- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 35
- Birth Place: Rugby, Warwickshire, England
- Marital Status: Married (Gill Catchpole)
- Full Name: James Morrison Catchpole
- Nationality: English
- Date of Birth: August 13, 1984
- Ethnicity: English
- Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
- Education: Treviglas Community College
- Children: 1 (Elise)
James Morrison is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist with an estimated net worth of $12 million. Born James Morrison Catchpole on August 13, 1984 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, his parents’ record collection has greatly influenced his interest in music. He also listened to the music of Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Van Morrison and Al Green. He started playing the guitar when his uncle Joe showed him how to play a blues riff. He was also into busking when he was a teenager and performed at a local pub called the Phoenix, Watergate Bay.
At the ripe old age of 21, James Morrison became an overnight sensation in the U.K. with the release of his debut album, 2006’s Undiscovered, which wasted little time going platinum in the British Isles. The Rugby-born’s first album sold 1.5 million copies. Morrison’s third album sold 350,000 copies in the UK and 500,000 worldwide.
In January 2007, Morrison played a short tour of the United States as the buzz about his album began to cross the ocean. Songs for You, Truths for Me appeared the following year and helped maintain the singer’s popularity in the U.K., where the album charted at number three. Nelly Furtado contributed vocals to the song “Broken Strings,” which became Morrison’s most successful single to date. He also performed with various artists in concerts and songs, including Furtado and Jason Mraz, among others.