The 32-year-old appeared on the 2012 series. Hans debutsingle, 'Impossible', blev udgivet af Syco Music efter finalen og debuterede på nummer 1 på UK Singles Chart indenfor den første uge af dens udgivelse. Arthur vandt den niende serie af The X Factor i 2012. James Arthur has come a long way since his first X Factor audition. marts 1988 i Middlesbrough, England) er en engelsk sanger og sangskriver. Definitely a better song choice than Little Mix’s Cannonball and maybe, just maybe, James won’t be too embarrassed to put it on his debut album. James Arthur has been reflecting on his first X Factor journey for the 'first time'. Thanks to his guttural vocals in the song’s final minute, James manages to make the song his own and hit you with some emotion.
Lyrically the song is a classic tale of heartbreak but with the weighty vocal from James it’s transformed into a story full of pain and determination summing up his story perfectly. Having listened to him perform it twice on The X Factor final last night, and now having heard the studio version, it’s clear it was actually a pretty good choice for him. When we first heard that was his song we were a little bit worried as it hardly seemed like an ideal fit. The inevitable winner’s single is now upon us and James has been given Impossible, a song that was originally a hit for Shontelle in 2010. Thankfully the public saw sense and picked him over the off-key warblings of Jahmene. The X Factor UK 2012, James Arthur, sings, Shontelle, Impossible, Live Week 10, entertainment, tv, television. James’ cover of Impossible debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and earned the largest first week sales for that year, also becoming the best. James Arthur Impossible c (Android, Iphone), James Arthur - Impossible, James Arthur - Impossible, Popstar Karaoke - Impossible. James Arthur sing Impossible by Shontelle. A s if remaining loved as an X Factor alumnus wasnt job enough under typical circumstances, 2012 winner James Arthur made things infinitely harder for himself when his taboo terminology. Sadly that almost got lost in the faff that was this year’s show when he ended up in the bottom two a few weeks back. Sales for James Arthur’s cover of Impossible were over 187,000 during its first 24 hours on sale, making James X Factor history with him being the winner with the fastest sales.
He’s actually very talented and possesses a voice that is well beyond his years. Truth be told we feel pretty sorry for James.
Despite all the headlines and the ‘second chance saloon’ feel of the contestants, viewers still cared enough to vote for a worthy winner in the shape of James Arthur. From bickering judges and declining ratings through to Christopher Maloney making the final and Ella Henderson leaving way too early, the show looks like it’s in quite a lot of trouble. The X Factor has been a bit of a wash-out this year we think it’s fair to say.