Tyler James

There are 2 artists with the name Tyler James. 1. Tyler James, (born 5 January 1982) is a British singer?songwriter from Canning Town, East London. The Single Tear Songfacts reports that James signed to Island Records in 2003 after they heard a demo tape featuring his future debut single, "Why Do I Do?? The song reached #25 on the UK Singles Chart and its follow-up, "Foolish" did even better peaking at #16.

1. Tyler James, (born 5 January 1982) is a British singer?songwriter from Canning Town, East London. The Single Tear Songfacts reports that James signed to Island Records in 2003 after they heard a demo tape featuring his future debut single, "Why Do I Do?? The song reached #25 on the UK Singles Chart and its follow-up, "Foolish" did even better peaking at #16. His debut album 'The Unlikely Lad' was released only on digital download and did not chart and James slipped off the radar for several years. James was a close friend of Amy Winehouse who he collaborated with on his debut album, he also toured with her.

In 2012 he was chosen to audition and eventually became a finalist on the talent show The Voice UK. James auditioned with the song "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Judges Jessie J and will.i.am took interest and James eventually opted to join will.i.am's team. His final song was a Higher Love, James performed the James Vincent McMorrow version of "Higher Love" by Stevie Winwood. Alongside singer Bo Bruce, James was announced as the series' runner-up behind Leanne Mitchell.

2. Tyler James is a budding artist coming out of Nashville. His fun, heartfelt acoustic music is beginning to pop up across the country. He is best known for his work as a solo recording artist and as keyboardist in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.