang with bands in Scotland for several years, while he continued working on his songwriting and sending off demos.
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David Sneddon was offered a role in a musical in London, and a part in a young boy band called Arena.
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David Sneddon presented Inside Out, a children's show on Scottish TV.
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David Sneddon was performing with The Martians in 2002 when he decided to enter the BBC's first series of Fame Academy.
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David Sneddon played in the indie-rock band The Sham with Kielty in 2004 and 2005.
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David Sneddon became known when he won the BBC's first series of a reality TV music competition called Fame Academy in December 2002.
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David Sneddon was not selected for the first show, but was drafted in as a replacement when one contestant, Naomi Roper, withdrew from the show due to laryngitis.
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David Sneddon signed a record contract with Mercury Records and was given a luxury penthouse, Audi car and more as part of his prize.
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David Sneddon filmed his music video for his first single at Abbey Road Studios.
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David Sneddon is the only artist from a reality TV show to have a number one hit single with his own composition.
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David Sneddon was given three months to write, rehearse and record original material for his debut album.
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David Sneddon has continued working with Mein as a songwriting and music production partnership in London since 2003.
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David Sneddon performed on TV many times, including the BBC's chart music program Top of the Pops.
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David Sneddon was a guest presenter on The Saturday Show and the BBC Scotland Children in Need Appeal, and he took part in Avid Merrion's comedy show 'Bo Selecta' on Channel 4.
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David Sneddon signed an exclusive publishing deal as a songwriter with Universal Music Group in October 2003.
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In 2004, David Sneddon was songwriting in London when he formed a rock band called The Sham with John Kielty.
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In 2006, David Sneddon started writing and recording for a new solo album.
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David Sneddon presented a radio sports show "Keep Off the Grass" on BBC Radio Scotland in June 2007.
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David Sneddon performed a few gigs in Scotland over this time at the Oran Mor, Dunstaffstage, the Jazz Bar and the Kilsyth festival.
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David Sneddon released a five-track acoustic EP, White Noise, in January 2007, his first recorded work for several years.
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David Sneddon played gigs and festivals across England and Scotland in 2007.
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In 2008, David Sneddon played several gigs in London, while he continued with his songwriting work alongside guitarist James Bauer Mein.
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In October 2003, David Sneddon's song "Baby Get Higher" had reached No 39 in the UK Singles Chart, and the song achieved further chart successes in November 2003 when the dance label Almighty Records produced an exclusive promo remix which was a dance hit.
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In 2005, David Sneddon wrote the international hit "The Message" for UK soul singer Nate James, which was released as a single in the UK, and was on James's debut album, Set The Tone.
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In 2003, David Sneddon worked with producer and guitarist James Bauer-Mein when touring and recording his debut album.
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David Sneddon is one of the more successful graduates from a reality TV show and has built a long career in the music business.
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David Sneddon married his long-time girlfriend in May 2013 with whom he has a son and a daughter.