James Blundell (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Born | 8 December 1964 |
| Origin | Stanthorpe, Australia |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | c. 1987– |
| Labels |
EMI ABC Compass Brothers Revenge Records Red Rebel Music |
| Website | jamesblundell.com.au |
James Blundell (born 8 December 1964) is an Australian country music singer. Born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Blundell first rose to prominence after being named "best new talent" at the 1987 Country Music Awards of Australia. He has since released several albums in both Australia and the United States, with his most successful album This Road (released in 1992) selling more than 145,000 copies in Australia. Blundell was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate in Queensland at the 2013 federal election, running for Katter's Australian Party.
Blundell was born in Queensland town of Stanthorpe, and was brought up on a sheep and cattle station near the town. As an adult he worked as a station hand across various locations in northern Australia. After a back injury sustained while working on a farm in Papua New Guinea he turned to music. and he subsequently won a Golden Guitar Award as the "best new talent" of 1987. Blundell released his eponymous first album in 1989, which was followed by "Hand It Down", which was released in the United States in 1990 following its success in Australia. He appeared on the 1990 compilation album Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music which was nominated for the 1991 ARIA Award for Best Country Album. His next albums were This Road and Touch of Water. This Road, which sold more than 145,000 copies in Australia, included the hit "Way Out West", a collaboration with James Reyne which went to #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Blundell's first works reflected his background as a jackaroo and his love of that lifestyle.
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