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James Bay Places Second In BBC's Sound Of 2015 List, Talks Taylor Swift

He's got a BRIT Award as well as T-Swizzle's nod of approval and 2015 is just beginning for the superstar in the making...

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Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 10:58

Hat-donning singer-songwriter James Bay has placed second in the BBC Music Sound Of 2015 poll ahead of previously announced, George The Poet, Raury and Stormzy.

Bay tweeted his delight after feauturing on Radio 1 this morning saying "Cheers, @huwstephens & @BBCR1 for having me this morning. 2nd place, wow! Thanks so much!"

Cheers @huwstephens & @BBCR1 for having me this morning 2nd place, wow! Thanks so much! #BBCSoundOf2015 x pic.twitter.com/GHGK2hFe98

— James Bay (@JamesBayMusic) January 8, 2015

 

Speaking to BBC News the Hold Back The River singer also recalled recently getting Taylor Swift's nod of approval in person: 

"I'd just been around America supporting Hozier and she'd come to see him. At this particular venue, my dressing room was basically the hallway, so we stepped back as she came by. But she stopped and said, "are you James Bay?" and I was like, "well, yeah, but how would you even know?"

"And she sort of went into this whole thing about how she has a regular playlist she listens to, and she's got a couple of my songs on there. So she was dissecting the lyrics to Let It Go in front of me, telling me her favourite lines in the verses."

He added: "It was bizarre. But she's an enormous pop star, so it's a really amazing bit of appreciation."

James Bay recently won the 2015 BRITs Critics' Choice award, is also nominated for MTV's Brand New For 2015 poll and currently features as this month's MTV PUSH artist! Get to know more about James over at push.mtv.tv.

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Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
Hold

Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold

Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Let us hold each other
Writer(s): Archer Iain Denis, Bay James Michael Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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