Duncan James
Duncan James | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Duncan Matthew James Inglis |
Born | 7 April 1978 |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Innocent |
Partner(s) | Rodrigo Reis |
Duncan Matthew James Inglis (born 7 April 1978) is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He became widely known in 2001 as a member of the boy band
Early life
James grew up in
At the age of 15 he played
Career
2000–2005: Career with Blue
James, along with
Their second studio album, One Love, was released in October 2002; it entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 and sold more than 150,000 copies. Three singles were released from the album: "One Love", which peaked at No. 3, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", featuring vocals from Elton John, which peaked at No. 1, and "U Make Me Wanna", which peaked at No. 4.[7] Their third studio album, Guilty, was released in autumn 2003; it too entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1, and sold 100,000 copies in the week of release. The album spawned four singles, including "Guilty", which peaked at No. 2, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", featuring vocals from Stevie Wonder and Angie Stone, which peaked at No. 11, "Breathe Easy", which peaked at No. 4, and "Bubblin'", which peaked at No. 9.[8]
Two compilation albums Best of Blue and 4ever Blue were released in 2004 and 2005 respectively. 4ever Blue included three tracks only previously performed in Japan: "The Gift", "It's Alright" and "Elements". It is indicated in the album booklet that a live version of "Lonely This Christmas" from the TV show CD:UK was intended to be track seven on the album; however, this was removed from the track listing for unknown reasons. The album was available in several European countries, as well as Japan, Thailand[9] and China; however, it was a commercial failure, and failed to chart anywhere. The album was not released in the UK, despite copies being widely available.[why?] [citation needed]
2006–2010: Future Past, stage and television
James returned to the music scene in May 2006 with his solo single "Sooner or Later", releasing the video in early May and planning to release the single commercially on 5 June 2006. The video reached No. 2 on
Although his debut album
In May 2009, James announced the UK's voting in the
James has worked occasionally as a television presenter, having presented the 95.8 Capital FM's Party in the Park for the Prince's Trust (2003 and 2004), and ITV2's coverage of the TV series Soapstar Superstar, along with Jayne Middlemiss. His other presenting work includes Pop City Live, Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004, T4 Movie Special: Spider-Man 2, Record of the Year: Downloaded and GMTV's Entertainment Today.
He took part on ITV1's Dancing on Ice in 2007, when he made it to the grand final alongside rugby player Kyran Bracken and actress Clare Buckfield. He came third in the contest, although was unable to perform his Bolero performance. In 2007, James played himself in the pilot episode of Plus One, which was part of Channel 4's Comedy Showcase. A full series was broadcast in 2009, in which he played a broad caricature of himself called "Duncan From Blue". He made an appearance on a new show for Sky One, Guinness World Records Smashed, performing with Festival4Stars contestants.[13] It aired in November 2008. In 2008 he became an Ambassador of Festival4Stars talent competition after he judged a national final.[13] James was cast as one of the leads in the musical Legally Blonde (adapted from the film Legally Blonde) as it transferred from Broadway to London's West End in December 2009.[14] He played opposite Sheridan Smith as Elle, and Aoife Mulholland as Brooke.[15] In December 2009, James appeared as Warner Huntington III in the West End production of Legally Blonde.[16] He appeared as a celebrity guest on 14 August 2009 on Daily Cooks Challenge.[17]
In 2010, James presented the quiz show
2011–present: Return with Blue
The band
Personal life
From 2002 to 2005, James dated the model Claire Grainger, with whom he has a daughter, Tianie Finn, born in February 2005.
Since 2019 he has been dating Brazilian photographer Rodrigo Reis.[30][31][32]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Bo' Selecta! | Himself | Episode: "Blue" |
2006–2007 | Soapstar Superstar: Extra Tracks | Presenter | |
2007 | Dancing on Ice | Contestant | Series 2
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DanceX | Billy Flynn | Episode: "4 August 2007" | |
Comedy Showcase | Himself | Episode: "Plus One" | |
2009 | The Bill | Dan Coleman | Episode: "The Morning After" |
Plus One | Duncan | Main role | |
Grease: The School Musical | Judge | ||
Hannah-Oke | Presenter | ||
2010 | Don't Stop Believing | Judge | |
2010–2011 | Scream! If You Know the Answer | Presenter | |
2012 | Spy | Presenter | |
2016 | Pointless Celebrities | Contestant | Christmas special |
2016–2018 | Hollyoaks | Ryan Knight
|
Main role |
2021 | Celebs on the Farm | Contestant[33] | Series 3 |
The Celebrity Circle | Contestant | ||
Celebrity Masterchef
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Contestant | Series 16
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Films
Year | Title | Role |
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2021 | Help | Jogger |
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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UK [34] |
GER
[35] |
IRE
[36] |
ITA [37] |
JPN [38] |
SCO [39] |
SWI [40] | ||||||||
Future Past |
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55 | 68 | 55 | 2 | 29 | 72 | 59 | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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UK
[34] |
BEL [41] |
EUR [42] |
GER
[43] |
IRE
[44] |
ITA
[37] |
SCO [39] |
SWI [40] | |||||||
" Keedie )
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2004 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 67 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 49 | I Believe My Heart | ||||
"Sooner or Later" | 2006 | 35 | 52 | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | — | Future Past | ||||
" Can't Stop a River "
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59 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 32 | — | ||||||
"Amazed" | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | ||||||
"That's What Friends Are For" (with Denise van Outen) | 2023 | —[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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") | 2009 | Charity single |
Notelist
References
- ISBN 1843570920.
- ^ "BBC One – Cash in the Attic, Series 17 – 30 Minute Versions, Inglis". BBC.
- ^ Siegle, Lucy (26 February 2006). "What would you save if your house was burning down?". The Observer. London. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Blue star Duncan James comes out as bisexual". PinkNews. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "33 famous people who went to school in Dorset". Dorset Magazine. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Blue – Overview AllMusic
- ^ "Blue bands settle name dispute". BBC News. 30 June 2003.
- ^ Blue. "Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Band". www.radioswisspop.ch. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "4Ever Blue Thailand edition". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Duncan James Extends Chicago Stint Three Weeks". Whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Independent Talent Group Ltd Presenters". Independenttalent.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "David Days". David Days. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Purestar Productions: Intensive Dance Training & Corporate Entertainment". Festival4stars.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Sheridan Smith Nabs Legally Blonde's Elle". Whatsonstage.com. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Duncan James Gets Legal with Sheridan Smith". Whatsonstage.com. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Legally Blonde – James and Smith confirmed". IndieLondon. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Daily Cooks Challenge Returns – Throng". Tvthrong.co.uk. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- mtv.com. MTV. 22 February 2013. Archivedfrom the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ O'Connor, Rachael (1 September 2023). "Duncan James and Denise Van Outen reveal touching way they're remembering Sarah Harding". Metro. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ McCormick, Joseph (17 February 2014). "Duncan James: 'My mum was surprised that I got a girl pregnant after I came out as gay'". Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Inside Duncan James' relationship as he looks for love after First Dates Hotel". 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Eames, Tom (9 April 2013). "Blue's Duncan James wants another child". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Duncan James Extends Chicago Stint Three Weeks". Duncan James. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Blue's Duncan James remembers Tara Palmer-Tomkinson". HELLO!. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Nunn, Gary (14 July 2009). "Duncan James's sexuality". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Gibb, Jessica (16 October 2017). "Duncan James admits his Blue bandmate was the first to know his true sexuality". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Duncan James: 'I call myself gay, but I still have sex with women'". Gay Star News. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Celebrity Big Brother player Lee Ryan's same sex fun was with Blue's Duncan James". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "'Celebrity Big Brother' Star Lee Ryan Says He Sleeps With His Blue Bandmate Duncan James 'All The Time'". Huffingtonpost. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Needham, Lucy (6 July 2017). "Duncan James pictured for the first time with new boyfriend on cosy date night". mirror. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Scott, Darren (May 2019). "Queer, I: Blue Singer Duncan James On Embracing Sexuality, Life in Heels and His Love of Miami". Culture Trip.
- ^ Akingbade, Tobi (22 July 2019). "Duncan James 'proud to be gay' as he reveals new boyfriend Rodrigo Reis". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Kerry Katona and Holly Hagan sign up for Celebs on the Farm". Closer. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "The Official Charts Company – Duncan James". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Charverfolgung Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "IRISH MUSIC CHARTS ARCHIVE". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Italian Charts". italiancharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Japan Charts – albums, DVDs and singles". Oricon. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ a b
- "Future Past": "Scottish Albums Chart - 18 June 2006 - 24 June 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "I Believe My Heart": "Scottish Singles Chart - 24 October 2004 - 30 October 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Sooner or Later": "Scottish Singles Chart - 11 June 2006 - 17 June 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Can't Stop a River": "Scottish Singles Chart - 27 August 2006 - 02 September 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Swiss Charts" (in German). swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Belgium Charts > Lee Ryan". Ultratop – Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 44. 30 October 2004. p. 39. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Charverfolgung Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Irish Charts". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 8/9/2023 8 September 2023 - 14 September 2023". Official Charts. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Rachel in a new charity single with Duncan James". Rachel Stenves Official. Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
Bibliography
- AllMusic's description of Blue
- "Life of Ryan", "The Guardian", 3 July 2005, retrieved 17 May 2006
- "Duncan James slams ex-bandmates, "ContactMusic", 1 May 2006, retrieved 17 May 2006
- Everyhit.com Lists chart ranks for UK singles
- "James vows to be a good dad", "ContactMusic", 1 December 2004, retrieved 17 May 2006
- "When does the fun start?" by Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 4 October 2003, retrieved 17 May 2006
External links
- Duncan James at IMDb