Justin Osuji is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 singer from Glasgow

Glasgow

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. He was signed to a recording contract

Recording contract

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 with Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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 in 1998, after appearing on the BBC Television

BBC Television

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 programme

Television program

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, The Fame Game.

Career

His first four singles chart releases all reached Top 40 positions in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. His first release was "This Boy" (UK #34) in August 1998. His second single

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, "Over You" (his biggest hit to date, reaching UK #11), was released in 1999, and taken from his debut album

Album

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, Finally. His third single was "It's All About You" (UK #34), whilst his fourth "Let It Be Me" (UK #15), was a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of the song first made famous by The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

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. At the time he was still in school and revising for his forthcoming GCSE's.

In 2000 he was awarded 'The Young Scottish Achievers Award', from Queen Elizabeth II

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, at Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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's, Holyrood Palace

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Album discography

Album	Year
Finally	1999