Singer James Blunt has promised to legally change his title to the most well-liked suggestion from the general public – however there is a catch.
The 50-year-old musician vowed that if the re-release of his debut album Again to Bedlam hits primary within the charts, he’ll change his title by deep ballot.
In a video message posted on X, Blunt mentioned the album – which options hits like You are Stunning, Goodbye My Lover and Excessive – is being re-released on 11 October to mark its twentieth anniversary.
“I’ll let the people decide,” Blunt is heard saying within the brief video. He provides: “But if it doesn’t go to number one, I’m not changing my name.”
Writing alongside the video message, the singer used the hashtag #jameswho and requested followers to remark their title strategies beneath the put up, with the most-liked turning into the winner.
And followers didn’t disappoint. Inside hours of being posted on Wednesday, it racked up over 800,000 views and greater than 2,000 feedback.
Probably the most-liked suggestion on the time of writing was Blunty McBluntface – the precise title the singer mentioned he didn’t need throughout an interview on The Chris Moyles Present on Radio X on 30 September.
Different widespread strategies included Blames Junt, James Corden (after the presenter and Gavin & Stacey star) and Nick Pope (after the Newcastle United and England footballer).
Again to Bedlam turned one of many best-selling albums of the 2000s within the UK and is seventeenth on the listing of the best-selling in UK chart historical past, in accordance with the Official Charts web site. His single You are Stunning reached primary in each the UK and US.
Blunt went on to launch an extra seven albums. The most recent was Who We Used To Be, in 2023.
As a part of the anniversary album, the singer is embarking on a tour throughout the UK and Europe, taking part in London’s The O2 Area on 16 February subsequent 12 months, in addition to dates in Belfast, Dublin, Leeds, Glasgow and Manchester.
