Kris James is an English singer-songwriter from

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, England. He was the former lead singer of

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, but now performs as a solo artist.

Career

In early 2015, Kris James together with Kyle Carpenter and Aleksey Lopez made up a boyband called The Scheme. After performing as the lead singer of the boyband The Scheme, Liverpool born singer-songwriter Kris James launched his solo career in mid 2018. His debut single "Eyes Open" peaked at number 25 in the official

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chart, where it held the position for four weeks. The follow-up single "Anymore" was released in the Autumn of 2018 and entered the official iTunes at number 1 in the genre of electronic on the day of release. James' third single "I'll be Here" peaked at number 19 in the official overall iTunes charts. The song was produced by Tom Fuller, who is best known for his work with

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. On 6 November 2021, Kris James presented a debut self-titled album in collaboration with Fairwood Music Publishing, known as the longstanding publishers of

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on her ‘I’m Outta Lockdown’ tour across Europe in

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, and more. In October and November 2022, Kris joined up with ''

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on his 20 Years Tour in numerous venues including

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accordingly.

Discography

The Scheme

*"Dust" – Single – 2015 *"Jordan's Smile" – charity single – 2015 *''Jerome Heights'' – EP – 2016

As solo artist

* "Eyes Open" – 2018 * "Anymore" – 2018 * "I'll Be Here" – 2019 * "Get Back To Love" – 2019 * "Kris James" (album) – November 2021 * "The Way You Move" – August 2022 * "Home" – October 2022 * "Caught Feelings" – June 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Kris Living people English male singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters Musicians from Liverpool Year of birth missing (living people)