James Bay

James Bay is one of those artists I trust the moment a guitar and a real voice carry a song, and Chaos and the Calm proved he had both. Hitting number one in the UK with a debut, and winning the Brit Critics' Choice before that album even dropped, signals a craftsman rather than a trend chaser. What I admire most is restraint, the way Hold Back the River builds without shouting. To me he feels like a songwriter built for the long haul, the kind whose records age well rather than flaring out with a season.

Name (English)

James Bay

Name (Japanese)

ジェームズ・ベイ

Reading

じぇーむず・べい

Born

September 4, 1990 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

Hitchin, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer-songwriter / guitarist / singer / recording artist / musician

University

BIMM University

• Official sitehttps://www.jamesbay.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jamesbaymusic/
• Xhttps://x.com/JamesBayMusic
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Bay%20(singer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17811637

Tags

• singer-songwriter
• guitarist
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-20

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