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James Arthur

British singer (born 1988)
Person Human Q717626

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
March 2, 1988
Place of birth
Middlesbrough
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
singer, songwriter, guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer
Field of work
music, pop music, popular music[9][10][11]
Educated at
British School of Bahrain[12]
Award received
NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year[13]
Genre
pop music[15]
Official website
www.jamesarthurofficial.com[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Birth name
James Andrew Arthur
Different from
James Arthur
Discography
James Arthur discography[17]
Family name
Arthur (surname)[19]
Given name
James[20]
Instrument
drum kit, guitar, voice[22]
Participant in
The X Factor, season 9
Record label
Syco Music[16]
Social media followers
2.2M (2.1M–2.2M, n=4)
Start of work period
2011
Voice type
lyric baritone[18]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 64
ISNI
0000000430744705
VIAF cluster ID
305855557
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2014050944
GND ID
1045259713
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
James Arthur-6633.jpg ↗
AZLyrics artist ID
j/jamesarthur
Acharts.co artist ID
james_arthur
AllMusic artist ID
mn0003041321
Apple Music artist ID
193502798
BBC Things ID
02bb2d2b-3ebd-48da-9101-85f58f0d9c56
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
ArthurJames1988-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16750455m
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Billboard artist ID
james-arthur
Companies House officer ID
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Deezer artist ID
873890
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1045259713
DigiListan artist ID
177
Discogs artist ID
3049023
Douban musician ID
128857
Douban personage ID
35855308
Europeana entity
agent/base/136317
Facebook username
JamesArthur
Famous Birthdays ID
people/james-arthur
Freebase ID
/m/0n_ghmb
Genius artist ID
James-arthur
Genius artist numeric ID
34107
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0n_ghmb
HAND ID
0CB4-D640-A4FE-F4AD-4347
IMDb ID
nm4744335
IMVDb artist ID
james-arthur
Instagram username
jamesarthurinsta23
J9U entity ID
987007273014505171
Jaxsta profile ID
c95847c8-88bf-40d4-8469-50b1ed519a54
Last.fm ID
James+Arthur
Munzinger Pop ID
02000001925
MusicBrainz artist ID
56f62fe8-d3a0-46e0-b5df-a64a8b4b4274
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000411766
NE.se ID
james-arthur
NL CR AUT ID
xx0210080
NRJ artist ID
james-arthur
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
413303756
PORT person ID
554662
Quora topic ID
James-Arthur-31
Rate Your Music artist ID
james_arthur_f1
SBN author ID
DDSV378336
SecondHandSongs artist ID
81448
Shazam artist ID
40842915
Songfacts artist ID
james-arthur
Songkick artist ID
6256314
SoundCloud ID
james-arthur-official
SoundHound artist ID
200632215016521513
Spotify artist ID
4IWBUUAFIplrNtaOHcJPRM
TMDB person ID
1695687
Tidal artist ID
4804285
TikTok username
jamesarthur23
Topic's main category
Category:James Arthur
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1149820
WikiTree person ID
Arthur-2953
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MusicAct", "JamesArthur::5hy5t"]
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrFYJqJK6GRFYk8DHQv3
X (Twitter) topic ID
870300653272170496
X (Twitter) username
JamesArthur23
YouTube channel ID
UCV5Gw7GGOMxe6SSF6llp_3Q, UCnPjVVu__eOVZnAnjBiGhKA, UC0TKhJIGrGVZmnEwKBRwfyA
ČSFD person ID
110532

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 10
James Arthur, Sun Comes Up, Back from the Edge, Bitter Sweet Love, It'll All Make Sense in the End, Lasting Lover, Nobody, Rewrite the Stars (Wideboys Hands in the Air Remix) +2 more
Mb:writer 8
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You, You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You, Let's Go Home Together, Let's Go Home Together, Naked, Naked, Recovery, Recovery
Occupation 5
composer, singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, guitarist
← Performer 4
Say You Won't Let Go, James Arthur, Sun Comes Up, Back from the Edge
Field of work 3
music, pop music, popular music
Instrument 3
guitar, drum kit, voice
Mb:composer 2
Say You Won't Let Go, Say You Won't Let Go
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Discography 1
James Arthur discography
Genre 1
pop music
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Middlesbrough
Record label 1
Syco Music
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:James Arthur
← Category's main topic 1
Category:James Arthur
← FactGrid item ID 1
Lopushna
← Lyricist 1
Say You Won't Let Go
← Main subject 1
James Arthur discography
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Summary

James Arthur was born in Middlesbrough[1]. He was born on March 2, 1988[2]. He worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], guitarist[5], singer-songwriter[6], and composer[7].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1988-03-02[25]

  • Genre(s): pop, pop soul[26]

  • Community tags: pop, pop soul[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 56f62fe8-d3a0-46e0-b5df-a64a8b4b4274[28]

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include music[9], a type of arts[29]; pop music[10], a music genre[30], founded in 1950[31]; and popular music[11], a music genre[32].

FAQs

Where was James Arthur born?

James Arthur's place of birth was Middlesbrough[1].

What did James Arthur do for work?

James Arthur worked as singer[3], songwriter[4], guitarist[5], singer-songwriter[6], and composer[7].

Where did James Arthur go to school?

James Arthur was educated at British School of Bahrain[12].

What awards did James Arthur receive?

Honors received include NRJ Music Award for International Revelation of the Year[13].

Related Entities

music United Kingdom

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  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 0CB4-D640-A4FE-F4AD-4347
    PORT person ID → 554662
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 554662, batch #275236"
  2. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → pop music
    Topic's main category → Category:James Arthur
    Occupation → singer, songwriter, guitarist +1
    Place of birth → Middlesbrough
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #41740: Remove redundant VIAF reference to P21"
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