James Blunt

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About James Blunt

Official Site: http://www.jamesblunt.com/ | @DirtyLilBlunt | facebook.com/jamesblunt


A former British Army officer, singer/songwriter James Blunt was a thoughtful performer with a knack for crafting melodic contemporary soft rock tunes. Born in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England in 1974 to a family with a long military history, Blunt entered the Army after graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Ultimately achieving the rank of captain, Blunt served with the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo and finished out his time in the military as a member of the Life Guard Regiment in the British Household Cavalry. Having long been interested in music, Blunt wasted no time in pursuing a pop career after leaving the Army.

A subsequent performance at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, brought Blunt to the attention of 4 Non Blondes singer/producer Linda Perry, who signed Blunt to her Custard Records label. Released in 2005, Blunt's debut album, Back to Bedlam, and its hit single, You're Beautiful, were hugely successful -- the single hit number one in over a dozen countries, and sold over ten million copies worldwide. Blunt toured for much of 2005 and 2006, then released the two-disc "odds and sods" live/documentary album Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions in 2006. He had been writing songs while on the road, and brought Back to Bedlam producer Tom Rothrock in again to record. (The songs featured writing collaborations with Mark Batson, Jimmy Hogarth. Steve McEwan, and Max Martin, while the recordings featured Blunt's live backing band.) His sophomore effort, All the Lost Souls -- featuring the leadoff single "1973" -- finally dropped in September 2007.

Disillusioned by success and what he felt as a perceived loss of artistic credibility, Blunt took a break from music before coming back in 2010 with his third full-length effort Some Kind of Trouble, a more optimistic, spontaneous album influenced by '70s U.S. pop/rock, which sold well despite not being critically well-received. In 2012 he returned to the studio with Tom Rothrock to track his fourth album Moon Landing. Featuring "Miss America," Blunt's tribute to the late Whitney Houston, and the country-folk-influenced single Bonfire Heart, the record was scheduled for release in October 2013. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi

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  • Stay The Night
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  • Carry You Home
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  • Same Mistake
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Interviews & Exclusives

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  • VH1 News: James Blunt is Back and Stirring Up 'Some Kind of Trouble'
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    VH1 News: James Blunt is Back and Stirring Up 'Some Kind of Trouble'
  • Queen 'Bohemain Rhapsody'
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    Queen 'Bohemain Rhapsody'
  • On Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing'
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    On Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing'
  • On Wax's 'California'
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    On Wax's 'California'
  • Outro
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  • On Ludacris' 'Stand Up'
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    On Ludacris' 'Stand Up'
  • James Blunt On Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'
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    James Blunt On Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'
  • Fatboy Slim 'Praise You'
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    Fatboy Slim 'Praise You'
  • On Eric Prydz's 'Call On Me'
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    On Eric Prydz's 'Call On Me'
  • Take 2: James Blunt "You're Beautiful"
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    Take 2: James Blunt "You're Beautiful"

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  • James Blunt arrives at the Brit Awards 2008 at Earls Court on February 20, 2008 in London, England.
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    James Blunt arrives at the Brit Awards 2008 at Earls Court on February 20, 2008 in London, England.
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  • James Blunt arrives at the Brit Awards 2008 at Earls Court on February 20, 2008 in London, England.
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    James Blunt arrives at the Brit Awards 2008 at Earls Court on February 20, 2008 in London, England.
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  • Kelly Rudisill of the group "Karmina" performs onstage during the 9th annual "A Home for the Holidays" held at REN-MAR studios on December 9, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Kelly Rudisill of the group "Karmina" performs onstage during the 9th annual "A Home for the Holidays" held at REN-MAR studios on December 9, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
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  • James Blunt performs onstage during the 9th annual "A Home for the Holidays" held at REN-MAR studios on December 9, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
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    James Blunt performs onstage during the 9th annual "A Home for the Holidays" held at REN-MAR studios on December 9, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
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  • Musician James Blunt arrives at the Global Green USA 3rd annual pre-Oscar party held at the Avalon Hollywood on February 21, 2007 in Hollywood, California.
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    Musician James Blunt arrives at the Global Green USA 3rd annual pre-Oscar party held at the Avalon Hollywood on February 21, 2007 in Hollywood, California.
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  • Singer James Blunt arrives at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on February 25, 2007 in West Hollywood, California.
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    Singer James Blunt arrives at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on February 25, 2007 in West Hollywood, California.
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News

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    The 15 Greatest Music Moments on "The Hills"LC and Heidi's breakup (set to "Apologize"), plus Frente, Sara Bareilles, James Blunt and more
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    there's nothing detestable about the show's soundtrack, which is meticulously selected by Joe Cuello and Jon Ernst, the music gurus who painstakingly ...
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    James Blunt Tops U.K. Decade Chart With 'Back To Bedlam' | Billboard.com
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    James Blunt's debut album "Back To Bedlam" (Atlantic) is the biggest U.K. seller of the decade ... James Blunt Tops U.K. Decade Chart With 'Back To Be...
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    Exclusive: Hear James Blunt's New Single
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    Click to listen to James Blunt's Stay the Night. James Blunt may be known for the once-ubiquitous ballad "You're Beautiful," but "Stay the Night," the...
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    James Blunt Starts Over with 'Some Kind of Trouble' | Billboard.com
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    the Night," serviced to hot AC and triple A formats on Nov. 27, which features additional production by Rob Cavallo.

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    James Blunt Won't Perform at Prince William, Kate Middleton's Wedding | Billboard.com
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    his third and decidedly more rocking album, 2010's "Some Kind of Trouble." The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, Blunt's softest showing y...
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    James Blunt: I Have No Future Music Plans | Billboard
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    James Blunt, the 38-year-old U.K. singer-songwriter best known for his smash single "You're Beautiful," has revealed that he is taking a break from mu...
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    James Blunt Emails 'Whole of UK' About New Album, Single
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    Today James Blunt unveiled the first single from his fourth studio album, "Moon Landing," due out November 5. The single, "Bonfire Heart" is an infect...
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Tour Dates

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  • Feb 27 Thursday
    Killarney, Ireland INEC - Gleneagle Hotel
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  • Feb 28 Friday
    Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
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  • Mar 2 Sunday
    Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
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  • Mar 3 Monday
    Berlin, Germany O2 World
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  • Mar 4 Tuesday
    Hamburg, Germany O2 World
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  • Mar 5 Wednesday
    Oberhausen, Germany König Pilsener Arena
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  • Mar 6 Thursday
    Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
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  • Mar 8 Saturday
    Cologne, Germany LANXESS Arena
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  • Mar 9 Sunday
    Lingen, Germany Emsland Arena
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  • Mar 10 Monday
    Hannover, Germany TUI Arena
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  • Mar 11 Tuesday
    Leipzig, Germany Arena Leipzig
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  • Mar 13 Thursday
    Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
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  • Mar 14 Friday
    Kempten, Germany bigBOX Allgäu
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  • Mar 15 Saturday
    Nuremberg, Germany Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
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  • Mar 17 Monday
    Zürich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
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  • Mar 18 Tuesday
    Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum
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  • Mar 19 Wednesday
    Salzburg, Austria Salzburgarena
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  • Mar 20 Thursday
    Vienna, Austria Wien Stradthhalle
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  • Mar 22 Saturday
    Stuttgart, Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyerhalle
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  • Mar 22 Saturday
    Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
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  • Mar 23 Sunday
    Amneville, France Galaxie
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  • Mar 24 Monday
    Geneva, Switzerland Arena de Geneve
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  • Mar 25 Tuesday
    Paris, France Zénith
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  • Mar 28 Friday
    Cournon D'Auvergne, France Zénith
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  • Mar 29 Saturday
    Tours, France Parc Expo Grand Hall - Tours
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  • Mar 31 Monday
    La Roche-sur-Yon, France Vendespace
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  • Apr 1 Tuesday
    Caen, France Zénith
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  • Apr 2 Wednesday
    Brussels, Belgium Forest National
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  • Apr 4 Friday
    Moscow, Russian Federation Arena Moscow
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  • Apr 14 Monday
    Edinburgh, UK Kings Theatre
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  • Apr 15 Tuesday
    Glasgow, UK Royal Concert Hall
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  • Apr 17 Thursday
    Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester
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  • Apr 18 Friday
    Wolverhampton, UK The Civic Hall
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  • Apr 19 Saturday
    London, UK Royal Albert Hall
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  • Apr 20 Sunday
    Bournemouth, UK Bournemouth International Centre
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Discography

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  • Moon Landing (2013)
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    Moon Landing (2013)
    Atlantic
  • Moon Landing (2013)
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    Moon Landing (2013)
    Atlantic
  • Some Kind of Trouble (2010)
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    Some Kind of Trouble (2010)
    Custard
  • All the Lost Souls (2007)
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    All the Lost Souls (2007)
    WEA
  • Back to Bedlam (2005)
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    Back to Bedlam (2005)
    WEA
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