Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter and musician. He seen as one of the most successful jazz artists ever in the UK, with more than 10 million albums sold worldwide. Although deeply rooted in jazz sounds, his work is a crossover of genres and influences that span from folk music to hip-hop. He also extensively covers other artists' songs, both old time and contemporary.
Starting from the bottom, he produced and financed his own debut, Heard It All Before, in 1999. Three years later, what started as an independent endeavour became his first major label album; Pointless Nostalgic was out in 2002. After that, he signed a £1million deal with Universal and dropped the highly-acclaimed Twentysomething, his biggest selling record to date. He kept touring and releasing records continuously till today, collecting a whopping seven studio albums to date.
He has collaborated with countless artists from all over the world, including Pharrell Williams, Roots Manuva, Portuguese Eurovision-winning composer Luísa Sobral, Spanish Grammy award winner Alejandro Sanz and many others. Since 2010, he has been hosting a weekly jazz-focused radio show on BBC Radio 2.