Yes, Craig David might have become a joke back in the heady days of Bo' Selecta!, but since then, he's more or less become obscured from television.
Sort of. In the interim, David got huge - like, bodybuilder huge - and became a well-known DJ in and around Miami, where he's been hanging out for the past few years.
Anyway, last night saw him make a triumphant return to our lives when he sang the song that made him famous with hip-hop act Reggie'n'Bollie. Needless to say, Twitter went into meltdown.
Have to say @CraigDavid @ReggieNBollie & @FuseODG shut it down last night watched it again this morning!ðŸ'?ðŸ?¾ðŸ'?ðŸ?¾well done gents! #XFactorFinal
— Melvin Odoom (@Melvinodoom) December 13, 2015
Re-watching Reggie N Bollie performance with Fuse ODG & Craig David and you can just see how Wembley is going crazy! They set it on 🔥
— Joana Alejandra (@ChezzaAloud) December 12, 2015
CRAIG DAVID OWES EVERYTHING TO ME
— Louise Bruton (@luberachi) December 12, 2015
Tell you what @CraigDavid was unbelievable last night
— Neil Parkinson (@neilvparkinson) December 13, 2015
There's already rumours that David will be working on a mixtape with Drake, on foot of his appearance on X-Factor and slow-building career resurgence.
Let's just hope that Leigh Francis decides to give him a pass this time around.
Via Twitter