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| Website | jamesbaymusic.com |
James Michael Bay[1] (born 4 September 1990) is an English singer, songwriter[2][3] and guitarist.[4] He has released a number of EPs and an album, Chaos and the Calm (2015). The album went to number one in the UK and number 15 in the US. Bay’s single “Hold Back the River” peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Bay grew up in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, and attended Hitchin Boys’ School before studying at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute.[4] In 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards “Critics’ Choice” award.[5]
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Early life[edit]
Bay was brought up in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Aged 11, Bay was inspired to play classical guitar after hearing Eric Clapton‘s “Layla“.[6] When he moved to study in Brighton seven years later he gained a greater education from playing the city’s open mic nights, on which he said, “That taught me a lot about writing and performing on my own and trying to hold my own”.[6]
