Gavin James

Short Biography

Gavin James is an Irish Singer-Songwriter.In March 2013 and March 2016, he won the Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year award.He had grown in Dublin listening to music his father would play Cat Steven, Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan whilst his sister sang toured with a musical in Ireland.James began playing music in a rock band at the age of 14 and writing his own songs. The rock band was short lived, however James continued to perform solo, playing numerous gigs for years and building his audience. By age 21 he had begun focusing on his songwriting and playing open mic nights. In 2013, James independently released the single "Say Hello", which won the Meteor Choice Award for Song of the Year. By 2015, James had signed deals with Sony in Europe and Capitol Records in the USIn the spring of 2015, he appeared on US television's Dancing with the Stars and released a four-track EP titled For You. Later that year, he was invited to open for chart-toppers Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith on their respective tours, and released singles including "Bitter Pill" from his full-length studio debut of the same nameJames released his debut album Bitter Pill on 20 November 2015 through Warner Ireland. It was awarded Platinum certificate for sales in Ireland. Subsequently, Bitter Pill has won the Choice Music Prize for Best Single released in 2015.In May and November 2015, James appeared on James Corden's Late Late Show and Jimmy Kimmel in December 2015.In January 2016 James appeared on the BBC One Show, C'est A Vous and RTE and was included in Buzzfeed's and The Sun's 'Ones to Watch 2016'