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Jahméne Aaron Douglas (born 26 February 1991) is a British
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singer who records under the mononym Jahméne. He was the runner-up to
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on the ninth series of ''
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'' in 2012. In December 2012, he signed a record deal with
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. In July 2013, he released his debut studio album, '' Love Never Fails'', which peaked at number one on the
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and included appearances from
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, in a duet of "
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", and
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, who lent his harmonica skills on "Give Us This Day". In September 2014, Jahméne signed his second deal with Independent Label Moonshot Music and released his second album, ''Unfathomable Phantasmagoria'', in September 2016.


Career


2012: ''The X Factor''

On 30 May 2012, Douglas auditioned in London for the ninth series of ''
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''. He sang
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' "
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" with a powerful voice in what Louis had stated as a "revelation" and received four yeses from judges
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,
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,
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and
Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger ( ; ; born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the girl group and dance ensemble the Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With ...
. Douglas managed to advance to judges' houses, where he impressed mentor
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with his rendition of
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's "
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", thereby making it to the live shows. He fought his way through to the finals with
James Arthur James Andrew Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's " Impossible", was released by Syco Music aft ...
and Christopher Maloney. On 8 December, he was the first act to make it safely through to the second night of the live finals, along with Arthur. He finished the competition in second place.


2013: ''Love Never Fails'' and ''X Factor Around the World''

On 19 December 2012, it was announced that Douglas had signed a record deal with
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. On 25 January 2013, it was confirmed that he had signed with
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and would be releasing his debut album in May. It was announced by RCA Records that Douglas' first album would be called '' Love Never Fails'' and would be released on 22 July. It debuted at number one in the UK. Douglas also donated all of his profits from the single "Titanium" to the domestic abuse campaigns of the charity Women's Aid. The album features appearances from his ''X Factor'' mentor Scherzinger and
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. He released a single from the album, a cover of
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's "
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", onto his
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account on 12 June 2013. In August 2013, Douglas performed in
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for
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's 24th anniversary television special, '' X Factor Around the World'', along with
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, The Collective,
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, Novita Dewi and
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. "Titanium" subsequently hit number 1 the following day in Indonesia.


2016: ''Unfathomable Phantasmagoria''

The album, ''Unfathomable Phantasmagoria'', was released on 23 September 2016. This album features 16 tracks with Jahméne also writing several tracks. Samuel L. Jackson lent his voice to the project. Jahméne met Jackson in 2012 when he invited Jahméne to sing at a charity ball he was hosting. He lends his voice to the intro of the album opening the record with the Bible verse 1 Corinthians 13:4–8. Jackson then goes on to read from, Galatians 5:22–23 as an interlude on the album, which also features in the lead single's video, "Is This the Time?" Jahméne then went on to release "I Wish" from the album as the anthem for the charit
Peace One Day
The song was written by
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. The album consists of his signature sound, including soul, R&B and gospel. Notable writers other than Diane Warren include
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, Stanley Brown (Shirley Caesar, Hezekiah Walker, Karen Clark Sheard),
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, Electric (Little Mix, Rihanna, The Wanted) and Jim Beanz (Timbaland, Chris Brown, Dru Hill). Jahméne stated that he had more control over the process of making the album in comparison to his first, from the sound, to his songwriting, down to the artwork and title. The sleeve inside the physical copy even includes one of Jahméne's poems entitled "Shadow Serpent". Track listing


Personal life

Jahméne Douglas was born in Birmingham in 1991 to Mandy Thomas and Eustace Douglas. He is of mixed heritage which includes English,
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(Caribbean) and Welsh. He is the first youth ambassador of the UK charity
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, for children and young people. Before rising to fame when he appeared on ''The XFactor'', he worked in an
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supermarket in Swindon. Jahméne is a Christian and speaks openly about how his faith has pulled him through many dark places. His debut album's title, ''Love Never Fails'', is taken from the scriptur
1 Corinthians 13
one of his favourite passages in the Bible. The idea of the album was to have spiritual twists on the chosen covers. Jahméne has been seen exercising his faith in public. He refused to sing " Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by
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, for an ''X Factor'' group ensemble performance, because of its graphic/unsuitable lyrical content. He opined that
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, 16 at the time, should not be made to sing the song and that lyrically it was not suitable for the family show.


Awards

Jahmene Douglas was nominated for Best Newcomer at the
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Awards in 2013 and performed "Next to Me". Douglas also received a nomination and subsequently won Best Male Newcomer at th
Urban Music Awards


Discography


Albums


Extended plays


Singles


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jahmene 1991 births Living people British gospel singers English pop singers English soul singers English male singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters English Christians Musicians from Swindon RCA Records artists The X Factor (British TV series) contestants English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent English people of Welsh descent 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers