well he said at the start his parents were always fighting and music was a coping mechanism so really he didnt have a choice he WAS singing bc he had to as it was either that or listen to all the fights
I was completely blown away with this video following this unicorn of a beautiful soul become a star. I discovered him but had never known the back story. He is just so damn good. He just got better with each song. I love this artist, I cried watching his audition, what a beautiful journey!! xxxxx
Did not realize he competed in the X Factor…well deserved win! He has an incredible voice, filled with great energy and talent. My favorite song of his is “From the Grave” ❤
yea I know he is the first singing that I've heard about that doesn't use auto tune and if he does its like tiny bit and he is the first person Ive seen win that has natural talent and is trying to adjust or is 'getting better' he just is amazing without help
The incomparable James Arthur WAS THE ENTIRE XF2012!!! No other contestant even came close. They were ALL amateurs compared to his pure, raw talent. Starting w/his heartwrenching, mind-blowing audition, James was THE Master Class. THE ONE to beat. And EVERYONE... ALWAYS... KNEW IT.🙏❤🇺🇲✌
He sings every song like it belongs to him, he feels the pain like he wrote it, tells the story like he's been through it, you just can't take your eyes off of him. It's fucking insane.
His first hair cut during his first audition was the best look on him. He is so sexy he dosent need all the makeup and hair gels sprays, sexy naturally. What you want an artist passionate man to be. Just shut up and kiss me already!💋
Usually after a run like this, artists can’t top it after the shows over. James continued the run with his own beautiful music. He’s a legend, and still is #2021
This man is extraordinarily talented! Not a single song failed in this journey in my ears. Absolutely wonderful. 2:00 Tulisa - Young 6:00 Take That - A Million Love Songs 9:20 Adele - I Can't Make You Love Me 14:30 Kelly Clarkson - Stronger 17:11 Mary J. Blige - No More Drama 20:17 LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It 23:35 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams 26:26 No Doubt - Don't Speak 30:15 Adele - Hometown Glory 33:28 Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off of You 36:09 Alicia Keys - Fallin' 38:35 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 41:54 Gabrielle Aplin - The Power of Love 44:37 Bob Dylan - Make You Feel My Love 48:03 Shontelle - Impossible
Momo I wish I could have him do covers of all my favorite songs, just to see what he can do with them. I expect that he’d probably displace many of the originals.
Nicole understood James Arthur much better than anyone else. James is the one contestant in all these musical chows/competitions whose auditions I keep rewatching over and over again over the years. As Nicole said, James is truly one of a kind.
I agree we knew he was someone incredibly special from his very first audition. I always come back to these x factor performances aswell as listen to his music such a talented young man.
+Mccakin there arent many singers where that happens. i think thats what makes James Arthur so great, his ability to just tone out the crowd and play like he`s alone on that stage and just be himself is just amazing because you can see how he feels when he sings these songs.
i just wanted to see the first audition and 52 minutes later i'm still here couldn't stop oh my god he is already a legend for me ! and all his old stuff are gold go check all the other songs he made it's so amazing
if i could, i would transfer every song i listen to into a james arthur version. literally i feel like i can't listen to any other music besides his because no one is as good as him.
I believe Gwen Stefani,Annie Lennox,Alicia Keys, Franky goes to Hollywood and all the others would be proud of his performance of their great songs-he is fabulous 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏he did it classes better! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
you stated my feelings exactly. I just found James in January 2019, but can barely stand to listen to anyone else! I'm afraid I've become addicted to his music.
Do you know when someone sings a song that you don't know and you just think is boring because you don't know? This guy can sing a billion songs that I don't know and I'll love all of them because he's the one singing it
This guy sings every single word from his SOUL. He was born to do this , and you can feel every emotion spilling through his vocals. It’s unbelievable what he can do with music.
I had no clue who James Arthur was until a FB friend told me about him. I'm a Metal head! I don't do pop music at all BUT...this man, to me, isn't pop at all. He's straight up soul! His voice is so far from the 'pop star' cliche. He sings from deep inside his gut! He is beyond brilliant!!
Kelli Couch Right? I agree with this sentiment. I myself listen to of a multitude of different genres, but I have never truly appreciated the “pop” genre until James Arthur happened and even then he is so atypical in comparison - singing with so much feeling and soul - that I forget that the songs he’s covering are from that genre.
My favorite thing about him is that he’s not even doing it for the fame. He does it because he loves it. He’s able to express himself through music. He doesn’t even know he’s a natural. He gets so into the music that he becomes the music. I never have to worry if he’s prepared or not for a song because I know he loves what he does so much.
Dakini 108 they didn't get together as a couple - they've bee split for 20 years.It was his mom said it was James that brought "both sides of the family together. . They knew he struggled with drugs and sounds like a mess that his parents/household was, just speculating, because to leave to get away from your parents..I hope 2018 they are all doing well, this was interesting video.
This man is a huge success story. He has been though it all, lost it all and gained it back. James Arthur is still underrated but definitely a crowd favorite.
James Arthur is unequivocally the most talented artist to date from x factor. I am transfixed by his voice and presence. I will never be as transfixed by any other act from the show. truly unique..I love him!
So many years later, and he’s still my favourite contestant ever. He had the ability to make every song his own, no matter what genre. For example, considering that he didn’t like the way he looked, it was extremely brave to chose that LMFAO song ‘Sexy and I Know It’. Not only would it be difficult to make the lyrics believable if you dislike your looks, but JA’s rendition is also incredibly different to the original. Cherry on top is, that he actually came across as rather sexy when he sang it. Through his journey on X factor, there wasn’t a single performance that I even remotely thought of as average. He’s not one of those karaoke contestants that sound exactly like the original. He’s a true musician.
This young man has so much to give and I really pray that he overcomes his obstacles, both personally and professionally to keep giving us the soul that comes out when he sings." No more pain" was off the charts .LMFO WHO!!!
So I barely discovered James a few days ago and I've been watching this at least 3 times a day. I'm literally in love with him and his voice, plus he's super attractive.
Just watched the whole thing and I could honestly watch it multiple times over and not get bored. His voice is something else. The emotion is so heartfelt. He covers songs better than you ever could imagine. His newest album, back from the edge is a masterpiece. Seriously so, so good. Most credible XFactor winner. Ever.
Honestly the most incredible artist. The fact that you can watch these performances back 6 years later and they're still as good as the first time you hear them, he really is a star in the making! Most X Factor stars you love at the time and then you listen back and wonder why you thought they were that good, James just is THAT good
The amount of pride you can see on his father's face as he just takes it in at the beginning is incredibly heart warming. You can see emotion on what is obviously a very stoic man's face and I love it.
Is it just me or if Sam smith and Ed had a cross over of talents this is what the product would be I freaking love James like you can feel his pain yow like.
I feel like Nicole had a big part in his astounding development. Such a cool and natural women, it`s amazing. So thanks a lot to Nicole Scherzinger as well. I already know i still will be watching his auditions and also hear james` productions in many years. Its really rare for such shows to bring out/ find such a big talent. RU-vid please keep that video and recordings of the performances alive. Thats why i love yt. Keep it up, James.
The best XF contestant ever. I cannot believe I wasn't rooting for him 5 years ago.. I was about 13/14 then so was probably watching it for the cute guys lol 😂 he deserves so much success, he's honestly the most talented person to come from this show. Now it's just a bunch of good looking people with average voices and no emotion whatsoever.. :/
@@margretbryan-bell5490 Same for me...I'm not ashamed to say I have literally been listening to them both every single day since the finals. I also know almost all there is to know about James Arthur that is available online
Oh my word, I've just now for the first time heard this guy sing on our local radio station KFM in Cape Town, South Africa and the song is "Say You won't Let Go" . Oh WOW, he has an amazing voice, such heart felt talent and I had to Google who he is and everything the judges say about him on X Factor is spot on. What a naturally talented artist. Well done young man.🤩
4 years ago I decided to overcome all of my fears and go start sing in the streets just because I always wanted to be a singer and I never had the confidence to do so. Before that decision I was searching for inspiration and I always loved James but I never learned his story. I searched about him and the xfactor here on RU-vid and I found this video. Throughout the whole video I found myself in him, and surprisingly even the story of mine is close to him and I was crying for an hour til this video ended. After watching this video I started to listen to more of his songs and then I decided to grab my guitar, go sing in the streets and started to write songs. After 4 years of me getting sore, getting tired, tears, blood and dealing with life and sacrificing myself just so I can be a singer, last monday I got a call from The Voice of Greece and they wanted me to audition for them. I went to audition for them a couple of days later and they loved it. I'm about to go for the blind auditions that they air on tv and I'm feeling so much anxious and I watched this video again to remind me of how I started and how far have I become. James has always been my inspiration and right now this video made me cry because dreams can happen and in the moment that you think that there is no more hope, that's when the surprises happen! And that what exactly happened to me to! The call last monday from the casting of Voice gave me hope and made me realise that I have value!I really hope that I'll make it after the blind auditions! I watched this video for inspiration again and I'm just gonna go there, put my soul out and just give every word a meaning and not think about anything! Thank you the uploader for this video and thank you James Arthur for existing! You're my fucking hero! 🙏🏻
@@CoeurD_Amaris22 it actually went really well! I passed the blind auditions and now my journey on the show started. I'm not allowed to give information on what has happened if it hasn't air on tv first but it's going really well. Thank you for asking 🙂
Already got tickets to see him on tour in 6 months and can't wait. The amount of times I've seen him live is unreal, he's got a voice that you can never tire of hearing, just pure, raw, natural talent. Can't tell you the amount of times I've watched his story too, I'm a fan. Funnily enough Ella Henderson who he was in the bottom 2 with is another of my fave artists who I can't get enough of and have watched her journey too many times over! Back to James though, what a legend!
James is my all time favourite x-factor winner. It was so obvious from the start that he was going to win, although it was a season with really good singers as well but James was on completely another level. With each new song he was opening his soul to us, singing with raw emotions and showed he can truly sing anything. He was taking a well famous song and changing it to something unique and gave songs new life. James Arthur you are a legend!
I so in love with James Arthur. His voice is like liquid gold to my ears. I feel his pain while he sings. Little by little hopefully he let''s go of his hurt. Fanatstic singing.
One more thing. Whoever put this together did a great job. This guy deserves all the fame and fortune. Very humble young man, and I know he got his teeth done which probably boosted him confidence 100 %. An his new song is the shit . 🙏🏻👌☝️
wow amazing to watch a emotional young man turn into a bag of confidence towards the end ..james love you album...love your new single ( dont let go ) cant wait 2 hear your new album....please please please include more rapping coz you are amazing at wat u do....U.K LOVES U JAMES XX
When he sang “I just keep on falling, in and out, of love with youuu” 😭 That performance is so captivating, you can’t not listen and you can’t look away.. just wow
I knew he’d win on his ordination. Saw him live in Newcastle it was awesome 👏🏻 Read his book and it’s a real story of a broken family just like I had. Top guy 👍🏻
I loved his voice the first time I heard it and own two albums he just has an amazing way of interpreting a song and making you understand how it was meant to be heard and understood. The way he never just copies a song but makes it his own. He’s brilliant!!
This man has soul... every word in every song this man sings he sings from the heart and soul... This guy is pure british gold that we british have to support him and not slag him off... MR S.C. U look after this guy he is like a James Tayor Pure Gold ... Dont use him for money you have too much anyway....
He just literally smashed every song we heard in this almost an hour video. From feeling lost and unhappy with life, playing and singing his emotions in the songs really opened up how much pain he’s been through to get here. I don’t think it’s easy to understand how hard it can be to get up upon that stage and sing your heart out to the world; I think James would agree. But I can swear down that he has a pure and heart fulfilling talent that is truly a gift to us. Myself can and love to sing but I feel I just don’t have the confidence to sing my heart, so watching this has helped me believe in myself. It’s true, every song he sung was definitely better than the original, just his style has put me in awe. He is officially one of my favourites forever ❤️ Also no idea that he could rap! Mind blown! 🤯
