Real Name: James Hillier Blount
Sex: Male
Nationality: British
Genre: Folk rock
Born: February 22nd, 1974
Birth Place: Tidworth, Hampshire, England, UK
Breakthrough Single: "You're Beautiful" International Hit From the Album "Back To Bedlam"
Debut Studio Album: "Back To Bedlam" (2005)
Army Background: ranked as high as Captain and served as a NATO peacekeeper in Kosovo
Did You Know: commanded the lead of 30,000 troops advancing on Pristina (During Kosovo engagement); He once said he has been shot more than 50 cent
Education: Elstree School, Woolhampton, then Harrow School, Bristol University, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Profession: musician
Father: was in the British Army Air Corps (long history of family military service)
AWARDS
2005
MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act
BT Digital Music Award for Best Pop Artist Top Of The Pops Award for Album Of The Year "Back To Bedlam"
Top Of The Pops Award for Singer Of The Year
2006
Brit Awards for Best Pop Act and Best British Male Solo Artist.
MTV Music Video Award for Best Male Video "You're Beautiful"
MTV Australia Video Music Award for Song of the Year
ECHO Music Award for Newcomer des Jahres international "Back To Bedlam"
MTV Video Music Award (Latin America) for Best New Artist—International
BPI Certifications (England):
Back To Bedlam , Silver Album, Fri May 6 2005
Back To Bedlam , Gold Album, Fri May 20 2005
Back To Bedlam , Platinum Album, Fri Jun 10 2005
Back To Bedlam , 2 X Platinum Album, Fri Jul 1 2005
Back To Bedlam , 3 X Platinum Album, Fri Jul 22 2005
Back To Bedlam , 4 X Platinum Album, Fri Aug 5 2005
Back To Bedlam , 5 X Platinum Album, Fri Sep 16 2005
Back To Bedlam , 6 X Platinum Album, Fri Oct 7 2005
Back To Bedlam , 7 X Platinum Album, Fri Dec 2 2005
Back To Bedlam , 8 X Platinum Album, Fri Dec 23 2005
Back To Bedlam , 9 X Platinum Album, Fri Feb 10 2006
Back To Bedlam , 10 X Platinum Album, Fri Feb 2 2007