James Newman (singer)

James Newman
Born
James Richard Newman

(1985-10-19) 19 October 1985
Settle, North Yorkshire, England
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2013–2024
LabelBMG
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James Richard Newman (born 19 October 1985) is an English retired singer and songwriter. During the 2014 Brit Awards, he won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year as a co-writer of "Waiting All Night", a song by English band Rudimental. Newman was selected to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song, "My Last Breath" before its cancellation. He instead represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Embers”, which came in last place with nul points.