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English musician other uses|James Blount (disambiguation)!James Blount Use British English January 2014 April 2022 Infobox person | name = James Blunt | image = James Blunt Amadeus Awards 2017 (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Blunt in 2017 | birth_name = James Hillier Blount | birth_date = birth month and age|1974|2 | birth_place = Tidworth, Hampshire, England | occupation = hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician | alma_mater = University of Bristol (BSc) | spouse = marriage|Sofia Wellesley|2014 | children = 2 2003–present | module = Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = hlist|Pop rock|folk rockcite web |author=Artist Biography by Matt Collar https://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-blunt-mn0000391586/biography James Blunt | Biography AllMusic 10 August 2013|Folk-pop|folk pop|soft rock | instrument = hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboards|piano|organ|ukulele|marimba | label = hlist|Custard Records|Custard|Atlantic Records|Atlantic|Warner Music Group|Warner | website = Official URL Infobox military person |embed = yes | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = 1996–2002 |servicenumber = 547098 | rank = Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain | unit = Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards | battles = Kosovo War File:Interview with James Blunt from 2021.webm|thumb|Interview with James Blunt, 2021 ''James Blunt'' (born ''James Hillier Blount''; February 1974) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. A former soldier, he is especially known for his 2004 songs "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover". As a British Army captain in the aftermath of the Kosovo War, Blunt was involved in the British refusal to engage Russian troops Incident at Pristina Airport|at Pristina Airport. After leaving the army, he rose to fame in 2004 with the release of his debut album ''Back to Bedlam'', achieving worldwide fame with the singles "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover". His first album had sold over 12 million copies worldwide by December 2009, topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US. "You're Beautiful" reached number one in thirteen countries, including the UK and the US. ''Back to Bedlam'' was the List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom|best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK,cite news Michaels Sean James Blunt makes decade's best-selling album https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/dec/30/james-blunt-top-album |newspaper=The Guardian 30 December 2009 23 October 2013 and is as of |2018|lc=yes one of the List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|best-selling albums in UK chart history.cite web Copsey Rob The UK's Top 40 biggest studio albums of time https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-biggest-studio-albums-of-all-time__24431/ Official Charts Company 13 October 2018 11 April 2019 Blunt's second album, ''All the Lost Souls'', released in 2007, reached number one in twelve countries. He went on to release a further five albums, at intervals of approximately three years: ''Some Kind of Trouble'' (2010, ''Moon Landing (album)|Moon Landing'' (2013, ''The Afterlove'' (2017, ''Once Upon a Mind'' (2019) and ''Who We Used to Be'' (2023).cite web Thomson Liz Album: James Blunt – Who We Used to Be https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-james-blunt-who-we-used-be The Artsdesk 27 October 2023 1 November 2023 As of 2013, Blunt had sold over 20 million records worldwide. He has received several awards, including two Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 2006—two MTV Video Music Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards, as well as receiving five 48th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award nominations and an Honorary degree|Honorary Doctorate of Music in 2016 from the University of Bristol.
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