ames Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974),[3] better known by his stage

name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and

former British Army officer.
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". The 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,[4] and is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart
history.[5]
Blunt has sold over 20 million records worldwide.[6][7] 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.
Blunt was a reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards, a cavalry regiment
of the British Army, and served under NATO in the Kosovo War in 1999.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Music in 2016 by University
of Bristol.