Parson James

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Parson James (born June 7, 1994 in Cheraw , South Carolina ; real name Ashton Parson ) is an American singer-songwriter . He became known through the single "Stole the Show", which he released together with the Norwegian music producer Kygo. He is currently under contract with the major label RCA Records .

life and career

Parson James was born to a dark-skinned father and a light-skinned mother. He and his single mother lived in Cheraw , South Carolina. At the age of 17 he decided to move to New York City in the hope of finding more opportunities for a mixed-skinned homosexual man there than in his conservative homeland.

On March 23, 2015, he released the single Stole the Show together with the Norwegian music producer Kygo . It became Parson's greatest commercial success. The song reached high chart positions in numerous countries and received several gold awards for music sales. After the single was released, he signed a recording contract with the New York music label RCA Records . His first EP, The Temple , was released in 2016 and distributed through Sony Music and RCA Records.

Discography

EPs

  • 2016: The Temple EP

Singles

  • 2014: religion
  • 2015: Sinner Like You
  • 2015: Stole the Show (Solo Edition)
  • 2015: Temple
  • 2016: Sad Song

Guest Posts

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2015 Stole the Show
Cloud Nine 		DE2
platinum
platinum

(41 weeks)DE 		AT5
gold
gold

(32 weeks)AT 		CH3
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(56 weeks)CH 		UK24
platinum
platinum

(35 weeks)UK 		US-
platinum
platinum
US
First published: March 23, 2015
with Kygo

Further guest contributions

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andre Wheeler: Exclusive: Meet Rising LGBT Singer Parson James. Out.com , February 29, 2016, accessed March 20, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources: DE , AT , CH , UK & US
personal data
SURNAME Parson James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parson, Ashton (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Cheraw , South Carolina