David Sneddon

David Sneddon
David Sneddon in 2006
Background information
Birth name	David Sneddon
Born	(1978-09-15) 15 September 1978 (age 45) Paisley, Scotland
Genres	Pop, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Sony/ATV Music Publishing

David Sneddon (born 15 September 1978) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and music producer of contemporary pop music. He began his career performing on stage and television, singing lead roles in stage musicals in Glasgow. In 2002, he won the first series of BBC One music competition Fame Academy. He 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. Sneddon's debut album Seven Years – Ten Weeks was released in April 2003 and reached number 5 in the UK Albums Chart.^[1] He achieved three more UK Singles Chart singles – "Don't Let Go", "Best of Order", and "Baby Get Higher". His song "Baby Get Higher" was a hit on the dance floor for Almighty Records and a chart hit for VanVelzen in 2006,^[2] and also for Emin Agalarov.

In October 2003, he moved to working primarily as a songwriter. In 2009 Sneddon signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing as a songwriter and described his music as "melody-driven indie pop".^[3]