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John William Peter Newman (born 16 June 1990) is an English singer and musician. He is best known for the track "Love Me Again" which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2013 as well as being a featured artist on Rudimental's 2012 singles "Feel the Love" and "Not Giving In", which peaked at number one and number fourteen on the chart, respectively. He was one of the most successful and praised British singers in 2013. He was nominated for three Brit Awards, including for British
Key facts
- Born
- John William Peter Newman , ( 1990-06-16 ) 16 June 1990 (age 35) , Settle, North Yorkshire , England
- Genres
- Soul pop breakbeat Northern soul
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician DJ record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals piano guitar
- Years active
- 2004–present
- Labels
- Island Universal Warner Numana Music
- Spouse
- Nana-Maria Newman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 18 August 2018</span>"}]]}'>2018 )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Family name
- Newman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Settle
- Sibling
- James Newman
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Eye colour
- green
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- electronic keyboard
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- johnnewmanofficial.com
- Image
- John-Newman 2014-01-18 1846 photoby-Adam-Bielawski.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of birth
- 1990-06-16
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- John Newman (singer)
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- name in native language
- John Newman
- birth name
- John William Peter Newman
- different from
- John Newman
- social media followers
- 2310000
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Encyclopedic overview
John William Peter Newman (born 16 June 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, DJ, and record producer. He first gained prominence for his single "Love Me Again" (2013), which peaked at number one on the UK singles chart, and entered the top ten in over twenty countries. The song also made an appearance in FIFA 14 and returned in FIFA 23. His 2013 debut album Tribute, reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and is certified platinum by the BPI.
Newman's other notable singles include "Feel the Love" featuring Rudimental (2012), "Cheating" (2013), "Blame" with Calvin Harris (2014), "Come and Get It" (2015), and "Give Me Your Love" with Sigala and Nile Rodgers (2016). As of March 2015, he has achieved four number one UK singles while his second studio album Revolve (2015), reached number three in his home country.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Newman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.