Welsh scriptwriter, songwriter and producer, born in Cardiff in 1965.
Damon Rochefort started his writing career as a columnist on Black music trade bible Blues & Soul before graduating to Smash Hits and The Sun’s Bizarre column at the age of 18.
Pursuing his love of black music, he then became a songwriter and record producer eventually hitting the big time in 1991 with the international No.1 hit I Wanna Give You Devotion by Nomad (Damon backwards)
Touring the world as a bona fide pop star (i.e. he couldn’t play any instruments), Rochefort went on to write and produce for other acts including Elton John, Ru Paul, Bad Boys Inc. Michelle Gayle and Kim Wilde before meeting Alomo’s Marks & Gran at a sitcom workshop
After writing various episodes of ‘Birds Of A Feather’, Rochefort concentrated on creating original shows. Concurrently, Rochefort was presenting on TV as well as writing theatrical pieces and episodes of the soap opera Coronation Street.