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Craig David
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Craig David

Popularity today
52
Belgium 55 · the Netherlands 49 · Worldwide 49 · on a scale of 100

Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›

Chances for 2027

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetplays a big venue of its own in the country
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetplays a big venue of its own in the country
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 43 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetplays a big venue of its own in the countryprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetalready plays elsewhere on those dayslast European date is well before the festivalplays a big venue of its own in the country
Figures
Spotify listeners
5.744.399
Deezer 323.129 · streams per day 526.695
Last.fm listeners
1.297.667
rank 2986 in Belgium · rank 3010 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search interest
85
Belgium 85 · the Netherlands 85 · Worldwide 75 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
329.767
EN 282.996 · NL 5.015 · FR 41.756

Hip-hop & R&Brnbpopsoulbritishmale vocalists

Career

Line-ups
Hits since 2015
  • Bang Bang (DJ Fresh vs. Diplo feat. R. City, Selah Sue & Craig David) BE #35, 2016

Stature

Gold and platinum
Belgium: 5 albums, 0 singles
  • Greatest Hits goud, 2009
  • Slicker Than Your Average goud, 2002
  • Born To Do It platina x2, 2001
  • Born To Do It platina, 2000
  • and 1 more
the Netherlands: 4 albums, 0 singles
  • Slicker than your average goud, 2002
  • Born To Do It platina, 2001
  • Born To Do It platina, 2001
  • Born To Do It goud, 2000
Biggest own venue
  • Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, Forest (Brussels)
  • ±8.000 plaatsen
  • 2027 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
Qmusic71,6 per week
NPO 3FM61,4 per week
MNM61,4 per week
BBC Radio 151,2 per week
DR P351,2 per week
Studio Brussel40,9 per week
Radio Nova10,2 per week
Mouv'10,2 per week
Since we track the station
Qmusic1571,7 per weeksince Feb 2025
Studio Brussel1430,9 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 11240,8 per weeksince Nov 2023
NPO 3FM360,2 per weeksince Nov 2023
KEXP90,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music70,1 per weeksince Oct 2024
MNM60,6 per weeksince Sep 2026
DR P351,0 per weeksince Oct 2026

Records

Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
222022#191 (1 wk)––
The Time Is Now2018#77 (2 wk)#56 (1 wk)–
Following My Intuition2016#60 (11 wk)#62 (2 wk)–
Signed Sealed Delivered2010#34 (12 wk)#93 (1 wk)–
Greatest Hits2008#8 (20 wk)–gold BE
Trust Me2007#49 (9 wk)#37 (10 wk)–
The Story Goes...2005#5 (16 wk)#6 (11 wk)–
Slicker Than Your Average2002#15 (12 wk)#19 (41 wk)gold BE, gold NL
Born To Do It2000#7 (39 wk)#1 (46 wk)2x platinum BE, gold BE, gold NL, platinum BE, platinum NL

How popular is Craig David compared with other countries?

Much bigger in the United Kingdom than you would expect; bigger in Belgium than you would expect.

France×5,1
United Kingdom×4,3
Netherlands×2,4
Spain×2,3
Belgium×2,2
Italy×2,2
Denmark×1,3
Zweden×1,3
Poland×1,2
Germany×0,9

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Upcoming concerts

Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
12/05/2027AmsterdamNetherlandsCraig David - Born To Do It 25th Anniversary Tour
15/05/2027Forest (Brussels)BelgiumVorst Nationaal/Forest NationalCraig David
09/05/2027BrightonUnited KingdomThe Brighton CentreCraig David
10/05/2027BirminghamUnited KingdomUtilita Arena BirminghamCraig David - Born To Do It Tour
20/08/2027Co. WicklowIerlandCarlisle GroundsCraig David Presents TS5 at Under The Giant, Bray
2 more dates

Rest of the world (2)

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
22/05/2027BrisbaneAustraliëThe Fortitude Music HallCRAIG DAVID | BORN TO DO IT TOUR | 2027
29/05/2027Mt ClaremontAustraliëPerth HPCCRAIG DAVID | BORN TO DO IT TOUR | 2027

On the map, until the end of September 2027

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The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

7 Days
Born to Do It
op Deezer
Walking Away
Born to Do It
op Deezer
Rise & Fall (feat. Sting)
Rewind - The Collection
op Deezer

Per edition, historical

Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.

Not available yet.

Over the years

◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.

Festivals and own concerts

Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.

Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.

Songs per station, last 18 months
StationCountryMost played
MNMBelgium7 Days 6 · Walking Away 1
NPO 3FMNetherlandsRise & Fall 1 · Rewind 1
QmusicBelgiumWalking Away 127 · Insomnia 2 · 7 Days 2 · What's Your Flava ? 1 · Hot Stuff 1
Studio BrusselBelgiumRe-rewind 83 · Fill Me In 2
BBC Radio 1United KingdomRendezvous 1
DR P3Denmark7 Days 4 · Don't Love You No More 1
KEXPUnited StatesRe-rewind 1 · Commitment 1 · Fill Me In 1 · Got It Good 1
Mouv'FranceRise & Fall 1
Radio NovaFrance7 Days 1
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