Artist of the Week: David Gray
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David Peter Gray was born on June 13th 1968 in Sale, in England. He is an English singer-songwriter and early music was in a contemporary folk-rock, singer-songwriter mode, while his primary instrument was acoustic guitar, with occasional piano.
Starting with the release of White Ladder, Gray began to make significant use of computer-generated music to accompany his voice and acoustic instrumentation, a technique which differentiates him from many of his peers.
His musical career received early support from a dedicated Republic of Ireland fan base. His first two albums A Century Ends (1993) and Flesh (1994) made Gray a popular in folk-rock circles. Third album, Sell, Sell, Sell was released in 1996 and this was time when he was seen use his now-trademark blend of folk, alternative rock and electronics for the first time.
His breakthrough into the pop mainstream came in year 1998 with the worldwide release of his fourth album, White Ladder. In November 2002, Gray released A New Day at Midnight. The new release did not receive the same critical acclaim as the previous one, but still went straight in at Number One. In March 2007, Gray released the compilation album Shine: The Best of the Early Years.
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