Duncan James Biography
Duncan James is an English singer, actor, and television presenter who rose to prominence in 2001 as a member of the boy band Blue, followed by his role in the British serial opera Hollyoaks.
How old is Duncan James? – Age
He is 45 years old as of April 7 2023. He was born in 1978 in Salisbury, United Kingdom. His real name is Duncan Matthew James Inglis.
Duncan James Family – Education
James grew up in Dorset as an only child, reared mostly by his mother, Fiona Inglis, and his grandparents after his father abandoned his mother before his birth. He was raised as a “strict Catholic” and attended Dumpton School in Wimborne (where his grandpa taught music), Milldown School (Blandford Forum), Corfe Hills School (Broadstone), and Sidmouth College (East Devon).
Duncan James Wife – Children
James dated model Claire Grainger from 2002 until 2005, and the two have a daughter, Tianie Finn, who was born in February 2005. James revealed that he is bisexual in an interview with News of the World on July 12, 2009. In 2014, he disclosed that he is gay. Lee Ryan claimed in 2014 that he had a regular sexual connection with James during the band’s early years, but James dismissed Ryan’s claims as a joke. Since 2019, he has been dating Brazilian photographer Rodrigo Reis.
Duncan James Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of £3 million.
Duncan James Blue
In 2004, the Best of Blue compilation CD was published, followed by 4ever Blue in 2005. Fourever Blue featured three tracks that had only been performed in Japan: “The Gift,” “It’s Alright,” and “Elements.” The album booklet indicates that a live version of “Lonely This Christmas” from the TV show CD:UK was scheduled to be track seven on the album, but it was omitted for unclear reasons. The album was accessible in various European countries, as well as Japan, Thailand, and China, but it was a commercial flop, failing to chart anywhere. The album was not released in the United Kingdom, despite the fact that copies were widely available.
Duncan James Career
James, alongside Antony Costa, persuaded Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe in mid 2000 to shape the gathering Blue. Blue’s R&B-affected pop permitted the gathering to make business progress in the Unified Realm and numerous different nations, including Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand.
The band delivered their presentation single “All Ascent” in May 2001 and it came to No. 4 on the UK Singles Outline. Their subsequent single, “Excessively Close”, was delivered in August 2001 topping at No. 1 on the UK Singles Diagram. They proceeded to accomplish a second number one in November with the melody “In the event that You Return”. The collection Everything Rise was delivered in time for Christmas and arrived at number one on the UK Collections Diagram, in the end selling in overabundance of 1.8 million collections in the UK. The last single from the collection, “Fly By II”, came to No. 6 in Walk 2002.
Their second studio collection, One Love, was delivered in October 2002; it entered the UK Collections Diagram at No. 1 and sold in excess of 150,000 duplicates. Three singles were let out of the collection: “One Love”, which topped at No. 3, “Sorry Is by all accounts the Hardest Word”, including vocals from Elton John, which topped at No. 1, and “U Make Me Want to”, which crested at No. 4. Their third studio collection, Blameworthy, was delivered in harvest time 2003; it too entered the UK Collections Diagram at No. 1, and sold 100,000 duplicates in the seven day stretch of delivery. The collection generated four singles, including “Liable”, which topped at No. 2, “Guaranteed I’m Yours”, highlighting vocals from Stevie Marvel and Angie Stone, which topped at No. 11, “Inhale Simple”, which crested at No. 4, and “Bubblin'”, which topped at No. 9.
James got back to the music scene in May 2006 with his performance single “Eventually”, delivering the video toward the beginning of May and wanting to deliver the single monetarily on 5 June 2006. The video came to No. 2 on The Container and negative. 5 on The Hits. Be that as it may, the single was no business achievement and entered the English outlines at No. 35, preceding descending to No. 72 in its subsequent week. “Can’t Stop a Stream” was James’ next single.
Delivered on 21 August 2006, the track just came to No. 59 in the UK and negative. 97 in Ireland. In mainland Europe, where “Can’t Stop a Stream” was delivered a day sooner than in the UK, it correspondingly demonstrated disagreeable, exiting the singles graphs in numerous nations like France, Turkey, Germany, and Belgium. James’ collection likewise missed the mark, selling under 1,000 duplicates in the UK in its most memorable week (and neglecting to arrive at the Best 50). The collection sold a sum of 412,350 duplicates all over the planet.
Despite the fact that his presentation collection Future Past didn’t work out quite as well as trusted (besides in Italy, where it came to No. 2 on the diagram and was affirmed platinum for shipments of 80,000 duplicates), on 2 February 2007, music channel B4 premièred the video for “Stunned”, his new single which was booked to be delivered on 12 Walk 2007. Be that as it may, there was by and by an indifference. The delivery was dropped and James was dropped from his recording contract. He has since reported he has stopped his performance vocation.
In 2007 he showed up in the West End creation of Chicago. He finished ten additional weeks in Chicago from 10 December 2007 until 9 February 2008. He showed up in an episode of The Bill named “The Following morning”, which circulated on 1 January 2009. It was affirmed in February 2009 that James had been chosen to supplant Denise Van Turn off as moderator of Oil: The School Melodic, the continuation of Hairspray: The School Melodic. Recording started in mid 2009.
In May 2009, James declared the UK’s democratic in the Eurovision Melody Challenge. He introduced Hannah-Oke on Disney Station UK, a singing and moving challenge in light of the well known Disney television series Hannah Montana. He likewise showed up on Superstar Would you say you are More brilliant Than A 10 Year Old? furthermore, raised £10,000 for his foundations. In 2006, James showed up with different individuals from the boyband Blue on 26 June episode of Service of Disorder, where James and the other musicians were undeniably mesmerized by UK stage hypnotherapist David Days.
James has worked periodically as a TV moderator, hosting introduced the 95.8 Capital FM’s Gathering in the Recreation area for the Ruler’s Trust (2003 and 2004), and ITV2’s inclusion of the television series Soapstar Genius, alongside Jayne Middlemiss. His other introducing work incorporates Pop City Live, Assortment Club Showbusiness Grants 2004, T4 Film Exceptional: Bug Man 2, Record of the Year: Downloaded and GMTV’s Diversion Today.
He partook on ITV1’s Moving on Ice in 2007, when he came to the excellent last close by rugby player Kyran Bracken and entertainer Clare Buckfield. He came third in the challenge, despite the fact that couldn’t play out his Bolero execution. In 2007, James played himself in the pilot episode of In addition to One, which was essential for Channel 4’s Parody Exhibit. A full series was communicated in 2009, in which he played a wide exaggeration of himself called “Duncan From Blue”. He showed up on another show for Sky One, Guinness World Records Crushed, performing with Festival4Stars competitors.
It broadcasted in November 2008. In 2008 he turned into a Diplomat of Festival4Stars ability rivalry after he passed judgment on a public last. James was given a role as one of the leads in the melodic Legitimately Blonde (adjusted from the film Lawfully Blonde) as it moved from Broadway to London’s West End in December 2009. He played inverse Sheridan Smith as Elle, and Aoife Mulholland as Brooke. In December 2009, James showed up as Warner Huntington III in the West End creation of Legitimately Blonde. He showed up as a big name visitor on 14 August 2009 on Everyday Cooks Challenge.
In 2010, James introduced the test show Shout assuming You Know the Response! where the competitors need to respond to questions while on rollercoasters. In July 2010 he was an adjudicator on Don’t Quit Accepting, an ability show for ensembles. He has his own public broadcast on 95.8 Capital FM, each Sunday from 7-10 pm.
Duncan James Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2003 – Bo’ Selecta!
♦ 2006–2007 – Soapstar Superstar: Extra Tracks
♦ 2007 – Dancing on Ice
♦ 2007 – DanceX
♦ 2007 – Comedy Showcase
♦ 2009 – The Bill
♦ 2009 – Plus One
♦ 2009 – Grease: The School Musical
♦ 2009 – Hannah-Oke
♦ 2010 – Don’t Stop Believing
♦ 2010–2011 – Scream! If You Know the Answer
♦ 2012 – Spy
♦ 2016 – Pointless Celebrities
♦ 2016–2018 – Hollyoaks
♦ 2021 – Celebs on the Farm
♦ 2021 – The Celebrity Circle
♦ 2021 – Celebrity Masterchef