Iain James started as part of the British boyband Triple 8 in 2003 as their lead singer and known as Sparx.
11 Facts About Iain James
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Iain James left after the group had two Top 10 hits and was replaced by Stewart Macintosh in 2005.
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Iain James left in 2004, to be replaced as lead singer in 2005 by a new member, Stewart Macintosh, before the group broke up by the end of 2005.
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Iain James has written for artists as diverse as Westlife, Professor Green, Emeli Sande, Craig David, Taio Cruz, The Vamps, Anne-Marie, and Korean boyband TVXQ.
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Iain James has written for successful acts from reality television competitions, including Little Mix, One Direction, Olly Murs and Leona Lewis.
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Iain James co-wrote British number one "Read All About It" by Professor Green featuring Emeli Sande, as well as Sande's own version of the song which appears on her two million selling album Our Version of Events, which broke a record set by the Beatles for longest unimpeded spell in the UK top 10.
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Iain James wrote several songs on the album of Little Mix, the first ever British girlgroup whose album went straight into the top 5 in the US, including the UK Number 1 "Wings" and the critically lauded third place song "DNA".
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Iain James wrote songs on their second album Salute, which did not match DNA commercially, but was a critical success, and followed its predecessor in charting in the UK top 5 and US top 10.
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Iain James wrote the album's song Little Me with Little Mix and TMS.
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Iain James is a vocal producer and has recorded many artists including Little Mix, Ella Henderson, One Direction and Pixie Lott.
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Iain James co-wrote the Belgian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, "Love Kills" by Roberto Bellarosa, which placed 12th, and the British entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, "My Last Breath" by Iain James Newman.