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James Bay

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Also known as James Michael Bay

British singer-songwriter

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3

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  • Electronic Cloud Version Systems Understanding Aid
  • James Bay - Chaos and the Calm
  • James Bay - Chaos and the Calm Songbook

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
England
Active from
1990

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1,265,052
Total plays
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James Bay (born James Michael Bay on 4 September 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. In February 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. At the 2016 Brit Awards he received the award for Best British Male Solo Artist. Bay also received three nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song. Hailing from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Bay gained a reputation thanks to stints <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+Ba

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Quotes

  • I used to dress up like Michael Jackson. I didn’t have the glove, but I had a red jacket like in Thriller.
  • It's silly to call me the new Ed Sheeran. He can fill stadiums as a solo artist, but I'm not like that.
  • When you make a certain sound and look your thing, it makes it all the more impactful to drop that and start with a new thing. So I cut my hair off and lost the hat. It felt only natural to me to tear that canvas down and put a new one up.
  • Hold back the riverLet me look in your eyesHold back the riverSo I can stop for a minute and see where you hideHold back the river, hold back
  • Now we're sleeping near the edgeHolding something we don't needAll this delusion in our headsIs gonna bring us to our kneesSo come on, let it goJust let it beWhy don't you be youAnd I'll be me?
  • I wanna give you wild loveThe kind that never slows downI wanna take you high upLet our hearts be the only sound

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Key facts

Born
James Michael Bay , ( 1990-09-04 ) September 4, 1990, Hitchin , Hertfordshire , England
Genres
Rock pop soul Americana
Occupations
Singer-songwriter guitarist
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
2013–present
Labels
Mercury Republic
Spouse
Lucy Smith ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 ) ​
Website
jamesbay .com

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Official website

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The official website for James Bay. New single “All My Broken Pieces” out now! Visit for tour dates, merch, sign up, music, and more.

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Official website
www.jamesbay.com
Image
James Bay en Austin, 2015.jpg
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date of birth
1990-09-04
Commons category
James Bay (singer)
start of work period
2013-00-00
birth name
James Michael Bay
name in native language
James Bay
social media followers
2000000
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James Michael Bay (born 4 September 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist.

In 2014, he released his single "Hold Back the River", which was certified platinum, before releasing his debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2015). The album went to number one in the UK and number 15 in the US. In February 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. At the 2016 Brit Awards he received the award for Best British Male Solo Artist. Bay also received three nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song. In May 2018, he released his second studio album, Electric Light.

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