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Chris Braide Biography

But it was the writing of the hit single, " Anything is Possible" for Pop Idol winner, Will Young that brought fourth major success for the writing team which also landed them in the writer's seat of American Idol. "Anything is Possible" became the fastest-selling debut single in UK chart history, selling 403,027 copies in it's first day of release and 1,108,659 copies in it''s first week!. The single went on to sell over 1.7 million copies., landing it at number 11 of the all-time best selling singles in the UK for 2002, out selling Elton John's " Candle in the Wind tribute to Princess Diana.

Since then, Chris has written number one singles for Diana DeGarmo (Dreams) and Clay Aiken (This Is The Night)with additional songs on both artist's debut albums. Chris also co-wrote Clay Aiken's hit, "Invisible" which went on to become one of the most performed songs on American radio. All this has gotten his work noticed even more and has allowed him to write for such popular artists as, Spice Girl's Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham, He has also written for Beverley Knight, Blue's Duncan James and Simon Webbe, and the comeback album of good friend and pop sensation, Rick Astley., "Keep it Turned On."

Chris is currently working with THE PRODUCERS, a group which consists of himself, The Buggles Trevor Horn, 10cc's Lol Cream, Producer & guitarist Stephen Lipson and Del Amitri/Squeeze drummer, Ash Soan. The group will release their debut album in the coming months and will play Royal Albert Hall in May. Which has been a dream of Chris' for some time now. Meanwhile Chris has recently relased his long awaited second album, "You Can't Be Friends WIth Everyone."
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