Craig Powell (music)
Craig Powell | |
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| Born | 30 December 1984 England, U.K. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Website | www |
Craig Powell (born 30 December 1984) is a British artist and former front man of the British dance act Uniting Nations. After leaving the musical band in March 2006, he has had top 20 chart success all over Europe, including United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and France. He was also a martial arts sportsman in karate, jujitsu, kickboxing and has a career in MMA (mixed martial arts).
In Uniting Nations
Powell joined the British dance act Uniting Nations that was made up of Paul Keenan and Daz Sampson, all serving as musicians, songwriters and producers. Powell became the frontman of the band in 2004 with the songs "Out of Touch" and "You and Me".
Powell performed at many high end events including at Top of the Pops 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, "Ai No Corrida" a remake of a Quincy Jones hit, featured the vocals of Laura More, who was also known for her vocals on Eric Prydz' 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. He also appeared on Top of the Pops and many music channels including MTV.
In 2006, Craig worked with Nuxx Lmt and wrote the song "She Said", 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 music video in King's Lynn, Norfolk with over 70 fans travelling to play a role in the video. 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 write songs and also works on writing songs for other artists with songwriter John Matthews.
Sports
Powell is a martial arts sportsman in karate, jujitsu, kickboxing, with his main love being MMA (mixed martial arts). At the end of 2011, Craig opened an 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).