James Arthur re-signs to Simon Cowell’s record label

James Arthur

by Laura Donaldson |
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Two years after being dropped from Syco, James Arthur has been re-signed by Simon Cowell's label.

The singer was signed to the label after winning The X Factor in 2012 but was dropped just two years later after a string of trouble.

However, Simon has now done a u-turn on the singer following the success of his latest single Say You Won't Let Go.

A source told The Sun : “Over the last few years James has kept in touch with Simon.

“Simon has always thought James is a real talent but as soon as he heard the record he made up his mind to re-sign him.

“James has grown up a lot and realises he made mistakes in the past. Simon knows this."

After dropping him back in 2014 Simon said: "I think James unfortunately has had so many issues with what he has done.

“Somebody should have told him to shut up and just put the records out.”

This great news for James comes shortly after he opened on This Morning about how he struggled to cope with the fame X Factor brought him.

He admitted: "I've suffered with depression and I'm an anxious character. Even before the X Factor I was self-medicating quite a bit to just to get myself through the day.

"When I was on the show, everything happened so quickly and I just wasn't prepared for the level of attention and scurrility that came with it."

We're SO happy for James and can't wait to hear what he's got in store for us now he's back under Simon's wing.

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