James Blunt was born as James Hillier Blount, on February 22, 1974 at Englnd. He is a popular British singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases â" especially the number one hit âYouâre Beautifulâ â" brought him to fame in 2005. His style is a mix of pop, folk and acoustic rock. Along with vocals, James Blunt plays a wide variety of instruments including the piano, guitar, organ, marimba and mellotron.James Blunt has said that he was deprived of popular music during his childhood. The 33-year-old was introduced to classical music when his mother gave him a violin at just five â" but the âYouâre Beautifulâ hitmaker hadnât heard chart hits until classmates introduced them to him at school.
He says, âAt home we just had once CD player so I had limited access to music. The guys at school obviously had much bigger record collections than I had so they introduced me to different types of music.â
Worldwide, Blunt has sold over 18 million albums, and his debut album, Back to Bedlam, is the best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.
No comments:
Post a Comment