Tyler James

Whenever Tyler James told people he wanted to be a singer, the response was always the same: "How in hell is that ever going to happen?" Tyler was born Kenneth ' Tyler' Gordon and raised in Canning Town, east London. If lads round Tyler's way did anything for a living it certainly wasn't singing; these days most of Tyler's mates are in prison. But Tyler James is British pop's unlikely lad. Against the odds, he got himself noticed. Against conventional wisdom, this guy who looks like a male model is one of the brightest new talents in years. And in spite of being only 22, he sings with an unwavering authority more suited to a songwriter twice his age. He can do it without being a slave to anyone else's style, and he's done it all himself. No silver spoons. No rich uncles. No mates in the business. Just a genuine, old fashioned talent for making music.