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I wanted to be so perfect, but in the end I put up a guard and had a negative perspective on everything’įast forward 2 years, James is a very different animal in 2016 and managed to process his experiences on his new album BACK FROM THE EDGE, which will be released November 4. I was raised in a foster home and tend to have trust issues. It probably happened because I’m a rather nervous type. That was someone, who had lost himself in this thing called fame. The people’s winner, the musicians’ winner, seemed to have had lost support thanks to a well documented and self-admitted public breakdown.Īrthur decided to do the right thing: step away and deliberately digest the two years of light speed. However, months after his debut single and album was finally usurped from the top spot, the struggles of the limelight became too much for the singer and in his own words, he “cracked”. Only global superstar Eminem kept him off the top of the album charts. ‘Impossible’ was nominated for a Brit Award and his self-titled first album, featuring the single “You’re Nobody Until Somebody Loves You” and collaborations with Naughty Boy and Emeli Sande, was certified Gold in the UK after worldwide sales of over 400,000. It was clear even before the finale: the buzz around the singer from Middlesbrough was different than it was about his predecessors, not only due to his extraordinary showman qualities and his extremely distinct voice, but also his natural songwriting talent. With more than three million records sold, No.1 positions in 50 countries and multiple gold and platinum awards, it became the most successful UK “X Factor” winner’s single of all time. In 2012, JAMES ARTHUR became a star overnight and his debut single “Impossible” became a worldwide hit.