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James Arthur

James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 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 number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release (the cover went on to sell over 1.25 million copies in the UK and 2.5 million copies worldwide). He released his self-titled debut album in November 2013 which debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Arthur has been writing and RECORDING  songs since he was 15 as an unsigned artist both solo and in many bands. In early 2012, he recorded songs and released two EPs as The James Arthur Band. The band consisted of Arthur (vocals and guitar), Jez Taylor (guitar), Chris Smalls (keyboards), Jordan Swain (drums) and Rich Doney (bass). In 2012, the band released The EP Collection CD with nine TRACKS with R&B, soul and hip hop influences, a compilation of TRACKS on both EPs. Arthur also released an EP named Hold On under the name The James Arthur Project in August 2012 in collaboration with John McGough. The tracks were written and arranged by McGough, and mixed by Matt Wanstall with all vocals by Arthur.

Arthur originally auditioned for The X Factor in Newcastle And he won. Following his victory, Arthur's winner's SONG, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released as a charity SINGLE for Together for Short Lives. It became the fastest-selling The X Factor winner's SINGLE so far, reaching 255,000 downloads within 48 hours and over 490,000 by the end of the week. The single topped the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. After 11 days, it was the seventh biggest-selling debut single from any contestant from The X Factor, with sales of 622,000. In its second week the single dropped to number two, but reclaimed the number one spot in its third week, and stayed at the top for a further week.