Meet Shirley Ashworth And Neil Arthur

May 2024 · 3 minute read

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British singer and songwriter, James Arthur was born on March 2nd, 1988 in Middlesbrough in the United Kingdom.

He was born to a Scottish father, Neil Arthur and a British mother, Shirley Arthur. His mother, Shirley Ashworth worked as a fashion model and also a sales and marketing professional whiles his father used to be a DJ and a drummer after which he became a delivery driver.

His parents divorced and ended up in new relationships when Arthur

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was just three years old. His mother married a computer engineer by the name of Ronnie Rafferty and his father got attached to another woman.

At the age of 14, Arthur voluntarily joined part-time foster care, spending three days a week with his father, Neil, and the other four days in a foster home in Brotton, about 10 miles from Redcar.

Ings Farm Primary School in Redcar, North Yorkshire, was where Arthur first attended. He relocated to Bahrain in 1997 when he was nine years old along with his mother, stepfather, and two sisters.

He attended Bahrain’s British School of Bahrain to further his education. They resided in Bahrain for four years in total, moving back to England in April 2001 when Arthur was 13 years old. He resumed his studies at Rye Hills School in Redcar after his return.

He rose to fame in 2012 after winning the ninth season of The X Factor. His debut song, a cover of Shontelle’s “Impossible,” was released by Syco Music following the final and debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart.

It has subsequently sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and is the most well-known winner’s single in the history of the competition. The next single, “You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You,” peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.

It has since sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and is the most well-known winner’s single in the history of the competition. The next single, “You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You,” peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.

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He became embroiled in a number of problems following the publication of his debut studio album James Arthur, which prompted iTunes to provide refunds for the album.

Arthur ended his relationship with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco in 2014. In addition to renewing his contract with Syco in 2016, he also secured a new deal with Columbia Records in 2015 to release his second studio album, Back from the Edge.

The debut song from the album, Say You Won’t Let Go, was widely acclaimed when it was released in September 2016; as of February 2021, it had sold around 2.7 million copies and peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart.

James Arthur parents: Meet Shirley Ashworth and Neil Arthur

James Arthur was born to a Scottish father, Neil Arthur and a British mother, Shirley Arthur. His mother, Shirley Ashworth worked as a fashion model and also a sales and marketing professional whiles his father used to be a DJ and a drummer after which he became a delivery driver.

His parents divorced and ended up in new relationships when Arthur was just three years old. His mother married a computer engineer by the name of Ronnie Rafferty and his father got attached to another woman.

Who is James Arthur’s father?

Arthur’s father is Neil Arthur. He worked as a DJ, drummer and also a delivery driver.

Who is James Arthur’s mother?

Arthur was born to Shirley Ashworth. He was a fashion model, sales and marketing professional.

Source: www.Ghgossip.com

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