Craig Scott (singer)

Craig Scott is a New Zealand pop singer who had several commercially successful singles in the 1970s.

Life and career

Scott is a former banker from Dunedin who started his music career in the late 1960s. After involvement in the bands Klap and Fantasy, Scott joined the band Revival who won a Battle of the Bands contest in May 1969, releasing Viva Bobby Joe which peaked at #14 on the related singles chart. He later left the band, and released a series of commercially successful singles beginning with a cover version of Australian pop star Ronnie Burns Smiley which got to #3 on the New Zealand pop chart. He then released the single Star Crossed Lovers which was his only number one single, Let's Get A Little Sentimental, and then Ciao Baby, of which the singer Lynne Randell later performed a cover version which made the top ten, and When Jojo Runs. Around 1975, his last single to be successful was Wind and Rain, peaking at #11 on the New Zealand pop chart. For some time in the late 60's Craig Scott and The Fantasy were the resident group at "The Scene" dance hall/ nightclub at 224 Tuam St Christchurch, the building was destroyed in the 2011 earthquake. The Scene is best described as a "teeny bopper" venue, which operated Friday Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. Craig and the group were very popular. Ten o'clock closing of hotels caused the venue to close about 1970.

• "Star Crossed Lovers" [NZ #1]
• "Let's Get a Little Sentimental" [NZ #4]
• "Peaceful Mountain" [NZ #12]
• "Can I Believe In You" [NZ #3]
• "Smiley" [NZ #3]
• "One More Mountain to Climb" [NZ #14]
• "When Jo Jo Runs" [NZ #5]
• "Wind and Rain" [NZ #11]