David Grant
David Grant was born in Hackney, London and is an English pop singer and celebrity vocal coach.
Grant became famous in the early 1980s as a member of UK soul/funk duo, Linx. He has also worked as a session singer for artists including Diana Ross and the Lighthouse Family.
Grant has become well known, along with his wife Carrie Grant, as vocal coach on Pop Idol; judge and vocal coach on the BBC TV talent show Fame Academy; and its spin-off Comic Relief does Fame Academy. In addition, he has worked with some of the UK’s top pop acts including Take That, S Club, and more recently Will Young, Atomic Kitten, Mel C, Lemar, Charlotte Church, and Joss Stone.
He also appears regularly as a panellist on the Five topical debate show, The Wright Stuff. In 2006 he appeared in the four part BBC television series The Sound of Musicals. In September 2006 he appeared on BBC's MasterChef programme. At the start of 2008 Grant sat as a judge on the BBC One talent show The One and Only, where once again he worked alongside Carrie Grant.
He and Carrie have also branched out into children's television, hosting their own CBeebies show and 'Carrie and David's Popshop'.
www.carrieanddavidgrant.co.uk
