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| Born | 15 July 1988 Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
James Hersey (born July 15, 1988) is an Austrian-American pop singer and songwriter from Vienna.
Hersey learned to play percussion and cello in his youth before switching to guitar. He played in punk rock bands and sang in a high school choir before switching to popular music, releasing his debut EP in 2010. [1] He signed with Glassnote Records in 2012. He scored two hits in Austria and Germany - "How Hard I Try", with Filous, reached #96 in Germany and #33 in Austria in 2015, and "Miss You" reached #90 in Germany and #61 in Austria in 2016. [2] [3] He also was featured on the track "Coming Over" by Dillon Francis and Kygo, which reached #40 in the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart [4] and #1 on the Dance/Club Play chart. [5] "Miss You" and "Coming Over" were both described by Billboard as "generating millions of plays" on the streaming service Spotify. [6]
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