The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 9th, 2005
Byline: TIM DE LISLE
James Blunt has been the music industry's man of the year. His song You're Beautiful went to No 1 the oldfashioned way - little by little - and stayed there for what felt like months.
His album Back To Bedlam is still in the top three with a million copies sold. Now he is on a triumphal tour, which has sold out so fast that he has already announced another one, in bigger venues, for February.
All this has been achieved despite his background, which was deprived by rock standards - an Army family, a private education and a stint as a cavalry officer, which included act...
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