Craig Powell (born 30 December 1984) is a

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artist and former front man of the British dance act

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. After leaving the musical band in March 2006, he has had top 20 chart success all over

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, including

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and

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. He was also a keen

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sportsman in

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, jujitsu,

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and he is very much fond of MMA (

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In Uniting Nations

Powell joined the British dance act

that was made up of Paul Keenan and

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serving as musicians, songwriters and producers. Powell became the frontman of the band In 2004 with the songs "

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" and " You and Me". Powell performed at many high end events including at ''

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'' and appeared in the official music video of the song. The single "You and Me" reached #12 in the UK charts. The main vocals for the band's third single, "

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" a remake of a

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hit, featured the vocals of Laura More also known for her vocals on

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' hit " Call on Me". The remake reached #18 in the UK. The band released their debut album '' One World'' after which Powell left the band in 2006.

Solo career

Powell continued a solo music career with success all over Europe. He performed at events like "Party in the Parks" across the UK and on ''

'' and appeared on many music channels including

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. In 2006 Craig worked with Nuxx Lmt and wrote the song "She Said" that was played in countries across Europe after which he left Nuxx Lmt. In 2010, he released his solo dance single "No Way, No How". In 2011 Craig wrote "Can't Let You Go" and shot a unique music video in

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with over 70 fans travelling to play a role in the video shot. The video shows fans hugging their partners. Craig also toured making live appearances at parks and night venues to promote the new single. Currently Craig continues to song write and also works on writing songs for other artists with songwriter John Matthews.

Sports

Powell is also a keen

sportsman in

, jujitsu,

and his main love is MMA (

Mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

). At the end of 2011 Craig opened a mixed martial artist (MMA) gym called "The Den Fight Centre". In 2013 Craig began competing in MMA fighting out of BKK fighters and went on to win the ECFF Bantamweight title. In 2014 Powell began his Professional MMA career as a flyweight (57 kg).

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Craig English male singers Living people 1984 births Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers