{{short description|English singer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use British English|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Jamie Webster | image = Jamie_Webster_performing_at_Neighbourhood_Weekender_in_2023.jpg | caption = Webster performing at Neighbourhood Weekender in 2023 | background = solo_singer | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|04|18|df=y}}<ref name=deezer>{{cite web|url=https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/14867963/biography|title=Jamie Webster:Biography|work=Deezer.com|date=|accessdate=1 February 2024}}</ref> | birth_place = Norris Green, Liverpool, England<ref name=giveme>[https://www.givemesport.com/jamie-webster-liverpool-new-album-10-for-the-people/ Matt Smith, "Jamie Webster: "I wouldn't be able to do this without Liverpool FC"", ''Givemesport.com''. 25 January 2024]. Retrieved 1 February 2024</ref> | genre = English folk, British folk rock, acoustic folk | years_active = 2017–present | label = Modern Sky UK, Live Her Now | instrument = Vocals, guitar | website = {{URL| https://www.jamiewebstermusic.com/}} }}
'''Jamie Webster''' (born 18 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He has released three studio albums, as well as writing music related to Liverpool F.C.
==Early life == Born in Liverpool, Webster worked as an electrician, and initially sang cover versions in local pubs in the city's centre.<ref name="theguideliverpool">{{cite web|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/how-jamie-webster-went-from-singing-with-thousands-of-liverpool-fans-to-singing-in-front-of-them/|title=How Jamie Webster went from singing with thousands of Liverpool fans, to singing in front of them|website=The Guide Liverpool|date=13 February 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="celebmix">{{cite web|url=https://celebmix.com/interview-jamie-webster-im-really-just-trying-to-do-my-thing-and-make-my-way/|title=Jamie Webster interview: "I'm really just trying to do my thing and make my way"|website=CelebMix|date=10 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> He said: "One day, I was playing a cover of 'Mrs Robinson', and someone in the crowd turned the words to Jordan Henderson, and it started organically just like that with people in the room. The club then rang me and asked if I could do some Liverpool songs for LFC TV..".<ref name=giveme/>
==Career== ===Liverpool F.C.===
Webster's shows have become synonymous with Liverpool F.C. and their supporter culture, with ''The Guardian'' describing him as "the semi official musician of the football club". Webster began headlining fan affiliated appearances at UEFA Champions League final box parks in Kyiv and Madrid in 2019 to 60,000 fans. After a video of him playing the song "Allez Allez Allez", his reworking of Italo disco classic "L'estate sta finendo" by Righeira, went viral in 2018, the song became the soundtrack to the team's European successes under Jürgen Klopp.<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/29/jamie-webster-liverpools-chart-topping-hero|title='Who is Jamie Webster?': the Liverpool hero who topped the first folk chart | Folk music|website=The Guardian|date=29 October 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021 |last1=Curran |first1=Shaun }}</ref> Webster performed for the players at their after party following their victory at the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final alongside Chelcee Grimes and host Colin Murray.<ref name="liverpoolecho">{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-jamie-webster-boss-night-17722477.amp|title=Inside Liverpool's Champions League final party with Jurgen Klopp, Pep Lijnders and Joe Gomez|website=Liverpool Echo|date=13 February 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> Jürgen Klopp himself surprised Webster by appearing at a Supporters Club performance in Michigan and joined in with a rendition of "Allez Allez Allez",<ref name="liverpoolfc">{{cite web|url=https://legacy.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/310287-jurgen-klopp-jamie-webster|website=liverpoolfc.com|title=Boss: Why I decided to surprise Jamie Webster|date=5 August 2018 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> and Webster has recorded duets with Liverpool players past and present such as Jamie Carragher and Alisson Becker as well as appearing at events with his childhood heroes such as Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler and Bruce Grobbelaar.<ref name="inews">{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/jamie-webster-interview-allez-allez-allez-liverpool-song-chant-281031|website=inews.co.uk|title=Jamie Webster interview: On Liverpool and how 'Allez, Allez, Allez' changed his life|date=16 April 2019 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="liverpoolfc2">{{cite web|url=https://legacy.liverpoolfc.com/news/features/337819-alisson-jamie-webster-allez-video-watch|website=liverpoolfc.com|title=Watch: Alisson Becker and Jamie Webster in session|date=14 February 2019 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> His song "This Place" was used by Sky Sports to soundtrack the trophy lift when Liverpool won the Premier League title in 2020.<ref name="liverpoolecho2">{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jamie-webster-liverpool-songs-single-18815587.amp|title=Jamie Webster left 'gobsmacked' by Liverpool Premier League title celebration surprise|website=Liverpool Echo|date=24 August 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> Webster has also been a frequent guest on The Anfield Wrap.<ref name="theanfieldwrap">{{cite web|url=https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/tag/jamie-webster/|title=Jamie Webster Archives|website=The Anfield Wrap|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
Webster has also performed to crowds in places such as New Delhi,<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/jamie-webster-allez-allez-allez-liverpool-balladeer-india-6307243/lite/|title='Allez Allez Allez': How Liverpool balladeer Jamie Webster found his place in India|website=indianexpress.com|date=14 March 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> and supported established Liverpool band Cast, but was disappointed at having to miss out on a Glastonbury Festival since it was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="liverpoolecho3">{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/jamie-websters-crazy-rise-electrician-18368395.amp|title=Jamie Webster's crazy rise from electrician to working class hero|website=Liverpool Echo|date=7 June 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> The ''Liverpool Echo'' named Webster the 11th most-influential Merseysider in its 2020 Power List.<ref name="liverpoolecho4">{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/power-list-100-most-influential-17891840|author=Emilia Bona|title=100 of the most influential people in the whole of Merseyside|website=Liverpool Echo|date=9 August 2020 |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> Lyrics from his song "Something's Gotta Give", "How can you tell me that this is where it's at / When all the clowns are calling the shots?", have been quoted on social media with people using the song to channel their frustration at politicians.<ref name="theguardian2">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/28/voters-frustration-labour-liverpool-mayoral-election|title=Voters' frustration poses challenge for Labour in Liverpool | Liverpool|website=The Guardian|date=28 April 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 |last1=Wolfe-Robinson |first1=Maya }}</ref>
===Recordings=== In October 2020, his debut album ''We Get By'', released on Modern Sky UK, reached a peak of number 6 on the UK Albums Chart,<ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/we-get-by/|title=we get by | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> and he became the inaugural number-one artist in the newly formed UK Official Folk Album Charts, ahead of Laura Marling, Kate Rusby, and Levellers. Also in October 2020, ''Boss'', a live album of Webster singing football songs, charted in the folk chart top 10.<ref name="officialcharts2">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/jamie-webster-crowned-number-1-on-the-first-ever-official-folk-albums-chart__31252/|website=officialcharts.com|title=Jamie Webster tops the first Official Folk Albums Chart|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="musicweek">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/jamie-webster-secures-no-1-in-inaugural-official-folk-albums-chart/081574|title=Jamie Webster secures No.1 in inaugural Official Folk Albums Chart | Talent|website=Music Week|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
On 3 May 2022, Webster announced he would be performing on the Left Field stage at Glastonbury Festival 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-03 |title=Billy Bragg invites Yard Act, Jame Webster to Glastonbury's Left Field Stage {{!}} Live4ever Media |url=https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2022/05/billy-bragg-yard-act-glastonbury/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> He also stated he would also be there as a fan as well as an act and expressed his gratitude to his fans who had made this happen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Can't believe I'm saying this - but I'm playing @glastonbury! |url=https://twitter.com/jamiewebster94/status/1521416297950687234 |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
In 2023 the track "Weekend In Paradise" from the album ''We Get By'' was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=15 February 2025|artist=Jamie Webster|title=Weekend In Paradise|id=18976-6353-1}}</ref> His third studio album ''10 For The People'' was released on 2 February 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68126892|website=BBC News|access-date=1 February 2024|title= Jamie Webster: The Liverpool hometown superstar fuelled by football and politics|first=Ian|last=Youngs| date=1 February 2024}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ List of studio albums with selected details ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| UK<br /><ref name="officialcharts"/> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| IRE<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jamie+Webster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123165217/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jamie+Webster|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 January 2025|title=Discography Jamie Webster|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''We Get By'' | * Released: 21 August 2020 * Label: Modern Sky * Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming | 6 || 26 | * BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jamie Webster|access-date=4 October 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Moments'' | * Released: 28 January 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3415404/album-review-jamie-webster-moments|title=Album Review: Jamie Webster – Moments|website=Gigwise|last=McConnell|first=Ryan|date=27 January 2022|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> * Label: Modern Sky * Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming | 3 || — | |- ! scope="row" | ''10 for the People'' | * Released: 2 February 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.banquetrecords.com/jamie-webster/10-for-the-people/M9483UKCD|title=JAMIE WEBSTER - 10 For The People|website=Banquet Records|access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref> * Label: Modern Sky * Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming | 2 || 94<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> | |}
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