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Duncan James Profile |
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Birth Date: April 7, 1979
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Birth Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Birth Name: Duncan Matthew Inglis
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Duncan James was a singer in the boy band Blue and is now a
solo artist. He is best known for his soul voice.
James grew up in Dorset and was raised primarily by his
grandparents. In October 2004, James collaborated with
Keedie to release the single "I Believe My Heart", which
entered the UK singles chart at #2. [4] He returned to the
solo music scene in May 2006 with his single "Sooner or
Later", releasing the video in early May and planning to
release the single commercially on June 5, 2006. The video
reached #2 on The Box and #5 on The Hits.
James's debut solo album, due out on 12 June 2006, is called
Future Past. He collaborated with Stephen Lipson, Andreas
Carlsson, and Peter Vettese.
He starred in A Midsummer Night's Dream when he was 15, and
played Puck. He also played Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes
when he was a teenager.
In early 2000, James, along with Antony Costa, convinced Lee
Ryan and Simon Webbe to form the group Blue. Blue's
R&B-influenced pop allowed the group to achieve commercial
success in the United Kingdom and many other countries,
including Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. From May 2001,
when the group released its first single, "All Rise," to
2004, when the group released its final chart-qualifying
single, "Curtain Falls," Blue had 11 top ten singles in the
UK.
Though Blue has never formally announced its permanent
breakup, it split in July 2005 and all four members have
moved on to solo careers. James has criticized the solo
efforts of some of his former bandmates, referring to Ryan's
first album as "rushed" and Costa's bid to represent the UK
in the Eurovision Song Contest as "cheesy."
James has worked occasionally as a television presenter,
having presented the 95.8 Capital FM's Party in the Park for
the Prince's Trust (2003 and 2004), and the TV series
Soapstar Superstar, along with Jayne Middlemiss on ITV2.
James has a daughter named Tianie-Finn, born in 2005 to an
ex-girlfriend whose name is only known as "Claire". (He
refuses to reveal her complete name) He has been quoted
numerous times expressing his frustration with the media's
constant obsession with who he is having a relationship
with. Nevertheless, as is true for many celebrities, his
love life has been a focus of frequent media speculation. |
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Other Information |
Member of the boyband, Blue. Antony Costa, Lee Ryan and
Simon Webbe are the other members.
Born at 4:55 AM
Has a daughter, Tianie-Finn James, who was born on February
26, 2005. She weighed 8lbs.
As a child he was in a lots of school plays, always
impressing his teachers, and got amazing reviews from the
local papers.
His record company asked his to record a song from the
soundtrack for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical. The Women In
White. 'I Believe My Heart', which was a duet with opera/pop
singer Keedie, reached number 2 in the charts. He has since
been given a solo deal.
He was a guest call taker for the phone lines of the
donations to The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live. |
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