Duncan James Discography

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  Future Past

Duncan Matthew James Inglis (born April 7, 1978 in Salisbury, Wiltshire) is an English singer, actor and television presenter, formerly of the popular boy band Blue. Inglis grew up in Dorset and was raised primarily by his mother and grandparents after his father abandoned his mother before he was born. He was educated at Dumpton School (where his grandfather worked as a music teacher), the Milldown School in Blandford Forum and Corfe Hills School in Corfe Mullen. At 15, he played Puck in A Midsummer Night`s Dream. He also played Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes. Inglis also worked for Haven Holidays as a Havenmate on the Isle Of Wight. According to an interview he gave to Gabby Logan on BBC Radio 5 Live on the morning of July 28, 2007, he is a great-grandson of Herbert Chapman, the manager of the Arsenal football team of the 1930s. In early 2000, Inglis, along with Antony Costa, convinced Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe to form the group Blue. Blue`s R&B-influenced pop allowed the group to achieve commercial success in the United Kingdom and many other countries, including Portugal, Italy, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand. From May 2001, when the group released its first single, "All Rise", until 2004, when the band released its final chart-qualifying single, "Curtain Falls", Blue had achieved 11 Top 10 singles in the UK, three of which went to #1.

In October 2004, Inglis collaborated with Keedie to release the single "I Believe My Heart", which entered the UK singles chart at #2. He returned to the solo music scene in May 2006 with his single "Sooner or Later", releasing the video in early May and planning to release the single commercially on June 5, 2006. The video reached #2 on The Box and #5 on The Hits. However, the single was no commercial success and entered the UK charts at #35, before slipping down to #72 in its second week. "Can`t Stop a River" was Ingliss` next single. Released on August 21, 2006, the track could only reach #59 in the UK, and #97 in Ireland. In Europe, where "Can`t Stop a River" was released the day prior to the UK, it similarly proved unpopular, dropping out of the singles charts in many countries such as France, Germany, and Belgium.

Inglis`s album also fell short, selling less than 1,000 copies in the UK in its first week (and failing to reach the Top 50). The album sold a total of 412,350 copies around the world. Although his debut album didn`t do as well as hoped (with the exception of Italy, where the album reached #2 on the chart and has been certified platinum for shipments of 80,000 copies), on February 2, 2007, music channel B4 premiered the video for "Amazed", his new single which was scheduled to be released March 12, 2007. However, there was once again a lack of interest. The release was cancelled and Inglis was dropped from his recording contract. He has since announced he has quit music (or at least his solo career), which sparks rumours about a possible Blue reunion.

He has a daughter, Tiannie-Finn (born 26 February 2005), with his ex-girlfriend, Claire Grainger. It was revealed on Dancing on Ice that he had developed a condition known as floaters.

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