James Blake is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his emotive soulful light head voice, falsetto, and genre-blending music that fuses electronic, R&B, dubstep, and alternative elements.

Born James Blake Litherland on 26 September 1988 in London, he gained prominence with his Mercury Prize-winning album Overgrown (2013) and has earned multiple Grammy Awards for collaborations with artists like Beyoncé, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar.

Renowned for hits such as 'Retrograde', 'Limit to Your Love', and 'King's Dead', Blake's evolving style spans experimental post-dubstep to introspective nu-soul ballads, with recent releases including Playing Robots Into Heaven (2023).