1. By Daniel Renzo

2. Born February 22, 1974

3. Before becoming an artist James Blunt was a British soldier

4. Blunt’s debut album “Back to Bedlam” was released in 2005

5. Back to Bedlam’s hit single “You’re Beautiful,” hit number one in over a dozen countries, and sold over ten million copies.

6. Back to Bedlam had two other hits “High” and “Goodbye My Lover” Back to Bedlam made James Blunt a worldwide star.

7. Blunt’s second album “All the Lost Souls” released in 2007.

8. “All the Lost Souls” debuted at No. 1 in 10 countries, selling nearly 5 million copies.

9. Hit songs from “All the Lost Souls” included: “1973” “Same Mistake” “Carry You Home”

10. James Blunt has received numerous awards and accolades including: Two Brit Awards Two World Music Awards Two MTV Video Awards MTV European Music Award Five Grammy nominations

12. James Blunt plays the Guitar and the Piano

13. “You’re Beautiful” Became a US No. 1 single, making James Blunt the first UK artist since Elton John in 1997 to top the US singles chart.

15. James Blunt has 3 studio albums Back to Bedlam: 2003-06 All the Lost Souls: 2007-08 Some Kind of Trouble: 2010-12