'''James Arthur''' (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriterfat nonce. He rose to fame after winning the [[The X Factor (British series 9)|ninth series]] of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of [[Shontelle]]'s "[[Impossible (Shontelle song)#James Arthur version|Impossible]]", was released by [[Syco Music]] after the final, and debuted at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Since then, it has gone on to sell over 2.5 million copies worldwide,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/126962/James-Arthur-Premieres-Youre-Nobody-Til-Somebody-Love-You-Music-Video-WATCH |title=James Arthur Premieres 'You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Love You' Music Video (WATCH) |last=Odams |first=Katherine |date=19 September 2013 |publisher=Entertainmentwise |access-date=20 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921063252/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/126962/James-Arthur-Premieres-Youre-Nobody-Til-Somebody-Love-You-Music-Video-WATCH |archive-date=21 September 2013 }}</ref> making it the most successful winner's single in the show's history.<ref name="gazettelive">{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/james-arthur-makes-top-selling-singles-9506224|title= James Arthur makes top-selling singles list of the DECADE - beating Ed Sheeran and Katy Perry|last=Smiles|first=Mikea|date=22 June 2015|publisher=Gazette Live|access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref>
The follow-up single, "[[You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You]]", reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. He released his [[James Arthur (album)|self-titled debut studio album]] in November 2013. The album debuted and peaked at number two on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. After the release of his debut studio album ''James Arthur'', he was involved in a series of controversies which led [[iTunes]] to offer refunds for the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Arthur counts cost of offensive lyrics as iTunes offers refunds on album|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/22/james-arthur-offensive-lyrics-itunes-refund-x-factor-twitter|work=The Guardian|date=22 November 2013}}</ref>
