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James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and former reconnaissance officer for the British Army. He originally signed to
and is currently signed to
Blunt rose to prominence in 2004 with the release of his debut
, achieving worldwide fame with the singles "" and "". The album sold over 11 million copies worldwide, topping the
and peaking at number two in the US. "" was number 1 in both the US, UK and a dozen other countries. Back to Bedlam, was .
Blunt has gone on to sell over 20 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide. He has received several awards, including two , two , two
as well as receiving five .
Blunt was a reconnaissance officer in the , a , and served under
Blunt was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Music in 2016 by .
Blunt was born at an army hospital in , , the first of three children to Colonel Charles Blount and Jane Ann Farran Blount (née Amos). His father was a cavalry officer in the
and then a helicopter pilot and
of the . The Blount family has a long history of military service, dating back to
in the 10th century.
Blunt grew up primarily in
in , but moved every two years depending on his father's military postings in: ; ; ; ; and . He also spent time in
where his father owned .
Blunt was educated at
in , , and , gaining
and . He went on to study
at ., graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Sociology in 1996.
Like his father, Blunt is a pilot, gaining his
aged 16, and has a keen interest in .
Having been sponsored through university on an army bursary, Blunt was committed to serve a minimum of four years in the armed forces. He trained at the
in intake 963, and was commissioned into the , a reconnaissance regiment. He rose to the rank of .
The Life Guards, part of the , were primarily based in . Blunt also trained in
in , Canada, where his
was posted for six months in 1998 to act as the
in combat training exercises.
In 1999, Blunt volunteered to join a
squadron deploying with
to Kosovo. Initially assigned to carry out reconnaissance of the Republic of Macedonia– border, Blunt's
worked ahead of the front lines locating and targeting
forces for the . On 12 June 1999, Blunt led the 30,000-strong NATO peacekeeping force from the Macedonia border to , however a Russian
before his unit's arrival. American NATO commander
ordered that Blunt's unit forcibly take the airport from the Russians. However, Blunt refused the order, citing the wider consequences. , Blunt's superior officer, stepped in stating that they were "not going to start the ". There were less intense moments during Blunt's Kosovo assignment. Blunt had brought along his guitar, strapped to the outside of his tank, and would sometimes perform for locals and troops. It was while on duty there that he wrote the song "".
Blunt extended his military service in November 2000, and was posted to the
in London, as the . During this posting, Blunt was featured on the television programme "Girls on Top", a series highlighting unusual career choices. He stood guard at the coffin of the
during her lying in State and was part of the funeral procession on 9 April 2002.
A keen skier, Blunt captained the Household Cavalry alpine ski team in , Switzerland, becoming
ski champion in 2000. Blunt left the army on 1 October 2002 having served six years.
Blunt had piano and violin lessons as a child, but was introduced to the electric guitar aged 14 at Harrow by a fellow student. His dissertation at
was titled, The Commodification of Image – Production of a Pop Idol. One of his main references for was , a
and , and chair of the
panel of judges since 1992, who later did a lecture tour entitled: "The unpopular and unpleasant thoughts inspired by the work of James Blunt". While still in the army Blunt would write songs during his time off. A backing vocalist and songwriting collaborator suggested he contact 's manager, Todd Interland, with whom she used to share a house. Interland told
that he listened to Blunt's demo while driving home and, after hearing the track 'Goodbye My Lover', pulled over and called the mobile number written on the CD to set up a meeting.
Blunt left the British Army in 2002 so that he could pursue his musical career. He started using the stage name "Blunt" in part to make it easier "Blount" is pronounced the same way, and remains his legal surname. Shortly after leaving the army he was signed to
and to Twenty-First Artists management. A
remained elusive, with recording label executives pointing to Blunt's
speaking voice as a barrier in class-divided Britain. , who was just launching her own Custard Records label in early 2003, heard Blunt's promotional tape when visiting London, and soon after heard him perform live at the . She made an offer to him the same night and within a few days Blunt signed a recording contract with Perry. One month later, he travelled to Los Angeles to meet producer .
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Blunt performing in the United States, 2008
Blunt recorded
in 2003 with producer
and Rothrock's home studio in Los Angeles, playing many instruments himself. During recording, he lodged with actress . Fisher contributed in naming the album and Blunt recorded the song "" in her bathroom. Back to Bedlam was released in the UK in October 2004.
Blunt's debut single in the UK was "" (co-written with
of ). This song initially peaked below the Top 100 of the , however after the subsequent success of "" it finally made the Top 75 before being re-released. The song was chosen to appear in a
in Italy, and was a Top 10 hit in that country.
The debut album from the unknown Blunt initially attracted little critical attention, and there were no published reviews from major UK music journals. His live performances, mainly in support of better known musicians, received somewhat mixed but generally favourable reviews. Blunt's lack of performing experience and inconsistent approach with audiences was commented upon, while his music was likened to that of
and . In March 2004, with Blunt performing in the support role for
in , Alex McCann of Designer Magazine wrote, "Blunt's ascendance is a dead cert and this time next year it isn't that far removed from reality to suggest that a number one album, Brit Award and countless accolade's [sic] will be his for the taking." After release of the album, concert support slots for
in late 2004 and early 2005 followed, as did a band residency at London club . In March 2005, his second single, "," was released.
Blunt's third single, "You're Beautiful", was his break-out hit. The song debuted at number 12 in the UK, and rose all the way to number one six weeks later. The song also received huge airplay in the UK, propelling Back to Bedlam to number one on the . The extensive airplay ultimately led to Blunt and his co-writers being awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work. After the success of "You're Beautiful" in the UK, the song crossed over to mainland Europe, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2005 across the continent. In the US, "You're Beautiful" made its debut in the summer of 2005 on , a prominent radio station in New York City, despite not having been released to radio yet. The song was released to radio stations in the fall of 2005 and climbed into the Top 10 in three radio formats: , , and . Blunt became the first British artist to top the American singles chart in nearly a decade when "You're Beautiful" reached number one on the
in 2006; the last British artist to do so had been
in 1997 with the song "".
"Goodbye My Lover" was released as the fourth UK single from the album in December 2005, and the second US single. The songs "High" and "Wisemen" were subsequently re-released in 2006. Blunt started off 2006 celebrating five
nominations, going on to win Best British male solo artist and Best pop act categories, having already started an 11-month world tour. On 31 August, Blunt won two awards at the , with "You're Beautiful" winning the award for Best Male Video.
In late 2005, Blunt made appearances on
and as a musical guest on . Eight of the songs on the album were featured in television shows (,
and many more), films (), and advertising campaigns (,
telecommunications) throughout 2005 and 2006. Blunt performed "You're Beautiful" at the
in February 2007, dedicating the song to the late
of , but he did not win in any of the five categories for which he had received nominations (including , won by ).
The album eventually sold 11.2 million copies and topped the album charts in 16 territories worldwide. It sold 2.6 million in the U.S. and was certified 2× platinum. In Britain the album sold over three million copies, was certified 10× platinum, and entered the
for the fastest selling album in one year.
In 2005, Blunt performed 90 live shows, mainly across the UK and Europe, and supported
in a North American tour. The "Back to Bedlam World Tour" started off in January 2006, covering cities in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, as well as three separate headline tours in North America, ending in November of that year. Not including promotional appearances, Blunt performed over 140 live shows in 2006.
"," Blunt's break-out hit was the third UK single and first US single from .
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The videos for all of Blunt's singles from Back To Bedlam feature symbolism and dark imagery. In the first video for "High", he is buried in a desert. In the first video for "Wisemen", he is kidnapped and taken hostage. In the video for "You're Beautiful", he alludes to suicide by jumping off a cliff into the sea. In the "" video, he is the outsider in a love triangle, imagining the couple, a man and woman (played by
of ) together. The re-release video for "High" features Blunt running in a forest. The re-release video for "Wisemen" has Blunt burning identification papers, and then walking through a forest while he is on fire.
Blunt appeared on an episode of
which aired on 14 November 2007, singing about triangles to the tune of "You're Beautiful".
A parody of "You're Beautiful" titled "" was recorded by . Blunt gave personal permission for this parody to be included on a Weird Al album, but , Blunt's label, stepped in to forbid the commercial release of the song. Weird Al has since made the song available as a free MP3 download on his website. In a request by Yankovic to include the song on an upcoming compilation CD, Blunt's manager replied via email, "Thanks for your email, but both James and I will never approve this parody to be released on any label."
On 28 December 2009,
announced that Back to Bedlam was the biggest selling album of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom.
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Blunt's second studio album, , was released on 17 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and one day later in North America. It sold 65,000 units in its first week, and was certified gold in the UK after only four days. By the end of January 2008, the album had sold 600,000 copies in the UK, and 4.5 million copies internationally. Blunt completed the album's songs at his home in
in the winter of . He performed five of the ten album tracks during his
lyrics, melodies, and harmonies were refined for the studio recording, on which his touring band played and
worked as producer.
James Blunt at a concert in
in San Francisco, 2007
While Blunt's first album received little critical attention, critics from every major music publication, and newspapers around the world, weighed in on All the Lost Souls. The album was met with generally mixed to positive reviews, and maintains a 53/100 rating at ." Eric Danton, of the
wrote that the album is "a collection so bland, it makes
seem sumptuous". However, Kerri Mason of Billboard said Blunt "shows the abandon and confidence of a long-term artist, not just a " and continued "there is not a misstep throughout". Equally effusive, Liz Hoggard of
wrote that "it's impossible to resist Blunt's
yearning."
The first single from All the Lost Souls, "", was inspired by Blunt's nights out at , an
club, which opened in that year. The song became another hit for Blunt reaching number one the Billboard European Hot 100 Singles chart. D.J.
remixed "1973" and played the track during his set at Pacha over the summer of 2007. The second single, "", was released in early December 2007 but did not fare well in the UK charts, peaking at number 57. It was Number one in Brazil and a hit in many South American countries. The third single from the album was "", released in March 2008, peaking at number 20 in the U.K charts and bringing the album back into the Top 10, six months after its release. The fourth and final single from the original "All The Lost Souls" album was "".
Blunt collaborated twice during this album cycle. In late 2007, he worked with French rapper . They released "Je Réalise", which took elements of Blunt's song "I'll Take Everything", which hit the top three in France. On 14 November 2008, "", 's new album, was released. The title track is a duet with Blunt. The album reached the Number one in Italy.
Throughout 2007 and 2008, Blunt went on his second world tour, including a performance in London's . On 24 November 2008, All The Lost Souls was re-released as a deluxe edition, with new album artwork, new single "" and the documentary .
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Blunt's third studio album titled , was released on 8 November 2010. The album debuted at number four in the UK with over 100,000 copies sold in the first week. The album's first single "" was released on 27 October 2010. The single did much better in Europe than the UK, sitting at number two on the European Airplay Chart for five consecutive weeks, but only charting at number 37 in the UK top 40. The second single from the album, "So Far Gone" was released in the UK on 3 January 2011. The third single from the album, "If Time Is All I Have" was released in the UK on 4 April 2011. Overall critical reception has been mixed, with
saying, in a positive review, that "Some Kind of Trouble is a step in the right direction for Blunt, a move toward love songs free of pretension" whilst
felt "When all's said, Some Kind of Trouble is not a terrible record by any means, but there's little sense that Blunt has advanced, and equally little sense that it'll make any difference to his bottom line."
As of February 2011, worldwide sales stood at over one million copies.
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Blunt's fourth album, "", was released on 18 October 2013. It featured production from Back to Bedlam producer Tom Rothrock. The lead single, "", debuted at number six before peaking at number two the following week in the UK Singles Chart. The single went to number 1 in Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and was in top 10 in several other countries.
On 16 September 2014, Blunt confirmed on his official Instagram account that Moon Landing would be re-released on 3 November 2014. The new version of the album was named Moon Landing - Apollo Edition and contained 19 tracks: 11 from the original disc, plus the three bonus tracks of the deluxe version (Telephone, Kiss This Love Goodbye and Hollywood) and five new tracks (Smoke Signals, When I Find Love Again, Breathe, Trail of Broken Hearts and Working it Out). The new track When I Find Love Again was released as a single that same day, after being played on BBC's Radio 2 for the first time. The official music video for When I Find Love Again was released on 14 October 2014. The new version of the album also contains a 19-track live DVD recorded during Blunt's performance in the 2014 edition of the Paléo Festival.
On 3 May 2015, Blunt was confirmed to be replacing
of . He was joined by American rock musician
and returning judges
On 2 February 2016, Blunt announced via his newsletter that work on his fifth album had just started.
Blunt and his wife Sofia at the
Blunt's primary residence is in . Blunt also owns a chalet in the Swiss town of , which he purchased in February 2007, and has a ski lift named after him there. In 2012, Blunt,
opened a restaurant at the top of the chairlift called La Vache.
On 8 February 2012, , representing a number of victims of the , informed the
that Blunt was one of six alleged victims who had filed for damages in civil cases.
In September 2014, Blunt married (Alexandrina) Sofia Wellesley, daughter of Lord and Lady John Wellesley, and grand-daughter of the . On 9 October 2015 it was revealed that the couple were expecting their first child. At the
in early June 2016, Blunt revealed he had become a father.
On 17 February 2016, he received the
from the .
Blunt is a patron of , a charity that raises money to provide better facilities for wounded British , and has also held benefit concerts for this charity.
Blunt also raises funds for the medical charity
(MSF, or "Doctors Without Borders"). He first encountered the
while on operations in Kosovo. Since then, Blunt has been an active supporter by holding meet-and-greet auctions at many of his concerts, and filming the documentary , in which he visited the people and places he had encountered while there.
Blunt also supports environmental causes. He screened the trailer for
at his concerts, and for each advance sales concert ticket purchased through his designated website, a tree is planted. On 7 July 2007, Blunt performed at the
concert at , London. Blunt also contributed, with his vocals, to the charity single, "" in aid of the .
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The following musicians have performed with Blunt during his 2014 "Moon Landing" tour.
(drums, backing vocals): 2004—present
Ben Castle (lead guitar, backing vocals): 2005—present
(bass, guitar, backing vocals): 2007—present
Simon Lea (drums): 2014—present
Christopher Pemberton (keyboards, backing vocals): 2014—present
Morten Hellborn (drums): 2015
Daisy Blount (backing vocals): 2004
(lead guitar, backing vocals):
Malcolm Moore (bass, backing vocals): ,
Paul Beard (piano, keyboards, backing vocals):
– Best New Act
– Best New Act
Digital Music Awards – Best Pop Act
(France) – Best International Newcomer
– Best pop act and Best Male Vocalist
(Germany) – Best International Newcomer
– Worst Album
– Song of the Year for
– Most Performed Work and International Hit of the Year
– Best Male Video and Best Cinematography
– Best New Artist in the World and Biggest Selling British Artist in the World
(United States) – Choice Music Male Artist
- Mejor Artista Revelación Internacional (Nominated)
IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards - Top 10 Best Selling Foreign Albums
(Germany) – Best International Male Artist
– The Hottes
Elele Magazine Teen Idol of Turkey 2011
Honourary doctorate from the University of Bristol
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