Wednesday 5 November 2008

[..James Blunt..]

James Blunt was born on the 22nd of February in 1974 in England. He´s a solo singer and he writes his own lyrics. The style of the songs is a mix of pop, rock and folk. He performs a variety of instruments, including piano and guitar.

This young singer has already won two BRIT Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards, and was nominated in 2006 for five Grammy Awards. "All The Lost Souls", his second album, was certified gold in 2007, he has become very popular in a short amount of time.

Before he started his singing career he was an officer in the Life Guards, a reconnaissance regiment of the British Army, and served under NATO in Kosovo during the conflict in 1999. Here he was introduced to the work of a humanitarian group known for its emergency medical care in regions which are in conflict. That´s why in his concerts he always says the names of some organisations of Charity.

Now he is living in Ibiza where he has writen many of his second album´s songs. He started writing songs at the age of 14, when he was introduced to the guitar by a fellow student, but then he started studying Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering .Some years later he was commissioned subaltern. He gave up with 28 years old and started singing.

I really like James Blunt, I think that he has became popular because his songs are felt by everyone. Every song is a different story where he shows his most intimate feelings and I like it.
Is one of the best singers of this century for a big part of the world.

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