John Newman (singer)

John Newman
Newman in June 2014
Newman in June 2014
Background information
Birth nameJohn William Peter Newman[1]
Born (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 34)
Settle, North Yorkshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • DJ
  • composer
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active2012–present
Labels
Spouse
Nana-Maria Newman
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(m. 2018)​

John William Peter Newman (born 16 June 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, DJ, composer and record producer. He is best known for the track "Love Me Again" which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2013 and appeared in FIFA 14, as well as co-writing and singing on Rudimental's 2012 singles "Feel the Love" and "Not Giving In", which peaked at number one and number 14 on the chart, respectively. In 2014, he featured in the Calvin Harris single "Blame", which also topped the UK charts.

At the 2014 Brit Awards, Newman was nominated for three Brit Awards, including for British Male Solo Artist.[2] As of February 2014, he has sold over 1.3 million records in the UK alone.[3]

  1. ^ "Songwriter/Composer: NEWMAN JOHN WILLIAM PETER". Broadcast Music, Inc. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Brits 2014: Nominations in full". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2014
  3. ^ Myers, Justin (19 February 2014). "The BRIT Awards 2014: The biggest selling nominees revealed". Official Charts Company.