Robbie Craig is a London-born UK garage singer, songwriter and drummer, born in 1967. He starts studying and playing drums at the age of five, and by 16 he signs his first record deal with Street Sound.

Career

He builds a career through collaborations with a range of artists, including Craig David, Victoria Beckham, Gerideau, Shola Ama, Conner Reeves, Toby Smith and Stewart Zender of Jamiroquai, Gary Barlow of Take That, and Alan Glass. His work with the Artful Dodger on “Woman Trouble” becomes his breakthrough into the mainstream and brings him wider recognition.

Awards and recognition

“Woman Trouble” earns him an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song in 2001 and a Dance Star Award for Best Song in the same year. The track also appears on the triple-platinum soundtrack to Bridget Jones’s Diary.

Solo work

Craig releases his first solo album, Soul Alchemy, which is co-written and artistically produced by Vezio Bacci of Bacci Bros. Productions. The album presents a mix of pop, soul, R&B and laidback ballads and marks a move into a more commercial phase of his career.