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James Bay

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Also known as James Michael Bay

British singer-songwriter

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James Bay (born James Michael Bay on 4 September 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. In February 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. At the 2016 Brit Awards he received the award for Best British Male Solo Artist. Bay also received three nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song. Hailing from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Bay gained a reputation thanks to stints <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+Ba

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Born
James Michael Bay , ( 1990-09-04 ) September 4, 1990, Hitchin , Hertfordshire , England
Genres
Rock pop soul Americana
Occupations
Singer-songwriter guitarist
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
2013–present
Labels
Mercury Republic
Spouse
Lucy Smith ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 ) ​
Website
jamesbay .com

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Michael
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Hitchin
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Instrument
voice
Record label
Republic Records
Official website
www.jamesbay.com
Image
James Bay en Austin, 2015.jpg
Voice type
tenor
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date of birth
1990-09-04
Commons category
James Bay (singer)
start of work period
2013-00-00
birth name
James Michael Bay
name in native language
James Bay
different from
James Bay
social media followers
2000000
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Encyclopedic overview

James Michael Bay (born 4 September 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist.

In 2014, he released his single "Hold Back the River", which was certified platinum, before releasing his debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2015). The album went to number one in the UK and number 15 in the US. In February 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. At the 2016 Brit Awards he received the award for Best British Male Solo Artist. Bay also received three nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song. In May 2018, he released his second studio album, Electric Light.

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