Friday, June 13, 2008

James Blunt...!!!


He's a livin' maniac wid extra-ordinary vocals..........his words...i tell u dey'll keep u awake all night long.......4 all his fans out der..........here is Mr.JAMES BLUNT


Birth name




James Hillier Blount
Born




February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) (age 34)







Origin




Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
Genre(s)




Folk rock
Pop rock
Soul rock
Occupation(s)




Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)




Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
Years active




2004–present
Label(s)




Warner/Atlantic/Custard
Website




www.JamesBlunt.com


Early life

Blunt was born at a military hospital in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, the first child born to Jane and Charles Blount. Blunt spent his early childhood living in England, Cyprus, and Germany, where his father, a Colonel in the British Army Air Corps,[1] and military helicopter pilot, was posted at various times. He has two younger siblings. His father instilled in his son a love of flying, and Blunt earned his pilot's license at age 16. The Blount family has a long history of military service, dating to the 10th century.

At age seven, Blunt was enrolled at Elstree School, Woolhampton, then att

ended Harrow School (Elmfield House) on an army bursary. From Harrow School he gained an army-sponsored place at the University of Bristol, where he first studied Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering and then subsequently read Sociology.[2] He graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Sociology in 1996.


Music career

James Blunt in April 2006

James Blunt in April 2006

Blunt took piano and violin lessons as a child, but his first significant exposure to popular music was at Harrow School. There, he was introduced to the guitar by a fellow student, and started playing guitar and writing songs at age 14.


Blunt left the British Army in 2002 so that he could pursue his musical career. It was at about that time that he started using the stage name "Blunt", in part to make it easier for others to spell; "Blount" is pronounced the same way, and remains his legal surname. Shortly after leaving the Army, he was signed to EMI music publishers, and to Twenty-First Artists management

Personal life

Blunt says that he has become closer to his family since his musical success; his father manages his finances, and his mother arranged for the purchase of his principal residence in Ibiza, where Blunt has holidayed since he was a teenager. Blunt also owns a chalet in the Swiss town ofVerbier; in February 2007, he was named "godfather" of one of the town's new ski lift

Blunt was instrumental in introducing his sister to her eventual h

usband after offering her for "sale" on Ebay. She was having difficulty obtaining transport to a funeral in Ireland, and Blunt l

isted her as a "damsel in distress." The winner provided helicopter transportation. They subsequently began a relationship and eventually married.

The musician's social life has been the subject of significant commentary, particularly in the tabloid press; he is well known to enjoy nightclubbing and socializing with other celebrities. Blunt has, in the past, been romantically linked to Dixie Chassay, casting director for the Harry Potter films; Camilla Boler, musician and daughter of the late Stephen Boler; and supermodel Petra Nemcova. Blunt himself has found the degree of interest in his personal life to be bizarre, stating that "fame and celebrity is something that other people have constructed that I'm not really party to."



Albums

Awards

2005

2006

2008

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