James Arthur Chat's The X Factor, Being Dropped By His Label & New Music | Private Parts Podcast

TW: Discussion of suicide

Today, Jamie is joined by an incredible talent, an X Factor winner, a platinum selling artist… It's James Arthur.James won the ninth series of the X Factor, which saw him catapulted into fame, selling the most successful X Factor winner’s single in the show’s history.

They discuss his life before X Factor, from voluntary foster care to living in a bedsit to being homeless and how the X Factor really was his last shot at success.

He reminisces about the X Factor, the pressure that came with winning the show, and his downfall afterwards which resulted in him being dropped by his record label just a year after his victory. Plus he reveals how his comeback has made him stronger than ever.

Online resources:

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk
Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org

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