James Hearn

James Daniel Guy Hearn (born 19 June 1976 in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English singer-songwriter. He is best known as being the vocalist of boyband Ultra.

Biography

Hearn had met Ultra's guitarist, Mike Harwood and drummer, Jon O'Mahony, respectively, at school. He was in the same class as Harwood, and O'Mahony was a couple of years older. Hearn went on to study Geography and Management at the University of Leeds, graduating in 1999. He was once a pentathlon athlete, but realized that sport was not the highest-paid career choice, and turned to music.[1]

In 1997, Hearn, Harwood, O'Mahony, and Nick Keynes, formed Ultra and released their self-titled debut album in 1999, for which Hearn wrote most of the songs. He left the band and worked as a surveyor[2] before he earned a master's degree from the University of Reading.[3] Ultra reunited in 2005 and released a second album, The Sun Shines Brighter.[4] Hearn subsequently left the music business and now works in wealth management at a London investment bank.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b King, Danni (29 December 2023). "90s popstar unrecognisable as he went from boyband to investment banker". OK!. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ "James Hearn" Deprecated link archived 8 March 2014 at archive.today, LinkedIn
  3. ^ Lambert Smith Hampton, "Boy band singer takes centre stage at LSH", 22 October 2004
  4. ^ Chrisp, Kitty (20 December 2023). "Former 90s boyband star is now an... investment banker". Metro. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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