James Arthur is a pop singer. He is best known as the winner of UK competition show The X Factor, season nine. Unlike other winners of The X Factor he didn’t disappear but released his first song “Impossible”. Here we have gathered some amazing facts about James Arthur.

James Arthur facts you don’t know

Full Name  

Many of us are unaware of his full name. His full name is James Andrew Arthur.

Birth Place

James was born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. He was born on March 2^nd, 1988.

Parents

James’ father is Neil Arthur and mother is Shirley Ashworth. They both separated when James was only two years old.

Siblings

James Arthur has five siblings. Two sisters named Charlotte and Sian. An older brother named Neil Arthur and two half-sisters Neve Rafferty and Jasmin.

Where does James Arthur live?

After separation of his parents Arthur moved with his mother and two half-sisters to the United Kingdom. They started to live in a house in Saltburn-by-the-sea. James also spent some time in foster care when he was homeless.

He also lived in Bahrain

Though James was born in Middlebrough but he spent four years of his childhood in Bahrain.

Tattoos

Actually, James has many tattoos on his body but the most notable ones are on his knuckles. He has hate and love tattooed on his knuckles.

At what age he started writing songs?

James started recording and writing songs when he was only 15 years old.

Audition for The Voice UK

Arthur gave his first audition for The Voice UK in 2011 but he was rejected in that audition.

Panic Attack

When James performed on the second live show he had a panic attack backstage after the show.

X Factor Audition

James performed his own version of Tulisa Contostavlos’s Young at his first audition in X Factor.

He was in bottom two in The X Factor

James Arthur was the only contestant who was in bottom two in the seventh week of the X Factor. He became the first contestant to win the competition after being in that position.

 His First Laptop

Arthur didn’t have a laptop until 2012. In that year on 20^th December, he bought his first laptop.

When he consumed high quantity of ginger beer

James Arthur once pee the bed when he was on a family holiday. The reason was he had consumed too much ginger beer.

Fastest Selling Track

Impossible became the fastest selling track of 2012 because it sold more than 187,000 within 24 hours.

BRIT Award

Arthur won BRIT award for his incredible work. More than 1.3 million copies of songs were sold in a very short time.

Mentor in X Factor

Nicole Scherzinger mentored James Arthur after he performed the song “A Million Love Songs”.

Niall Horan’s Tweet about James

Niall Horan from One Direction is a die heart fan of James Arthur. Once he mentioned James in his Tweet saying: “Sittin @jamesarthur23 winners story! The guy is a super star! End of”.

Twitter Account

James official Twitter is @jamesarthur23. If you are his fan make sure to follow him there for updates.

Favorite Restaurant

James’ favorite restaurant is Nandos. He loves to eat there.