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English singer and musician (born 1988)

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  • Varieties of Virtue Ethics
  • Teaching Character and Virtue in Schools
  • Routledge Companion to Education
  • Routledge Companion to Education
  • Ethics and the Good Soldier

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1859-05-22
Active to
1930-07-07
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1,818,122
Total plays
49,031,172

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James Andrew Arthur (born 1988) is a British singer and musician who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, Impossible, was released after the final and debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart on 16 December 2012 in its first week of release. Since 2005, and prior to his participation in The X Factor, he was a vocalist and guitarist in a number of bands, and later, as a solo artist as well as forming his own The James Arthur Band and James Arthur Project. <a href="https://

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Key facts

Occupations
Singer songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
2011–present
Labels
Columbia Records UK Columbia Records Germany
Website
jamesarthurofficial .com
Born
James Andrew Arthur , ( 1988-03-02 ) 2 March 1988 (age 38) , Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire , England
Genres
Pop

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James Arthur at WHSmith in Middlesbrough.jpg
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date of birth
1988-03-02
Commons category
James Arthur (singer)
birth name
James Andrew Arthur
start of work period
2011-00-00
social media followers
2185063
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James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the final, and debuted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. Since then, it has gone on to sell over 2.5 million copies worldwide, making it the most successful winner's single in the show's history.

The follow-up single, "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You", reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. He released his first album James Arthur in November 2013. The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. After this, he was involved in a series of controversies that led iTunes to offer refunds for the album.

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