James Blake
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James Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988), known as James Blake, is an English singer-songwriter and electronic music producer. In 2013 Blake was nominated for a Grammy Award for the first time. He was nominated for Best New Artist.
Early life
[change | change source]Blake was born in London. He went to The Latymer School.
Career
[change | change source]Blake released his first album James Blake on 4 February 2011. It got good reviews. Pitchfork gave it a score of 9 out of 10.[1] It was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
On 5 April 2013, Blake released his second album Overgrown. Brian Eno produced the song "Digital Lion". On October 30th 2013, Overgrown won the Mercury Prize.
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2013, Blake said that he was dating Theresa Wayman from the band Warpaint.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "James Blake: James Blake". Pitchfork.
- ↑ Brandt, Jaclyn (8 December 2013). "Who is James Blake?".