Last year’s X Factor winner James Arthur will start his first UK and European headline tour at the Ipswich Regent next year, it’s been revealed.

The singer, mentored by Nicole Scherzinger, scored the ITV1 show’s biggest selling single of all time with the BRIT Award nominated Impossible.

New single You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You is out on October 20.

His self-titled debut album, which saw him write and collaborate with some of the world’s hottest producers including Salaam Remi, Naughty Boy, TMS, Mojam and Da Internz, is out on November 4.

Tickets for the January 5 show go on sale at 10am this Friday via www.gigsandtours.com/tour/James-Arthur.

This Saturday sees the start of the live rounds of the smash singing contest.

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