The talented British singer-songwriter James Bay and Swedish pop-sensation Zara Larsson have been chosen to support Ed Sheeran's Riga performance. Perhaps they will be joined by one more musician or band, but it will become known closer to the day of the concert.
We remind you that Ed Sheeran will perform in Riga, Lucavsala on July 12th.
The British songwriter James Michael Bay has gained fa ame already with his very first single, Hold Back the River, which was released even before his debut album Chaos and the Calm (2015). The energetic folkrock composition won 3x Platinum in Australia, double Platinum in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands, Platinum in New Zealand and Gold in the US, Canada, Austria and Germany. The album, which besides the already mentioned Hold Back the River includes the following well-known compositions - Let It Go, Scars, If You Want To Be In Love and Best Fake Smile, topped the charts in the UK, Ireland, Switzerland and even the US Folkmusic chart.
In last May, the second album of J. Bay "Electric Light" was released. The most famous hits are Us, Wild Life and Pink Lemonade.
The talent of the young folk and soul-music singer is appreciated by BRIT Awards (twice), Q (twice), GQ, Echo, Ivor Novello, etc. prestigious awards.
Zara Larsson - the performer of now so famous hits Symphony (in collaboration with Clean Bandit), Lush Life, Uncover, Never Forget You, Ain't My Fault, I Would Like, So Good, This One's for You (in collaboration with David Guetta), etc. - was first recognized at the age of 10, when she won a Swedish talent show. In 2013 her debut EP "Introducing" was released, which gained triple platinum status in her native Sweden, but the success of single Uncover was even more phenomenal: 7x Platinum in Sweden, 3x Platinum in Denmark, Platinum in Belgium, Norway and Switzerland, Gold in France.
In 2017, a full-length album "So Good" comes out, which ranked at least the top 10 in Scandinavia, UK, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.
Last October a forerunner single Ruin My Life of Zara's 3rd studio album was released.
The talented girl, who appeared here “from nowhere", is now invited to collaborate by such grands as Tinie Tempah, David Guetta, John Legend and many more.