James Blunt's Biography.

Birth Name:
James Blunt
Born
February 22, 1974 (age 32)
Origin
Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
Genre(s)
Pop rock,Alternative,Folk rock
Years active
2004–present
Label(s)
Warner/Atlantic/Custard
Website:
james blunt
Biography
Blunt was born in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England in 1974 and educated at Elstree School, Woolhampton, then Harrow School. From there he gained an army sponsored place at Bristol University, before finally completing his education at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Blunt's father was in the British Army Air Corps, and his family has a long history of military service. The Blount family is also known to have owned and restored Cley windmill.
Blunt was then a commissioned officer in the Life Guards regiment, a unit of the Household Cavalry of the British Army. He rose to the rank of Captain and served as an armoured reconnaissance officer in the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo, amongst the 30,000 troops advancing into Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. It was while on duty in Kosovo that he wrote his song "No Bravery". He also stood guard at the coffin of the Queen Mother during the days of her lying in State and was part of the funeral procession on April 9, 2002.
Sining Career
Within a year of leaving the army, Blunt teamed up with former 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry, who had written and produced songs for P!nk, Courtney Love and Christina Aguilera. Perry signed him to her new US-based Custard Records label, and Blunt recorded his album in Los Angeles with producer Tom Rothrock at Rothrock's home studio, Embassy studios while lodging with actress Carrie Fisher.
James Blunt's debut single, by "soft release" in the UK was "High" (co-written with Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue). This song peaked below the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. However, the song was chosen to appear in a Vodafone commercial in Italy, and as a result was a Top 10 hit in that country. Some people have suggested that the title of his song "High" is in reference to drugs. His second single, "Wisemen", improved upon that position with a #44 peak, and sent the album into the UK's Top 20 chart. A support slot on Elton John's 2004 tour followed.
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source:wikipedia.