John Newman

His 2013 debut album Tribute, reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and is certified platinum by the BPI. Newman's other notable singles include "Feel the Love" featuring Rudimental (2012), "Cheating" (2013), "Blame" with Calvin Harris (2014), "Come and Get It" (2015), and "Give Me Your Love" with Sigala and Nile Rodgers (2016). Newman's accolades includes four Brit Awards nominations, including for British Male Solo Artist in 2014, and an Ivor Novello Award nomination. He is also a recipient of 1 Los Premios 40, 1 UK Music Video Awards, 3 BMI Film & TV Awards, and a NME Award.[2] As of March 2025 Newman has sold over 6 million records in the UK alone.[3] He is also the younger brother of James Newman.

• Name — John Newman • Birth Name — John William Peter Newman[1] • Born — 16 June 1990 • Birthplace — Settle, North Yorkshire, England • Genre — * Soul • pop • breakbeat • Northern soul • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • musician • DJ • record producer • Instruments — * Vocals • piano • guitar • Years Active — 2004–present • Label — * Island • Universal • Warner • Numana Music

John William Peter Newman was born on 16 June 1990 in Settle in the Yorkshire Dales and attended Settle College. When Newman was six years old, his father left the family, leaving his mother Jackie, his older brother James, and him with a pound a day.[4] In his youth Newman was influenced by Motown and Stax that he heard via his mother. He was also influenced by the Northern soul sound, which also influenced his dance style. Many over 30s from Settle would leave on a weekend to go to Northern soul nights all over Yorkshire.[5] He started playing guitar and writing his own songs at the age of 14 and soon learned how to record and produce himself, even making his own house tracks and DJing.[6] At the age of sixteen, Newman moved to Leeds and it was here that he developed his voice and sound. It was whilst he was in Leeds that two of his best friends (both involved in professional downhill mountain biking) died in a car crash. Newman said, "In that first year of moving to Leeds, instead of being sat with books all over the library desk and studying music, I actually studied it in a totally different way.... because of what I was going through, and I was getting smashed every night and enjoying the student life but then sitting with a guitar and crying all night writing music." It was whilst in Leeds that he also found other people who appreciated Motown and Stax music and a time that Newman said "matured me in a musical way so much, I was writing pop music and now I feel like I'm writing music that I love and can really attach to." He studied for a BTEC in popular music from Leeds College of Music.[7] At the age of twenty, Newman moved to London, started a band, played live and was signed to Island Records. While working at The Silver Bullet bar, he made friends with Piers Agget, one fourth of Rudimental.[8] He released "Cheating" as a download song and plays an acoustic version of the track at gigs.[9]

In May 2012, John Newman was featured on Rudimental's single "Feel the Love". The single peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in early June 2012; the song was also a top 5 hit in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and New Zealand. The song has since been certified 2× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The song was also featured in the 2012 video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted and is used in 2013 promotional advertising for Foxtel Australia. The song used the promo of MTV Latin America's The Pauly D Project. In November 2012, he featured on Rudimental's follow-up single, "Not Giving In", which peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, the song was also a top 20 hit in Australia and New Zealand. It came in at number 16 in the 2012 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on Australia Day 2013. It was featured in the first episode of season three of Teen Wolf.

In August 2014, Newman stated in an interview that he is "ready to move on to album two", stating that he's "got all the concepts, all the artwork, [he's] done all the marketing and release strategies and video ideas for the songs [he's] got."[15] Newman is featured on Calvin Harris' single "Blame", which was released 7 September 2014. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. On 1 June 2015, Newman released "Come and Get It", the first single from his second studio album. The song is featured on the soundtrack of Madden NFL 16. Newman's second studio album Revolve, was released on 16 October 2015.[16] • Illustration — Newman performing in 2016

In July 2016, Newman released the song "Olé" as a non-album single.[17] In March 2019, he released "Feelings", co-written with Swedish collective Blnk and co-produced with Swedish producer Jarly.[18] On 27 September 2017 John Newman performed at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games closing ceremony held at the Olympic Stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[19][20] On 30 August 2019, Newman released the song "Without You" with Scottish singer Nina Nesbitt.[23] The song appears on Newman's first EP A.N.i.M.A.L, which was released on 27 September 2019.[24] On 8 June 2020, it was announced that Newman had collaborated with British DJ duo Sigma on their single "High on You". It was released on 12 June 2020. Newman announced later in June 2020 that he was taking a break from the music industry, and that he had left his record label and his artist management company.[25][26] He mentioned in the social media announcement that his work had been causing him mental health issues, and that he would continue to release collaborations with other artists throughout the year but he was pausing his solo career. He returned with "Waiting for a Lifetime", which peaked No. 9 on Billboards Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart in May 2022,[27][28] and also released his song "Holy Love". On 1 May 2026, Newman released the single "Merry Go".[29]

Newman has twice been diagnosed with brain tumours, undergoing surgery in 2012 and again in 2016.[30] He married his Danish girlfriend, Nana-Maria on 18 August 2018 in London.[31][32] He is the younger brother of singer-songwriter James Newman. In July 2019, whilst being interviewed by the BBC about his upcoming tour, Newman opened up about his personal struggles with mental health. He went on to explain that he found himself comparing himself to other musicians around him that had seen more success both musically and financially. To prevent himself experiencing the same struggles again, much smaller venues were chosen for his 2019 tour and he was to travel between venues in a campervan with his band.[33]

• Ellie Goulding's Delirium World Tour (2016)

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