James Arthur is currently having what can only be described as the comeback to end all comebacks RN.
After winning The X Factor, he had a bit of a mare and got let go by Simon Cowell's record label.
But now he's BACK with Syco, and his new album Back From The Edge is set for number one.
WOOOOO.
But even the most successful stars inevitably face some rejection, and James as opened up about getting turned down by two of the most popular singers in the world right now – Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora.
AND HE DATED RITA ORA – OUCH.
He admitted that Rita just stopped returning his calls about a potential duet AND Ellie Goulding also refused a collaboration.
He said: "It was tough to get people involved in this one, because I don’t think anyone expected me to come back.
I was calling Ellie Goulding, and Rita Ora, all these guys, saying, ‘Do you want to sing this line?’ I got nothing," he continued to The Sun.
OH, JAMES, HUN.
In related news, James recently made the shocking revelation that he turned down £250,000 for Celebrity Big Brother.
!!!!!!!!!!!!
He told the Daily Star Sunday: "I got offered loads of reality shows including I’m A Celebrity and Celebrity Big Brother.
"They were life-changing amounts of money. The most I got offered was £250,000 for CBB, which I really needed at the time, not knowing if I had a career.
"I’m a huge fan of those shows but I don’t think there’s any chance I would be back at No. 1 now if I’d gone down that route."
Whe on earth is someone gonna offer us a quarter of a million to go on CBB?
Guys?