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Biografia
James Andrew Arthur is a British singer and musician who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released after the final and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release (the cover went on to sell over 1.25 million copies in the UK and 2.5 million copies worldwide).[2] He released his self-titled debut album in November 2013 which debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

Arthur was born in Middlesbrough, to parents from the United Kingdom ― an English mother, Shirley Ashworth, and a Scottish father, Neil Arthur.[4] Neil is a delivery driver, but also used to be a DJ and drummer for many years, whilst Shirley was a fashion model and later a sales and marketing professional. Neil and Shirley split up when James was one year old and each settled with new partners a few years after their divorce. They hardly spoke with one another for more than 20 years, but they agreed to attend James's audition together in a family reunion to support him.

Arthur first went to Ings Farm Primary School in Redcar, North Yorkshire. When he was nine, he moved with his mother Shirley and his stepfather Ronald Rafferty to Bahrain where he studied at the local British School of Bahrain for four years. When they split, James, then 14, moved back to the UK with his mother Shirley and his three sisters Sian, Jasmin and Neve to live on the Coast Road in Redcar. Upon his return, he continued his studies at Ryehills School in Redcar.

Arthur has an older sister, Sian Arthur, three younger sisters, Jasmin Rafferty, Neve Rafferty and Charlotte, and an older brother, Neil Arthur.