James Hersey

James Hersey
Born	(1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 (age 36) Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Musician

James Hersey (born July 15, 1988) is an Austrian-American pop singer and songwriter from Vienna.

Life

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]

Discography

Albums

• 2015: Clarity
• 2021: Fiction
• 2023: Let It Shine

EPs

• 2011: James Hersey
• 2017: Pages
• 2019: Innerverse

Mixtapes

• 2012: Twelve
• 2014: Girls

Singles

• 2011: Stand Up for You
• 2011: It Ain’t Over
• 2012: All I Want
• 2012: Forever Yours
• 2013: High Five
• 2014: Juliet
• 2014: Don’t Say Maybe
• 2015: What I’ve Done
• 2015: Coming Over (filous Remix)
• 2015: How Hard I Try (mit filous)
• 2016: Miss You
• 2018: Real For You
• 2018: Let Go (feat. filous)
• 2019: My People (mit Jeremy Loops)
• 2019: Hands on Me (mit ELI)
• 2020: Forget (About Everyone Else)

Guest Contributions

• 2016: Coming Over (Dillon Francis & Kygo feat. James Hersey)
• 2017: Like I Do (Camo & Krooked feat. James Hersey)

Music Awards

Gold Records  Italy 2017: for the Single Miss You  Canada 2017: for the Single Miss You  United States 2018: for the Single Coming Over

References

1. James Hersey biography, Allmusic
2. James Hersey Austrian Charts
3. James Hersey German Charts
4. James Hersey at Billboard
5. Chart data for June 11, 2016, Billboard
6. James Hersey Releases 'Everyone's Talking'. Billboard, February 17, 2017.