James Morrison

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James Morrison (born James Morrison Catchpole on 13 August 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

In 2006, he debuted with the single "You Give Me Something" which became a huge hit around Europe, Australia, and Japan. His debut album, Undiscovered, went straight to number one in the UK and has sold more than two million copies worldwide.

Morrison performed at the Concert for Diana on July 1, 2007. He performed the songs "Wonderful World" and "You Give Me Something" in honour of Princess Diana.

Early Life
At age 13, Morrison began to learn guitar, inspired by local artist Alan Deane, when his uncle Joe showed him how to play a blues riff. He started busking when he lived in the village of Porth, near Newquay, Cornwall. After years of playing other musicians' songs, he eventually started to compose his own. His favourite artists are Otis Redding, Al Green, Cat Stevens, The Kinks and Van Morrison. He puts his distinctive, husky voice down to a severe bout of whooping cough that nearly killed him when he was a baby.

Music Career
Whilst visiting Derby with long time girlfriend from the city he came across a now renowned Open Mic night at Ryans Bar. Morrison spent best part of 2 years developing there a platform .Spotted by local composer/Guitarist Kevin Andrews who ran the night.Mr Andrews recorded first demos and introduced James to first manager Spencer Wells.Andrews went on to Work for Warner Bros publishers. Polydor Productions took the chance and signed him. He became the supporting artist for Corinne Bailey Rae on her tour supporting her debut album.

He got his worldwide success with début single "You Give Me Something" which reached the #2 spot in Holland and the #5 spot in the UK. He released his debut album Undiscovered on July 31, 2006. He got great reviews from different papers. "There isn't a bad track on it" (The Sun),[3] "Undiscovered may prove to be the least apposite album title for years" (The Times).

The album’s second single was "Wonderful World", which has already been a top-10 hit in the UK, reaching the #8 spot; it also reached #8 in the Netherlands.