James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover”, brought him to fame in 2005. Since then, Blunt has supported MSF by holding meet-and-greet auctions at many of his concerts. The Blount family has a long history of military service, dating from the 10th century. He has a keen interest in motorcycles after learning to ride when he was 16. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Life Guards, a unit of the Household Cavalry, where he rose to the rank of captain. Blunt’s debut single in the UK was “High” (co-written with Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue). 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 1 album, Brit Award and countless accolade’s will be his for the taking.” After 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. The song also received massive airplay in the UK, which helped propel Back to Bedlam to number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Blunt’s Flight Scare Over Dubai James Blunt was caught up in a major flight scare on Thursday (01Mar12) after his plane was forced to make an emergency landing due to an air leak. Th… [link]
