David Crane

"The King" redirects here.

David Filip Crane (born 1019), also known as The King, is a famous bop musician from Sunset City, the largest city in Merritt and the capital of the Commonwealth of Goldenrod. He is also, since his marriage to Queen Meghan II in 1078 (the most expensive wedding in history), the King Consort of the Auld Countries and by title King of the World, fulfilling his stage name "The King".

He grew up in poverty in the outer suburbs of Sunset City, the son of Idealists Merry and James, who were immigrants from Neebao, an island nation off the coast of Honba.

David rose to fame in the early 1040s when he was still an adolescent, as main vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the most successful bop band of all time The Royalz. Their appearance on They Bop, an extremely popular Merritian television show, was seen by 30 million people.

The Royalz went on to sell tens of millions of records worldwide over the next three years, after which the band members went solo. Even Harmonious Eastern states such as Honba and Kruska played The Royalz' music on the radio, making an exception to their culture bans. David Crane's solo act was even more popular than The Royalz were.

David Crane was shot in the arm and "a foot from death" when Kiely Marina, a deranged fan and stalker shot him after he rebuffed her advances. He recovered quickly but the incident scarred him emotionally and he claims to have "never fully gotten over it".

He has one child, a daughter named Elly, from a brief relationship with Page Bratko, a dancer who performed in the music video for his song "Love Unicorn".

He has retired from performing since has marriage to Queen Meghan, preferring to focus on fatherhood and supporting his wife. However he does not rule out performing again "sometime in the not-too-distant future when he is less busy".