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25-554: James , Jim , or Jimmy Duncan may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] James Duncan (Pennsylvania politician) (1756–1844), American politician from Pennsylvania James Duncan (MP for Barrow-in-Furness) (1858–1911), British lawyer and Liberal politician James H. Duncan (1793–1869), American politician from Massachusetts James Hastings Duncan (1855–1928), British Liberal Member of Parliament for Otley, 1900–1918 Jim Duncan (Alaska politician) (born 1942), former Speaker of

50-514: A River" was James's next single. Released on 21 August 2006, the track only reached No. 59 in the UK and No. 97 in Ireland. In continental Europe, where "Can't Stop a River" was released a day earlier than in the UK, it similarly proved unpopular, dropping out of the singles charts in many countries such as France, Turkey, Germany, and Belgium. James' album also fell short, selling less than 1,000 copies in

75-483: A music teacher), Milldown School ( Blandford Forum ), Corfe Hills School ( Broadstone ), and Sidmouth College (East Devon). At the age of 15 he played Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes for Sidmouth Youth Theatre. James, along with Antony Costa , convinced Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe in early 2000 to form the group Blue. Blue's R&B -influenced pop allowed

100-631: A second number one in November with the ballad " If You Come Back ". The album All Rise was released in time for Christmas and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart , eventually selling in excess of 1.8 million albums in the UK. The final single from the album, " Fly By II ", reached No. 6 in March 2002. Their second studio album, One Love , was released in October 2002; it entered

125-654: Is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He became widely known in 2001 as a member of the boy band Blue and later for playing Ryan Knight in the British soap opera Hollyoaks . James grew up in Dorset as an only child, and was raised primarily by his mother Fiona Inglis and his grandparents, after his father abandoned his mother before he was born. He was raised a "strict Catholic" and educated at Dumpton School in Wimborne (where his grandfather worked as

150-708: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Duncan (Pennsylvania politician) James Duncan born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Princeton College . He served as the first prothonotary of Adams County, Pennsylvania . During the American Revolutionary War he was appointed as a lieutenant in Colonel Moses Hazen ’s 2nd Canadian Regiment on November 3, 1776, and on March 25, 1778,

175-462: Is indicated in the album booklet that a live version of "Lonely This Christmas" from the TV show CD:UK was intended to be track seven on the album; however, this was removed from the track listing for unknown reasons. The album was available in several European countries, as well as Japan, Thailand and China; however, it was a commercial failure, and failed to chart anywhere. The album was not released in

200-2087: The Alaska House of Representatives, congressional candidate Jimmy Duncan (politician) (born 1947), American politician from Tennessee Sir James Duncan, 1st Baronet (1899–1974), British politician Sportspeople [ edit ] James Duncan (discus thrower) (1887–1955), American athlete James Duncan (football left-back) (fl. 1878–1882), Scottish footballer (Alexandra Athletic, Rangers and Scotland) James Duncan (football outside left) (fl. 1890–1893), Scottish footballer (Sheffield United) James Duncan (basketball) (born 1977), basketball coach Jamie Duncan (born 1975), American football linebacker Jim Duncan (baseball) (1871–1901), American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball Jim Duncan (cornerback) (1946–1972), American football player Jim Duncan (defensive end) (1924–2011), American football player and coach Jim Duncan (footballer) (born 1938), English professional footballer Jimmy Duncan (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2014), Scottish footballer Jimmy Duncan (rugby union) (1869–1953), New Zealand rugby union footballer, coach and referee Others [ edit ] James Duncan (art collector) (1834–1905), Scottish sugar refiner and philanthropist James Duncan (bishop) (1913–2000), Episcopal bishop in America James Duncan (missionary) (1813–1907), New Zealand missionary and Presbyterian minister James Duncan (musician) (born 1968), Canadian-born musician, improviser and house music producer James Duncan (surgeon) (1810–1866), Scottish surgeon and main manufacturer of chloroform in 19th century Britain James Duncan (union leader) (1857–1928), Scottish-American union leader James Duncan (United States Army officer) (1811–1849), American artillery officer of

225-602: The Mexican–American War James Duncan (zoologist) (1804–1861), Scottish naturalist Jimmy Duncan (songwriter) (1927–2011), American songwriter James Elmslie Duncan (1822–1854), English Chartist poet, editor, writer, and activist James K. L. Duncan (1845–1913), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient James Matthews Duncan (1826–1890), Scottish physician James Duncan (tailor) , Scottish tailor and landowner See also [ edit ] Duncan James (born 1978), British singer with

250-557: The UK Albums Chart at No. 1 and sold more than 150,000 copies. Three singles were released from the album: " One Love ", which peaked at No. 3, " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word ", featuring vocals from Elton John , which peaked at No. 1, and " U Make Me Wanna ", which peaked at No. 4. Their third studio album, Guilty , was released in autumn 2003; it too entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1, and sold 100,000 copies in

275-559: The UK in its first week (and failing to reach the Top 50). The album sold a total of 412,350 copies around the world. Although his debut album Future Past did not do as well as hoped (except in Italy, where it reached No. 2 on the chart and was certified platinum for shipments of 80,000 copies), on 2 February 2007, music channel B4 premièred the video for "Amazed", his new single which was scheduled to be released on 12 March 2007. However, there

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300-496: The UK, despite copies being widely available. James returned to the music scene in May 2006 with his solo single "Sooner or Later", releasing the video in early May and planning to release the single commercially on 5 June 2006. The video reached No. 2 on The Box and No. 5 on The Hits . However, the single was no commercial success and entered the British charts at No. 35, before slipping down to No. 72 in its second week. "Can't Stop

325-489: The Year : Downloaded and GMTV 's Entertainment Today . He took part on ITV1's Dancing on Ice in 2007, when he made it to the grand final alongside rugby player Kyran Bracken and actress Clare Buckfield . He came third in the contest, although was unable to perform his Bolero performance. In 2007, James played himself in the pilot episode of Plus One , which was part of Channel 4 's Comedy Showcase . A full series

350-554: The band Blue Duncan James (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with James Duncan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Duncan&oldid=1230113535 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

375-660: The group to achieve commercial success in the United Kingdom and many other countries, including Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, France, Australia and New Zealand. The band released their debut single " All Rise " in May 2001 and it reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart . Their follow up single, " Too Close ", was released in August 2001 peaking at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They went on to achieve

400-525: The lead single. On 21 February 2013, it was confirmed that the group would be joining The Big Reunion , a TV series in which six groups from the past, including Liberty X , Atomic Kitten and 5ive , reform for a one-off gig. Beginning in May 2013, the group were to tour Great Britain and Ireland with the other groups in The Big Reunion concert series. On 27 March 2013 the group announced they would embark on their first headlining tour later on in

425-553: The musical Legally Blonde (adapted from the film Legally Blonde ) as it transferred from Broadway to London's West End in December 2009. He played opposite Sheridan Smith as Elle, and Aoife Mulholland as Brooke. In December 2009, James appeared as Warner Huntington III in the West End production of Legally Blonde . He appeared as a celebrity guest on 14 August 2009 on Daily Cooks Challenge . In 2010, James presented

450-681: The other members of the boyband Blue on 26 June episode of Ministry of Mayhem , where James and the other band members were all hypnotised by UK stage hypnotist David Days. James has worked occasionally as a television presenter, having presented the 95.8 Capital FM's Party in the Park for the Prince's Trust (2003 and 2004), and ITV2 's coverage of the TV series Soapstar Superstar , along with Jayne Middlemiss . His other presenting work includes Pop City Live , Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004 , T4 Movie Special: Spider-Man 2 , Record of

475-641: The quiz show Scream if You Know the Answer! where the contestants have to answer questions whilst on rollercoasters. In July 2010 he was a judge on Don't Stop Believing , a talent show for choirs. He has his own radio show on 95.8 Capital FM , every Sunday from 7–10 pm. The band represented the UK at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with the song " I Can " coming in 11th place with 100 points. Blue released their fourth studio album, Roulette on 25 January 2013 with " Hurt Lovers " as

500-618: The week of release. The album spawned four singles, including "Guilty", which peaked at No. 2, " Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours ", featuring vocals from Stevie Wonder and Angie Stone , which peaked at No. 11, "Breathe Easy", which peaked at No. 4, and "Bubblin'", which peaked at No. 9. Two compilation albums Best of Blue and 4ever Blue were released in 2004 and 2005 respectively. 4ever Blue included three tracks only previously performed in Japan: "The Gift", "It's Alright" and "Elements". It

525-414: The year, their first tour in nearly ten years. On Sunday 29 May 2022 James performed at Durham Pride 2022 as the headline act. In September 2023, James released the duet " That's What Friends Are For " with Denise van Outen . The single, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support , was recorded in tribute to their friend, singer Sarah Harding , who died from breast cancer in 2021. From 2002 to 2005, James dated

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550-405: Was broadcast in 2009, in which he played a broad caricature of himself called "Duncan From Blue". He made an appearance on a new show for Sky One , Guinness World Records Smashed , performing with Festival4Stars contestants. It aired in November 2008. In 2008 he became an Ambassador of Festival4Stars talent competition after he judged a national final. James was cast as one of the leads in

575-710: Was confirmed in February 2009 that James had been selected to replace Denise Van Outen as presenter of Grease: The School Musical , the sequel to Hairspray: The School Musical . Filming commenced in early 2009. In May 2009, James announced the UK's voting in the Eurovision Song Contest . He presented Hannah-Oke on Disney Channel UK , a singing and dancing contest based on the popular Disney TV series Hannah Montana . He also appeared on Celebrity Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old? and raised £10,000 for his charities. In 2006, James appeared with

600-474: Was once again a lack of interest. The release was cancelled and James was dropped from his recording contract. He has since announced he has quit his solo career. In 2007 he appeared in the West End production of Chicago . He completed ten more weeks in Chicago from 10 December 2007 until 9 February 2008. He appeared in an episode of The Bill entitled "The Morning After", which aired on 1 January 2009. It

625-661: Was promoted to captain. Duncan was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress but resigned before Congress assembled. He died in Mercer County, Pennsylvania . alongside: James McSherry This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Duncan James Duncan Matthew James Inglis (born 7 April 1978)

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