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James Bay
Background information
Born4 September 1990 (age 24)
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
GenresIndie pop, soul, alternative rock
Years active2013–present
LabelsVirgin, Republic
Websitejamesbaymusic.com

James Bay (born 4 September 1990) is a British singer-songwriter[1][2] and guitarist.[3] He has released three EPs, The Dark of the Morning (2013), Let It Go (2014) and Hold Back the River (2014). He grew up in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, and attended Hitchin Boys' School before studying at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music.[3] In 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award.[4]

Career

Bay released his debut extended play, The Dark of the Morning, on 18 July 2013. His second EP, Let It Go, was released on 12 May 2014.[5] The Let It Go EP debuted in the Top 10 iTunes album chart[6] and the lead single, titled "Let It Go", peaked at number 62 in the UK charts on 27 September 2014.[7] Bay has performed live on the Burberry runway and has also recorded a Burberry Acoustic session.[8] Bay toured with Hozier in 2014, including a sold-out Boston show on the night of Halloween[9] when he performed with a painted skull on half of his face.[9] Bay recorded his debut album 'Chaos and the Calm' at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, with producer Jacquire King.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Chaos and the Calm

Extended plays

Title Details
The Dark of the Morning
Let It Go
Hold Back the River
  • Released: 21 November 2014
  • Label: Republic Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Other Sides
  • Released: 13 January 2015
  • Label: Republic Records
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[11] 		AUS
[12] 		BEL (Vl)
[13] 		GER
[14] 		IRE
[15] 		NLD
[16] 		NZ
[17] 		SCO
[18] 		SWE
[19] 		SWI
[20]
"Let It Go" 2014 62 — — — — 97 — — — — Chaos and the Calm
"Hold Back the River" 8 4 7 33 4 12 8 7 31 4
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[11]
"Scars" 2015 48 Chaos and the Calm
"If You Ever Want to Be in Love" 163

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2015 BRIT Awards Critics' Choice[24] Won
MTV Brand New For 2015[25] Nominated
BBC BBC Sound of 2015[26][27] Second

References

  1. ^ "New Music - Kimberley Anne, James Bay, Little Bear". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC Introducing - On the playlist: James Bay". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b Young, Richard (28 May 2010). "Hitchin guitarist "One to watch" says EMI boss". The Comet. Archant Community Media. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Brit Awards 2015: Winners list". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2015
  5. ^ "A Name to Remember: James Bay is a voice that you just won't forget". Her. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. ^ "James Bay premieres new single 'Hold Back The River'".
  7. ^ "James Bay, Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  8. ^ Bayley, Leanne. "James Bay sang at Burberry SS15 show – but who is he?". Glamour Magazine UK.
  9. ^ a b Bedian, Knar. "Painted Faces and Fantastic Pipes: James Bay". Sound of Boston. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. ^ "James Bay announces debut album". NME.com. 11 December 2014.
  11. ^ a b
  12. ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography James Bay". Hung Medienaccessdate=27 December 2014.
  13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie James Bay". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  14. ^ "Chartverfolgung / James Bay". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved February 7, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  15. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography James Bay". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  16. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie James Bay". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography James Bay". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  19. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie James Bay". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  20. ^ "Discographie James Bay" (select "Charts" tab). swisscharts.com (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 17, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  21. ^ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "James Bay" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  22. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  23. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – James Bay – Hold Back the River". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  24. ^ "Critic's Choice Winner Announced". Brit Awards. 4 December 2014.
  25. ^ "MTV's Brand New For 2015 Nominees announced". MTV. 24 November 2014.
  26. ^ "BBC Music Sound Of 2015 longlist revealed". BBC. 1 December 2014.
  27. ^ "BBC Music Sound Of 2015: James Bay". BBC News. 8 January 2015.

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