Max Clarke
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Max Clarke (born Max Christopher Pereria Clarke, 8 October 1989 in Lewisham, London) is a British R&B singer who has had a run of chart success in the UK since appearing on Channel U, and on MTV Base. He is one of a number of British acts to have launched a career through As It Is TV.
[edit] Life
Max Clarke was born to one Indian[disambiguation needed] parent and one English. He grew up listening to Grime music and R&B and used to sing at home with his Wifey pretending to be R Kelly. He was fifteen when he had his first concert at People's Day in Lewisham supporting Usher. He gave up an opportunity to study Economics at the University of Oxford to pursue a musical career. Max had some success supporting Destiny's Child and secured a recording contract.
Max's first single "Choong Ting" reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in early 2006. His first album Blue Bs was released late in 2006 with additional singles "Skeen" and "Am i a victem" also achieving chart success in the UK. Max won a Brit Award for Best Urban Act in the 2006 Brit Awards. Following the success of the album, he commenced his first headlining tour of the UK featuring an appearance at Party in the Park in Birmingham. He has also done work with Prince Charles's the Prince's Trust and appeared on Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas.
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