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James Michael Bay is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist famous for his chart-topping 2014 album Chaos and the Calm.
James Bay is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his soulful sound, combining acoustic and electric genres. Bay achieved widespread success with his life debut album, "Chaos and the Calm," which won him a Grammy Award nomination in 2016 for Best Rock Album.
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>James Bay is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On September 4, 1990, James Bay was born in Hitchin, England.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2013</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases First EP "The Dark of The Morning"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Bay's first EP "The Dark of The Morning" was released in July 2013.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2014</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Signed With Republic Records</div><div class='timeline-text'>James Bay was signed by Republic Records in 2014.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2015</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Release of "Hold Back The River"</div><div class='timeline-text'>His single "Hold Back The River" earned him international recognition and a BRITs Critics Choice award.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2016</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Nominated for Grammy Awards</div><div class='timeline-text'>James Bay was nominated for three Grammy Awards including Best New Artist, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Album in 2016.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2018</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Release of "Electric Light"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Bay released his second studio album "Electric Light" in May 2018.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2020</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Release of "Chew On My Heart"</div><div class='timeline-text'>James Bay released the single "Chew On My Heart" from his upcoming third studio album in July 2020.</div></div></div>
James Bay, a British rock singer and songwriter, was born on September 4, 1990, and is currently 33 years old. He is best known for his single "Hold Back the River," as well as for being an ambassador for the Repton School, where he studied before launching his music career.
