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James Arthur
Sign in to saveEnglish singer and musician (born 1988)
Film & TV
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- Steve — Self2017
- Michael McIntyre's Big Show — Self - Music2016
- X-Factor — Self - Guest2010
- BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge — Self2010
- X Factor — Self - Guest2008
- Star Academy — Self2001
- MTV Video Music Awards — Self1984
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Key facts
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Years active
- 2011–present
- Labels
- Columbia Records UK Columbia Records Germany
- Website
- jamesarthurofficial .com
- Born
- James Andrew Arthur , ( 1988-03-02 ) 2 March 1988 (age 38) , Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire , England
- Genres
- Pop
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Middlesbrough
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- pop music
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Syco Music
- Discography
- James Arthur discography
- Official website
- www.jamesarthurofficial.com
- Image
- James Arthur at WHSmith in Middlesbrough.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1988-03-02
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- James Arthur (singer)
- topic's main category
- Category:James Arthur
- birth name
- James Andrew Arthur
- start of work period
- 2011-00-00
- social media followers
- 2185063
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Encyclopedic overview
James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the final, and debuted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. Since then, it has gone on to sell over 2.5 million copies worldwide, making it the most successful winner's single in the show's history.
The follow-up single, "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You", reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. He released his first album James Arthur in November 2013. The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. After this, he was involved in a series of controversies that led iTunes to offer refunds for the album.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Arthur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.