Jamie Miller (born September 9, 1997) is a Welsh singer and musician currently based in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

. He was featured on ''

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing competition television series. Created by John de Mol, it premiered on BBC One during the spring television cycle on 24 March 2012. Based on the original ''The Voice of Holland'', and part of ''The Voice ...

'' in 2017, where he came in third place. In 2020, he signed a record deal with

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

and has released an EP called ''Broken Memories'' in April 2022. He is currently signed under

BMG BMG may refer to: Organizations * Music publishing companies: ** Bertelsmann Music Group, a 1987–2008 division of Bertelsmann that was purchased by Sony on October 1, 2008 *** Sony BMG, a 2004–2008 joint venture of Bertelsmann and Sony that wa ...

and working on his debut album.

Early life

Miller was born in

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

. He has two sisters and started singing in primary school. He worked for a period in a call centre.

Personal life

Miller came out as

bisexual Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...

in March 2021 via

TikTok TikTok, known in China as Douyin (), is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 15 seconds to 10 minutes. TikTok is an international version ...

Career

2017: Early beginnings and ''The Voice UK''

Miller initially auditioned to appear on the ''

X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...

'', but was unsuccessful. He then tried to pursue music again by applying and auditioning to be on the sixth series of ''

''. During the given series' blind auditions, he spun two chairs and chose

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...

over

Gavin Rossdale Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1965) is an English guitarist and actor, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; on the band's separation in 2002, he became the lead singer ...

as his coach. He advanced through the competition and ultimately finished in third place.

2017-2020: Post–''Voice'' career and major label debut

Miller produced covers of songs ranging from

Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...

Lewis Capaldi Lewis Marc Capaldi ( ; born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" topped the UK Singles Chart where ...

, which were promoted by

Khloé Kardashian Khloé Alexandra Kardashian (; born June 27, 1984) is an American media personality and socialite. Since 2007, she has starred with her family in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success has led to the cre ...

on her

Instagram Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can ...

. This prompted

to offer him a recording contract. Since then, he has played in various concerts, including The Globe, and performed in various venues before moving to Los Angeles.

2020-2022: Breakthrough with ''Here's Your Perfect,'' ''Broken Memories,'' and touring

Under Atlantic, he wrote and released original songs ("The City That Never Sleeps", "Onto Something", "Hold You 'Til We're Old" and "Here's Your Perfect") and co-wrote

Paloma Faith Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer and actress. Her debut studio album, ''Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?,'' was released in 2009 and was certified double platinum in the UK. The album spawned the sing ...

's song "Loyal".

Jesse McCartney Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama ''All My Children'' as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo mus ...

invited Miller to open up for him for his The New Stage tour around the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. He also served as the opening act during the North American leg of Calum Scott's "Bridges" World Tour in the summer of 2022. On both of the tours, he debuted his EP, ''Broken Memories'', and it was well received by fans.

2023: ''The Things I Left Unsaid''

On May 4, 2023, Miller departed from

and announced, via

, his new label partnership with

along with a new management deal. He premiered his single, ''Maybe Next Time'', on May 10. His second EP, ''The Things I Left Unsaid'', was released on October 4.

Discography

Singles

Extended plays

Soundtrack appearances

Awards

* Young and Promising International Artist - SCTV Music Awards (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Jamie Living people Welsh singer-songwriters 1997 births 21st-century Welsh male singers British male singer-songwriters British emigrants to the United States Welsh emigrants to the United States