Damon Rochefort was born in Cardiff on 22nd February, 1965. His first job was as a music writer for Smash Hits and The Sun 's Bizarre column. He then became a songwriter, record producer with his international no.1 hit 'I wanna Give you Devotion' by Nomad, then a chat show host with his live BBC show 'Damon Rochefort Tonight. Turning to television writing, he has written for Birds of a Feather, Boyz R Us and Britannia High as well as contributing over a hundred episodes of Coronation Street since 2004.