Craig David's bitter feud with Keith Lemon which sparked vow to 'knock him out'

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Craig David has been known for his amazing musical talent since he first rose to fame in 1999.Featuring on the classic garage single Rewind by Artful Dodger, Craig quickly catapulted to stardom and went on to release his debut studio album, Born to Do It in the year 2000.The star's success and popularity continued to grow strong, gaining him several loyal supporters throughout the course of his career.However, during the height of his fame and popularity things took an unexpected turn for the star when comedian Keith Lemon, whose real name is Leigh Francis, impersonated him during his comedy show Bo Selecta.What came to follow was years of parody sketches and a bitter feud between the singer and the Celebrity Juice host.Daily Star has taken a detailed look into what happened between the famous pair.In 2002, Leigh Francis' show Bo Selecta debuted on Channel 4.The programme mainly focused on Keith's central character Avid Merrion, who was a dangerously insane stalker obsessed with celebrities.

The show also consisted of sketches featuring caricatures of well-known British and American celebrities, portrayed by Leigh who wore large latex facemasks with exaggerated facial features.Some of the celebs Leigh would characterise were Mel B, Elton John, Trisha Goddard and focal character Craig David, who he portrayed as an egotistical Yorkshireman who owned a plastic peregrine falcon named Kes, which was also reference to the 1969 film of the same name.Bo Selecta had 5 series in total and ran until 2009.Although Leigh was responsible for mocking a number of celebs on the show, it appeared as though Fill Me In singer Craig was his main target.During the programme, Leigh illustrated David’s life story which included him being forced.