David Sneddon

David Sneddon is a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and music producer of contemporary pop music. He took an unusual route into the music business via performing on stage and television and singing lead roles in stage musicals in Glasgow. He went on in 2002 to win the first series of the BBCs music competition Fame Academy. He released his first single Stop Living the Lie in 2003 which was a number one hit single selling over 250,000 copies, making it the 12th highest selling single of 2003. Sneddons debut album Seven Years Ten Weeks released in April 2003, reached No.5 in the UK Albums Chart. He achieved three more UK Singles Chart singles Dont 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, and also for Emin Agalarov.

Sneddon works with James BauerMein as The Nexus songwriting and music production partnership for highprofile and highly anticipated emerging artists in the US and the UK. They have written for synthpop duo Hurts 2010 global multi platinum debut album Happiness the songs Illuminated and Blood, Tears amp Gold which were singles for Hurts in 2011. For 2010 The X Factor winner Matt Cardles album Letters and Keep the Sun Away for Morten Harkets album Out of My Hands 2012. The song National Anthem was written by Lana Del Rey and The Nexus for her number one selling UK Albums Chart 2012 album Born to Die. Newton Faulkners Write It on Your Skin contained three Nexus songs Pick Up Your Broken Heart, Soon and Feel made No.1 in 2012 UK Albums Chart. In April 2013 The Nexus became part of 365 Artists. They have built strong reputations as songwriters and they have worked and released with artists such as Hurts, Lana Del Rey, Newton Faulkner, Morten Harket, Will Young, Nicole Scherzinger, Oll

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