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Sacha Skarbek
Sacha Skarbek
English songwriter and musician
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The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
English pop group formed at the end of the 1980s
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James Morrison
James Morrison
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Amanda Ghost
Amanda Ghost
English recording artist, singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive
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Take That
Take That
British five-piece vocal pop group
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JLS
JLS
English pop/R&B group
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Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock
musician
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Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
British singer
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Linda Perry
Linda Perry
American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
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Joss Stone
Joss Stone
English singer and actress
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Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney
American actor
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David Gray
David Gray
British singer-songwriter
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Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud
English-Irish girl group
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Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
British singer and entertainer
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Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
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Westlife
Westlife
Irish boy band
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Busted
Busted
band
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Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders
band
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Nerina Pallot
Nerina Pallot
British singer, songwriter and producer
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Melanie C
Melanie C
British singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
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Keane
Keane
English alternative rock band
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Daniel Merriweather
Daniel Merriweather
Australian musician
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Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
British-American musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer
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Starsailor
Starsailor
English band
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George Michael
George Michael
English singer-songwriter, musician, producer
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Rick Astley
Rick Astley
British singer and songwriter
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A-ha
A-ha
Norwegian pop band
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James Bay
James Bay
British singer-songwriter
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Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Scottish rock band
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McFly
McFly
English band
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Paul Weller
Paul Weller
English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
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James Arthur
James Arthur
English singer and musician
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Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Canadian singer, songwriter and actor
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Levellers
Levellers
English folk rock band
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Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
English singer, songwriter and actress (b.1966)
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The Killers
The Killers
American rock band
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Feeder
Feeder
British rock band
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Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow
English musician
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Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean
singer-songwriter
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Lady A
Lady A
American band
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Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone
Australian brother & sister duo-led folk, indie pop group, formed in 2006
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Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Scottish band
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Travis
Travis
Scottish band
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London Grammar
London Grammar
British indie pop band
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Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
British singer-songwriter
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The Wombats
The Wombats
British band
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Paul Heaton
Paul Heaton
English singer-songwriter
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Hard-Fi
Hard-Fi
Music band
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Luke Steele
Luke Steele
Australian musician
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Madness
Madness
English ska band
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Pete Murray
Pete Murray
Australian singer
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Amy Macdonald
Amy Macdonald
Scottish singer-songwriter
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Paul Epworth
Paul Epworth
British music producer, musician, and songwriter
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Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer
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Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
British-Australian singer and actor
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The Charlatans
The Charlatans
English rock band
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Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician
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Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
British electronic musician
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Olive
Olive
English breakbeat/trip hop group
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Joshua Kadison
Joshua Kadison
American singer-songwriter
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Klaxons
Klaxons
English band
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Plan B
Plan B
British musician and actor
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Steve Harley
Steve Harley
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English singer-songwriter
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known as James Blunt, is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A former reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards regiment of the British Army, he served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War. After leaving 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".

Blunt's first album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide, topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US. "You're Beautiful" was number one in the UK, the US and a dozen other countries. 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. Blunt has since sold over 20 million records worldwide. 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.