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Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an England|English pop music|pop and jazz|jazz-pop singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and drummer.
Biography
Cullum was born at Rochford Hospital in Essex, and educated at the independent fee-paying Grittleton House School and the sixth form at Sheldon school|Sheldon School. Both are near Chippenham in Wiltshire. His mother, Yvonne, is a secretary of Anglo-Burmese people|Anglo-Burmese origin, whose family settled in Wales after Burma's independence; his father, John Cullum, worked in finance. His paternal grandfather was a British Army officer, while his paternal grandmother was a Jewish refugee from Prussia who sang in Berlin nightclubs; Cullum has said that he sees her as his "cultural icon". He was brought up in Hullavington, Wiltshire but currently lives in North West London. He is noted for his diminutive stature. Jamie is 5 feet 4 inches tall and takes a size UK 7 shoe.
Musical career
Cullum released his first album, ''Jamie Cullum Trio—Heard it All Before'', in 1999, of which 500 copies were made. Due to their rarity, original copies have sold for as much as £600 on Ebay|eBay.
The success of ''Heard It All Before'' resulted in Cullum being invited to appear on Geoff Gascoyne's album ''Songs of the Summer''. After graduating from the University of Reading in 2001, Cullum released a best-selling ... read all