He sang "A Million Love Songs" at bootcamp and was chosen as one of six contestants in the "Boys" category to advance to judges' houses. He also revealed his father and mother had hardly spoken to each other for over 20 years, and this was a reunion of sorts for them to attend his audition. He performed an acoustic rendition of judge Tulisa Contostavlos's "Young", before explaining his past, including a short spell in respite foster care and time spent in flats and bedsits after break-ups within his family.
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The tracks were written and arranged by McGough, and mixed by Matt Wanstall with all vocals by Arthur.Ģ012: The X Factor Main article: The X Factor (UK series 9)Īrthur originally auditioned for The X Factor in Newcastle. Arthur also released an EP named Hold On under the name The James Arthur Project in August 2012 in collaboration with John McGough. 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. The band consisted of Arthur (vocals and guitar), Jez Taylor (guitar), Chris Smalls (keyboards), Jordan Swain (drums) and Rich Doney (bass). In early 2012, he recorded songs and released two EPs as The James Arthur Band. In 2011, he auditioned for The Voice UK and made it into the final 200 contestants but no further.
Both releases were on the independent 57 Records UK. In June 2010, the band released a five-track EP, Tonight We Dine in Hades, which in addition to the title track "Tonight We Dine in Hades" included "Superhero", "You Always Want a Fight", "Juliet Is Not Dead" and "She Aims to Please". In 2009, the band released a three-track EP called Truth, carrying the title track "The Truth", as well as "Echoes" and "I Un-Proudly Present".
When he was nine, he moved with his mother Shirley and his stepfather Ronald Rafferty to Bahrain where he studied at the local British School of Bahrain for four years. Īrthur first went to Ings Farm Primary School in Redcar, North Yorkshire. They hardly spoke with one another for more than twenty years, but they agreed to attend his audition together in a family reunion to support their son. Neil and Shirley split up when James was one-year old and each settled with new partners a few years after their divorce. Neil is a delivery driver, but also used to be a DJ and drummer for many years, whilst Shirley was a fashion model and later a sales and marketing professional. Early lifeĪrthur was born in Middlesbrough, to parents from the United Kingdom an English mother, Shirley Ashworth, and Scottish father, Neil Arthur. It has since gone on to sell over 1.2 million copies, making it the second best-selling The X Factor winner's single of all time, beaten only by Alexandra Burke's version of "Hallelujah". 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. James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is a British singer and musician who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012.
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