John Newman (singer)
John Newman | |
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| Born | 16 June 1990[1] Settle, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Soul, pop, breakbeat |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Universal, Island Records |
John Newman (born 16 June 1990) is a British singer and musician.[2] He is best known for the track "Love Me Again" which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2013 as well as being a featured artist on Rudimental's 2012 singles "Feel the Love" and "Not Giving In", which peaked at number one and number fourteen on the chart respectively.
Early life and career
Newman grew up in Settle in the Yorkshire Dales and attended Settle College. He started playing guitar and writing his own songs at the age of 14 and soon learned how to record and produce himself, even making his own house tracks and DJing.[2]
At 20, Newman moved to London, started a band, played live and was signed to Island Records.[2] He released "Cheating" as a download song and plays an acoustic version of the track at gigs.[3]
Music career
2012: Breakthrough
In May 2012 John Newman featured on Rudimental's single "Feel the Love". The single topped the UK Singles Chart in early-June 2012. In November 2012 he featured on Rudimental's follow-up single, "Not Giving In", which peaked at number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart.
2013–present: Tribute
In June 2013 John Newman released his debut single "Love Me Again" as the lead single from his debut studio album.[4] On October 6, 2013 he will release "Cheating" as the second single from his debut studio album. He will release his debut studio album Tribute on October 14, 2013.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Tribute |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
BEL (Vl) [8] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
SCO [13] |
SWI [14] | ||||||||
| 2013 | "Love Me Again" | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | Tribute | |||||
| "Cheating" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
BEL (Vl) [8] |
DEN [16] |
IRE [17] |
NL [11] |
NZ [12] |
SCO [18] | |||||||||
| 2012 | "Feel the Love" (Rudimental featuring John Newman) |
1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Home | ||||||
| "Not Giving In" (Rudimental featuring John Newman and Alex Clare) |
14 | 12 | — | 54 | — | 58 | 71 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
References
Footnotes
Sources
- ^ "Twitter / JohnNewmanMusic: Its the 1st of June that means its my birthday in 15days! X". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ a b c "About John Newman". 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ "John Newman Cheating acoustic new music". www.soulculture.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ John Newman announces debut single 'Love Me Again' - video - Music News. Digital Spy
- ^ a b "John Newman > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Newman". australian-charts.com Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Newman". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie John Newman". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Newman". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Newman". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discografie John Newman". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Newman". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Love Me Again": "Chart Archive > July 13, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-07-13.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie John Newman". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ "BPI Certified Awards > Search 'John Newman' (Artist)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography John Newman". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in Ireland:
- For "Feel the Love": "Chart Archive > Week ending: July 19, 2012". (IRMA).
- For "Not Giving In": "Chart Archive > Week ending: November 29, 2012". (IRMA).
- ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland:
- For "Feel the Love": "Chart Archive > June 9, 2012". Official Charts Company. 2012-06-09.
- For "Not Giving In": "Chart Archive > December 1, 2012". Official Charts Company. 2012-12-01.