James Morrison (born James Morrison 13 August 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire.
James Morrison falls under the music genres of soul, pop and rock. James has been producing his own music since 2006. He achieved worldwide success with single "You Give Me Something", which reached No. 2 in the
Netherlands and the No. 5 spot in the UK.
Label records James have been apart of Polydor/interscope island/ Universal Republic 2011 - Present.
James currently has 4 albums:
- Undiscovered (2006)
- Songs for you, truths for me (2008)
- The awakening (2011)
- Higher than here (2015)
As a teenager he started busking when he lived in Porth, Newquay, Cornwall, in a local pub called the Phoenix. After some years of covering other musicians' songs, he eventually started to write his own music. He attributes his distinctive voice to a severe bout of whooping cough that nearly killed him when he was a baby.
According to Morrison, he was influenced by music from a very young age, listening to artists such as Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Van Morrison and Al Green. Morrison said that the first time he heard Stevie Wonder's voice he was close to tears, and has since been fascinated by the way he utilizes his voice. James Morrison has worked with popular artist Jessie J for the song "Up". Jessie J's music tends to be more upbeat where as Morrison creates more soul music with a slow rhythm.
In 2007 Morrison was nominated for 3 BRIT Awards and won the Best British Male Solo Artist category.
References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Morrison_(singer)
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