
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 for Music in 2016 by the University of Bristol. Blunt has since sold over 20 million records worldwide. Back to Bedlam was the best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK, and is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. “You’re Beautiful” was number one in the UK, the US and a dozen other countries. After retiring from the military, 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”.īlunt’s first album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide, topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US. A former reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards regiment of the British Army, he served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War. James Blunt, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Global (17 April 2020) – Multi-Grammy nominated and multi-platinum British singer/songwriter James Blunt has shared a moving video for his new single “The Greatest.” ‘Cause the world is standing waiting for someone to come and change it… Yeah, be the young, the brave, the powerful cause we need a soul to save us, need someone to be the greatest!
