James Blunt

English musician (born 1974)

For other uses, see James Blount.

James Blunt

Blunt in 2017

Born|

James Hillier Blount

(1974-02-22) 22 February 1974 (age 50)

Tidworth, Hampshire, England

Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter
* musician

Years active| 2003–present
Spouse|

Sofia Wellesley

(m. 2014)​

Children| 2
Musical career
Genres|

* Pop rock
* folk rock[1]
* folk pop
* soft rock

Instrument(s)|

* Vocals
* guitar
* keyboards
* piano
* organ
* ukulele
* marimba

Labels|

* Custard
* Atlantic
* Warner

Website| www.jamesblunt.com

Musical artist

Military career
Allegiance| United Kingdom
Service/branch| British Army
Years of service| 1996–2002
Rank| Captain
Service number| 547098
Unit| Life Guards
Battles/wars| Kosovo War
Interview with James Blunt, 2021

James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount; 22 February 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He has released seven albums since 2004 and has sold over 20 million records worldwide.

After serving in the British Army, Blunt 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 has sold over 12 million copies worldwide, 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 best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK,[2] and is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.[3]

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: Some Kind of Trouble (2010), Moon Landing (2013), The Afterlove (2017), Once Upon a Mind (2019) and Who We Used to Be (2023).[4]

Blunt has sold over 20 million records worldwide, as of 2013.[5] 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 Grammy Award nominations and an Honorary Doctorate of Music in 2016 from the University of Bristol.

## Early life

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Blunt was born James Hillier Blount on 22 February 1974[6] at Tidworth Camp military hospital, then in Hampshire, England. His mother, Jane Ann Farran (née Amos), started a ski chalet company in the French Alpine resort of Méribel, while his father, Charles Blount,[7] was a cavalry officer in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and then a helicopter pilot, becoming a Colonel in the Army Air Corps.[8][9][10] He is the first of three children, with two sisters.[11] The family has a long history of military service, dating back to the 10th-century arrival of their Danish ancestors in England.[12]

Blunt grew up primarily in St Mary Bourne,[13] but moved every two years according to his father's military postings around England (Middle Wallop, Netheravon, and York) as well as Cyprus (Nicosia) and Germany (Soest). He also spent time in Cley-next-the-Sea, where his father owned the Cley Windmill. Blunt was educated at Elstree School and then Harrow School,[14] gaining A-levels in physics, chemistry, and economics. He then went to the University of Bristol, where he read aerospace manufacturing engineering and sociology, graduating in 1996 with a BSc (Hons).[15] Like his father, he is a pilot and gained his fixed-winged private pilot licence at age 16.[9] He also developed a keen interest in motorbikes around this time.[16][17]

## Military service

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Having been sponsored through university on an army bursary, Blunt was committed to serve a minimum of four years in the armed forces. He trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in intake 963[9][18] and was commissioned into the Life Guards. He rose to the rank of captain.[19] The Life Guards, part of the Household Cavalry Regiment, were primarily based in Combermere Barracks. Blunt was trained in British Army Training Unit Suffield in Alberta, Canada, where his regiment was posted for six months in 1998 to act as the opposing army in combat training exercises.[20]

In 1999, Blunt volunteered to join a squadron of the Blues and Royals who deployed with NATO to Kosovo.[21] Initially assigned to carry out reconnaissance of the North Macedonia–Yugoslavia border, Blunt's troop worked ahead of the front lines, locating and targeting Serbian forces for the NATO bombing campaign. On 12 June 1999, the troop led the 30,000-strong NATO peacekeeping force from the North Macedonia border towards Pristina International Airport. However, a Russian military contingent had moved in and taken control of the airport before his unit's arrival. American NATO commander Wesley Clark ordered that the unit forcibly take the airport from the Russians. Mike Jackson, the British commander, refused the order, telling Clark that they were "not going to start World War Three for you".[22][23] Blunt has said that he would have refused to obey such an order if Jackson had not blocked it.[24]

During Blunt's Kosovo assignment, he had taken along his guitar strapped to the outside of his tank and would sometimes perform for locals and troops.[25] While on duty there he wrote the song "No Bravery".[26] Blunt extended his military service in November 2000[27] and was posted to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in London, as a member of the Queen's Guard.[12] During this posting, he was featured on the television programme Girls on Top, a series highlighting unusual career choices.[28] He stood guard at the coffin of the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon during her lying in state and was part of the associated funeral procession on 9 April 2002.[29]

A keen skier, Blunt captained the Household Cavalry alpine ski team in Verbier, Switzerland, becoming the Royal Armoured Corps giant slalom champion in 2000.[30] He left the army on 1 October 2002 having served six years.[31]

## Music career

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### Early career

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Blunt had piano and violin lessons as a child but was introduced to the electric guitar aged 14 at Harrow by a fellow student.[12][32] His dissertation at the University of Bristol was entitled The Commodification of Image – Production of a Pop Idol. One of his sources was Simon Frith, a sociologist and rock critic, and chair of the Mercury Music Prize panel of judges since 1992, who later undertook a lecture tour entitled "The unpopular and unpleasant thoughts inspired by the work of James Blunt".[33][34]

While still in the army, Blunt would write songs during his time off. A backing vocalist and songwriting collaborator suggested he contact Elton John's manager, Todd Interland, with whom she used to share a house. Interland told HitQuarters that he listened to Blunt's demo while driving home and, after hearing the track "Goodbye My Lover", pulled over and called the mobile number written on the CD to set up a meeting.[35]

Blunt left the British Army in 2002 so that he could pursue his musical career.[26] He started using the stage name "James Blunt" in part to make it easier for others to spell; "Blount" is pronounced the same way, and remains his legal last name.[36] Shortly after leaving the army he was signed to EMI music publishers and to Twenty-First Artists management.[37] A record contract remained elusive, with label executives pointing to his posh speaking voice as a barrier in class-divided Britain.[32] Linda Perry, who was just launching her own label Custard Records in early 2003, heard Blunt's promotional tape when visiting London, and soon after heard him perform live at the South by Southwest Music Festival.[25] She made an offer to him the same night,[38] and within a few days he signed a recording contract with her. A month later, he travelled to Los Angeles to meet producer Tom Rothrock.[37][39]

### 2003–2006: Back to Bedlam

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Main article: Back to Bedlam

Blunt performing in the United States, 2008

Blunt recorded Back to Bedlam in 2003 with Rothrock as producer in Conway Recording Studios at Rothrock's home studio in Los Angeles, playing many instruments himself.[32][40] During recording, he lodged with actress Carrie Fisher. Fisher contributed in naming the album, and he recorded the song "Goodbye My Lover" in her bathroom.[12] Back to Bedlam was released in the UK in October 2004.

Blunt's debut single in the UK was "High" (co-written with Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue). This song initially peaked below the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart; after the subsequent success of "You're Beautiful" it made the Top 75 before being re-released.[41] The song was chosen to appear in a Vodafone commercial in Italy, and was a Top 10 hit in that country.[37]

The debut album from the unknown Blunt initially attracted little critical attention; there were no published reviews from major UK music journals. His live performances, mainly in support of better-known musicians, received generally favourable reviews. His lack of performing experience and inconsistent approach with audiences was commented upon, while his music was likened to that of Damien Rice and David Gray.[42][43]

In March 2004, with Blunt performing in the support role for Katie Melua in Manchester, Alex McCann of Designer Magazine wrote, "Blunt's ascendance is a dead cert and this time next year it isn't that far removed from reality to suggest that a number one album, Brit Award and countless accolade's [sic] will be his for the taking."[44] After the release of the album, concert support slots for Elton John and Lloyd Cole and the Commotions in late 2004 and early 2005 followed, as did a band residency at London club 93 Feet East.[45] In March 2005, his second single, "Wisemen", was released.[46]

Blunt's third single, "You're Beautiful", was his break-out hit.[25] The song debuted at number 12 in the UK, and reached number one six weeks later. The song received huge airplay in the UK, propelling Back to Bedlam to number one on the UK Albums Chart.[37] The extensive airplay ultimately led to Blunt and his co-writers being awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work.[47]

After the success of "You're Beautiful" in the UK, the song crossed over to mainland Europe, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2005 across the continent. In the US, "You're Beautiful" made its debut in the summer of 2005 on WPLJ, a prominent radio station in New York City, despite not having been released to radio. The song was released to radio stations in the autumn of 2005 and climbed into the Top 10 in three radio formats: Adult Contemporary Music, Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, and Adult album alternative.[37]

Blunt became the first British artist to top the American singles chart in nearly a decade when "You're Beautiful" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2006; the last British artist to do so had been Elton John in 1997 with the song "Candle in the Wind 1997".[37] "Goodbye My Lover" was released as the fourth UK single from the album in December 2005, and the second US single. The songs "High" and "Wisemen" were subsequently re-released in 2006. Blunt began 2006 celebrating five Brit Award nominations, and went on to win Best British male solo artist and Best pop act categories, having already started an 11-month world tour.[48] On 31 August 2006, he won two awards at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, with "You're Beautiful" winning the award for Best Male Video.[49][50]

In late 2005, Blunt made appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Eight of the songs on the album were featured in television shows (The O.C., Grey's Anatomy and many more), films (Undiscovered), and advertising campaigns (Hilton Hotels, Sprint telecommunications) throughout 2005 and 2006.[37] He performed "You're Beautiful" at the 49th Grammy Awards in February 2007, dedicating the song to the late Ahmet Ertegün of Atlantic Records, but he did not win in any of the five categories for which he had received nominations (including Best New Artist, won by Carrie Underwood).[51]

The album sold 11.2 million copies[52] and topped the album charts in 16 territories worldwide.[37] It sold 2.6 million in the US[52] and was certified 2× platinum.[53] In Britain the album sold over three million copies, was certified 10× platinum, and entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest selling album in one year.[54]

In 2005, Blunt performed 90 live shows, mainly across the UK and Europe, and supported Jason Mraz in a North American tour. The "Back to Bedlam World Tour" started off in January 2006, covering cities in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, as well as three separate headline tours in North America, ending in November of that year.[45] Not including promotional appearances, he performed over 140 live shows in 2006.

The videos for all of Blunt's singles from Back To Bedlam feature symbolism and dark imagery. In the first video for "High", he is buried in a desert. In the first video for "Wisemen", he is kidnapped and taken hostage. In the video for "You're Beautiful", he alludes to suicide by jumping off a cliff into the sea. In the "Goodbye My Lover" video, he is the outsider in a love triangle, imagining the couple, a man and woman (played by Matt Dallas of Kyle XY and Mischa Barton of The O.C.) together. The re-release video for "High" features Blunt running in a forest. The re-release video for "Wisemen" has him burning identification papers, and then walking through a forest while he is on fire.

Blunt appeared on an episode of Sesame Street which aired on 14 November 2007, singing about triangles to the tune of "You're Beautiful".[55] A parody of "You're Beautiful" titled "You're Pitiful" was recorded by Weird Al Yankovic.[56] He gave personal permission for this parody to be included on a Weird Al album, but Atlantic Records, his label, stepped in to forbid the commercial release of the song. Weird Al has since made the song available as a free MP3 download on his website. In a request by Yankovic to include the song on an upcoming compilation CD, Blunt's manager replied via email, "Thanks for your email, but both James and I will never approve this parody to be released on any label."[57]

On 28 December 2009, BBC Radio 1 announced that Back to Bedlam was the biggest-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom.[58]

### 2007–2008: All the Lost Souls

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Main article: All the Lost Souls

Blunt at a concert in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, 2007

Blunt's second studio album, All the Lost Souls, was released on 17 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and one day later in North America. It sold 65,000 units in its first week, and was certified gold in the UK after only four days.[59] By the end of January 2008, the album had sold 600,000 copies in the UK, and 4.5 million copies internationally.[60] Blunt completed the album's songs at his home in Ibiza in the winter of 2006–2007. He performed five of the ten album tracks during his 2005–2006 tours; lyrics, melodies, and harmonies were refined for the studio recording, on which his touring band played and Tom Rothrock worked as producer.[32]

While Blunt's first album received little critical attention, critics from every major music publication, and newspapers around the world, weighed in on All the Lost Souls.[61] The album was met with generally mixed to positive reviews, and received a 53/100 rating at Metacritic.[61] Eric Danton, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Hartford Courant wrote that the album is "a collection so bland, it makes hardtack seem sumptuous". However, Kerri Mason of Billboard said Blunt "shows the abandon and confidence of a long-term artist, not just a one-hit wonder" and continued "there is not a misstep throughout".[62] Equally effusive, Liz Hoggard of The Observer wrote that "it's impossible to resist Blunt's troubadour yearning."[63]

The first single from All the Lost Souls, "1973", was inspired by Blunt's nights out at Pacha, an Ibiza club, which opened in that year. The song became another hit, reaching number one on the Billboard European Hot 100 Singles chart.[64] D.J. Pete Tong remixed "1973" and played the track during his set at Pacha over the summer of 2007.[33] The second single, "Same Mistake", was released in early December 2007 but did not fare well in the UK charts, peaking at number 57. It was Number one in Brazil and a hit in many South American countries.[65] The third single from the album was "Carry You Home", released in March 2008, peaking at number 20 in the U.K charts and bringing the album back into the Top 10, six months after its release.[60] The fourth and final single from the original "All The Lost Souls" album was "I Really Want You".

Blunt collaborated twice during this album cycle. In late 2007, he worked with French rapper Sinik. They released "Je Réalise", which took elements of Blunt's song "I'll Take Everything", which hit the top three in France. On 14 November 2008, "Primavera in anticipo", Laura Pausini's new album, was released. The title track is a duet with Blunt. The album reached the Number one in Italy.

Throughout 2007 and 2008, Blunt went on his second world tour, including a performance in London's O2 Arena. In July and August 2008, he supported Sheryl Crow on a 25-date tour along with Toots and the Maytals.[66] On 24 November 2008, All The Lost Souls was re-released as a deluxe edition, with new album artwork, new single "Love, Love, Love" and the documentary James Blunt: Return to Kosovo.

### 2010–2013: Some Kind of Trouble

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Main article: Some Kind of Trouble

Blunt's third studio album titled Some Kind of Trouble, was released on 8 November 2010. The album debuted at number four in the UK with over 100,000 copies sold in the first week. The album's first single "Stay the Night" was released on 27 October 2010. The single did much better in Europe than the UK, sitting at number two on the European Airplay Chart for five consecutive weeks, but only charting at number 37 in the UK top 40. The second single from the album, "So Far Gone" was released in the UK on 3 January 2011. The third single from the album, "If Time Is All I Have" was released in the UK on 4 April 2011. Overall critical reception has been mixed, with Allmusic saying, in a positive review, that "Some Kind of Trouble is a step in the right direction for Blunt, a move toward love songs free of pretension"[67] whilst BBC Music felt "When all's said, Some Kind of Trouble is not a terrible record by any means, but there's little sense that Blunt has advanced, and equally little sense that it'll make any difference to his bottom line."[68]

As of February 2011, worldwide sales stand at over one million copies.[69]

### 2013–2017: Moon Landing

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Main article: Moon Landing (album)

Blunt performing in Nuremberg, Germany, October 2017

Blunt's fourth album, Moon Landing, was released on 18 October 2013. It featured production from Back to Bedlam producer Tom Rothrock. The lead single, "Bonfire Heart", debuted at number six before peaking at number four the following week in the UK Singles Chart. The single went to number 1 in Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and was in the top 10 in several other countries.

On 16 September 2014, Blunt confirmed on his official Instagram account that "Moon Landing" would be re-released on 3 November 2014. The new version of the album was named Moon Landing – Apollo Edition and contained 19 tracks: 11 from the original disc, plus the three bonus tracks of the deluxe version ("Telephone", "Kiss This Love Goodbye", and "Hollywood") and five new tracks ("Smoke Signals", "When I Find Love Again", "Breathe", "Trail of Broken Hearts", and "Working it Out"). The new track "When I Find Love Again" was released as a single that same day, after being played on BBC's Radio 2 for the first time. The official music video for "When I Find Love Again" was released on 14 October 2014.[70][71] The new version of the album also contains a 19-track live DVD recorded during Blunt's performance in the 2014 edition of the Paléo Festival, Switzerland.

On 3 May 2015, Blunt was confirmed to be replacing Ronan Keating on the seventh season of The X Factor Australia. He was joined by American rock musician Chris Isaak and returning judges Guy Sebastian and Dannii Minogue.[72]

### 2017–2019: The Afterlove and Walk Away

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In early 2016, Blunt announced via his newsletter that he had started work on his fifth album. Titled The Afterlove, it was released in March 2017.[73][74] In 2019, Blunt collaborated with German DJ and producer Alle Farben to release "Walk Away" in the dance music genre.[75]

### 2019–present: Once Upon a Mind and Who We Used to Be

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Blunt's sixth album, Once Upon a Mind, was released on 25 October 2019. He released the song "Cold" as the lead single on 29 August.[76]

His first "greatest hits" album The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004–2021) was released on 19 November 2021[77] and included four new songs, two of them released as singles: "Love Under Pressure"[78] and "Unstoppable".[79] A Greatest Hits tour followed, with UK dates in February 2022.[80]

On 2 August 2023, Blunt announced his seventh album, Who We Used to Be, which was released on 27 October 2023, while releasing a single "Beside You" from the album on the same day.[81][82] Blunt then released singles "All The Love That I Ever Needed"[83] and "The Girl That Never Was", the latter of which was written about Blunt and his wife losing a child through miscarriage.[84][85] The album was released the same day as Blunt's "non-memoir" Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story: A Non-Memoir.[86][87][88][89] An in-depth documentary about Blunt's life and career, titled One Brit Wonder, is to be released in UK cinemas for one night only in December 2023.[90] Blunt toured the album in 2024.[91][92]

## Personal life

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Blunt and his wife Sofia at the 2014 NRJ Music Awards

Blunt primarily resides on the Spanish island of Ibiza.[93] He also owns a chalet in the Swiss Alpine village of Verbier, where he has a ski lift named after him.[33] In 2012, alongside motorcycle racer Carl Fogarty and rugby player Lawrence Dallaglio, he opened a restaurant at the top of the ski lift called La Vache.[94] The same year, he was a victim of the News International phone hacking affair and filed for damages in a civil case.[95]

On 6 September 2014, Blunt married Sofia Wellesley,[96][97] the granddaughter of Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington.[98] Blunt and Wellesley have two sons; the godfather of their elder son is Ed Sheeran, and the godmother was Carrie Fisher.[99][100][101][102]

Blunt received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (Hon DMus) from the University of Bristol in 2016.[103][104]

Blunt is an active user of Twitter with over two million followers and a feed notable for self-deprecating humour.[105] In 2020, Constable published a compendium of his tweets as a book called How to Be a Complete and Utter Blunt: Diary of a Reluctant Social Media Sensation.[106][107]

## Charity work

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Blunt was a patron of Help for Heroes,[108] a charity that raises money to provide better facilities for wounded British servicemen, and has also held benefit concerts for this charity.[109]

He has raised funds for the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières. He first encountered the non-governmental organisation while on operations in Kosovo. Since then, he has been an active supporter by holding meet-and-greet auctions at many of his concerts, and filming the documentary Return to Kosovo, in which he visited the people and places he had encountered while there.[110]

Blunt also has supported environmental causes. He screened the trailer for An Inconvenient Truth at his concerts, and for each advance sales concert ticket purchased through his designated website, a tree is planted.[111] On 7 July 2007, he performed at the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium in London.

He contributed to the charity single, "Everybody Hurts" in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake appeal.[112]

## Discography

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Main article: James Blunt discography

* Back to Bedlam (2004)
* All the Lost Souls (2007)
* Some Kind of Trouble (2010)
* Moon Landing (2013)
* The Afterlove (2017)
* Once Upon a Mind (2019)
* Who We Used to Be (2023)

## Tours

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Headlining

* Back to Bedlam World Tour (2005–2006)[113]
* All the Lost Souls Tour (2008–2009)[114]
* Some Kind of Trouble Tour (2011–2012)[115]
* Moon Landing World Tour (2014–2015)[116]
* The Afterlove Tour (2017–2018)[117]
* Once Upon a Mind Tour (2020)[118]
* The Stars Beneath My Feet Tour (2022)[119]
* Who We Used To Be Tour (2024)[120]

Opening act

* 2004 Tour (for Elton John) (2004)[121]
* The Secret Migration Promo Tour (for Mercury Rev) (2004)[122]
* Peachtree Road Tour (for Elton John) (2004)
* Fall Tour 2005 (for Jason Mraz) (2005)[123]
* 2008 Summer Tour (for Sheryl Crow) (2008)[124]
* ÷ Tour (for Ed Sheeran) (2017)[125]

## Awards and nominations

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### Brit Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2006 | James Blunt  | British Pop Act | Won
British Male Solo Artist | Won
British Breakthrough Act | Nominated
Back to Bedlam | British Album of the Year | Nominated
"You're Beautiful"  | British Single of the Year | Nominated
2008 | "1973"  | British Single of the Year  | Nominated

### BT Digital Music Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2005 | James Blunt  | Best Pop Artist  | Won

### Grammy Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2007 | James Blunt  | Best New Artist | Nominated
"You're Beautiful"  | Record of the Year | Nominated
Song of the Year | Nominated
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated
Back to Bedlam | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated

### MTV Australia Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2006 | "You're Beautiful"  | Song of the Year  | Won
Best Male Artist  | Nominated

### MTV Europe Music Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2005 | James Blunt  | Best New Act | Won
Best UK & Ireland Act | Nominated
"You're Beautiful"  | Best Song | Nominated

### MTV Video Music Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2006 | "You're Beautiful"  | Best New Artist | Nominated
Best Male Video | Won
Best Cinematography | Won

### Q Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2005 | James Blunt  | Best New Act  | Won
"You're Beautiful"  | Best Track  | Nominated
Back to Bedlam | Best Album  | Nominated

### Teen Choice Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2006 | James Blunt  | Choice Music: Male Artist  | Won
Choice Music: Breakout Male Artist  | Nominated
"You're Beautiful"  | Choice Music: Single  | Nominated
Choice Music: Love Song  | Nominated

### 2006

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* NRJ Music Award (France) – Best International Newcomer
* Echo Music Prize (Germany) – Best International Newcomer
* NME Awards – Worst Album[126]
* Ivor Novello Awards – Most Performed Work and International Hit of the Year
* World Music Awards – Best New Artist in the World and Biggest Selling British Artist in the World
* Premios 40 Principales – Mejor Artista Revelación Internacional (Nominated)

### 2007

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* IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards – Top 10 Best Selling Foreign Albums All the Lost Souls

### 2008

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* Echo Music Prize (Germany) – Best International Male Artist

### 2010

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* Virgin Media Music Awards – The Hottes

### 2011

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* Elele Magazine Teen Idol of Turkey 2011

### 2014

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* NME Awards for Best Band Blog or Twitter (nominated)
* Hungarian Music Awards – Pop/Rock Album of the Year for Moon Landing

### 2016

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* Honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol

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## Bibliography

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* Hardy, Peter (2010). Different Country, Same State. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 9780755319947. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

## External links

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Studio albums|

* Back to Bedlam (2004)
* All the Lost Souls (2007)
* Some Kind of Trouble (2010)
* Moon Landing (2013)
* The Afterlove (2017)
* Once Upon a Mind (2019)
* Who We Used to Be (2023)

Live albums|

* Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions (2006)
* Les Sessions Lost Souls (2008)

Compilations|

* The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004–2021) (2021)

Extended plays|

* Monkey on My Shoulder (2006)

Tours|

* Moon Landing World Tour
* The Afterlove Tour

Related articles|

* James Blunt: Return to Kosovo

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Discography

Back to Bedlam|

* "High"
* "You're Beautiful"
* "Goodbye My Lover"
* "Wisemen"
* "No Bravery"

All the Lost Souls|

* "1973"
* "Carry You Home"
* "I Really Want You"
* "Love, Love, Love"
* "Same Mistake"

Some Kind of Trouble|

* "Stay the Night"
* "So Far Gone"
* "If Time Is All I Have"
* "I'll Be Your Man"
* "Dangerous"

Moon Landing|

* "Bonfire Heart"
* "Heart to Heart"
* "Postcards"
* "When I Find Love Again"

The Afterlove|

* "Love Me Better"
* "Bartender"

Once Upon a Mind|

* "Monsters"

Who We Used to Be|

* "Beside You"
* "The Girl That Never Was"

Featured singles|

* "Je réalise"
* "Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)"
* "OK"

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Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist

* Cliff Richard (1977)
* Cliff Richard (1982)
* Paul McCartney (1983)
* David Bowie (1984)
* Paul Young (1985)
* Phil Collins (1986)
* Peter Gabriel (1987)
* George Michael (1988)
* Phil Collins (1989)
* Phil Collins (1990)
* Elton John (1991)
* Seal (1992)
* Mick Hucknall (1993)
* Sting (1994)
* Paul Weller (1995)
* Paul Weller (1996)
* George Michael (1997)
* Finley Quaye (1998)
* Robbie Williams (1999)
* Tom Jones (2000)
* Robbie Williams (2001)
* Robbie Williams (2002)
* Robbie Williams (2003)
* Daniel Bedingfield (2004)
* The Streets (2005)
* James Blunt (2006)
* James Morrison (2007)
* Mark Ronson (2008)
* Paul Weller (2009)
* Dizzee Rascal (2010)
* Plan B (2011)
* Ed Sheeran (2012)
* Ben Howard (2013)
* David Bowie (2014)
* Ed Sheeran (2015)
* James Bay (2016)
* David Bowie (2017)
* Stormzy (2018)
* George Ezra (2019)
* Stormzy (2020)
* J Hus (2021)

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Brit Award for British Pop Act

* Five (2000)
* Westlife (2001)
* Westlife (2002)
* Blue (2003)
* Busted (2004)
* McFly (2005)
* James Blunt (2006)
* Dua Lipa (2022)
* Harry Styles (2023)
* Dua Lipa (2024)

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MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act

* Crash Test Dummies (1994)
* Dog Eat Dog (1995)
* Garbage (1996)
* Hanson (1997)
* All Saints (1998)
* Britney Spears (1999)
* Blink 182 (2000)
* Dido (2001)
* The Calling (2002)
* Sean Paul (2003)
* Maroon 5 (2004)
* James Blunt (2005)
* Gnarls Barkley (2006)
* Bedwetters (2007)
* Katy Perry (2008)
* Lady Gaga (2009)
* Kesha (2010)
* Bruno Mars (2011)
* One Direction (2012)
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
* 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
* Shawn Mendes (2015)
* Zara Larsson (2016)
* Dua Lipa (2017)
* Cardi B (2018)
* Billie Eilish (2019)
* Doja Cat (2020)
* Saweetie (2021)
* Seventeen (2022)

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