Name	James Dean Bradfield
Height
Naionality	Welsh
Date of Birth	21-February-1969
Place of Birth	Pontypool, Wales
Famous for	Singing

James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and lead vocalist for the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. Late April 2006, a track from Bradfield's debut solo single entitled "That's No Way to Tell a Lie" premiered on Janice Long's show on Radio 2.

It became the first single from the album and was released on 10 July while the album, entitled "The Great Western", was released on 24 July. The single debuted at #18 in the UK single charts while the album debuted at #22 on the album charts. The positions were considered relatively successful considering the lack of promotion. In support of the album, Bradfield played a series of solo gigs in May 2006 in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. The setlists consisted of tracks from the "The Great Western" as well as several Manics tracks including "This Is Yesterday" and "Ocean Spray". He has also played one further date in London ULU in June 2006, featuring a similar setlist to the other gigs. Bradfield also performed at the 2006 V Festival in late August.

He embarked on his first full UK tour – consisting of 15 dates – in October. A second single, 'An English Gentleman' was lifted from "The Great Western" prior to the tour and entered the UK chart at #31 on 1 October 2006. He currently lives in Chiswick, London, but also has a house in the dock area of Cardiff. Despite having said “I always get bored of the company of women really quickly,” he married Mylène Halsall in a secret ceremony in Florence, Italy on 11 July 2004. He is a supporter of Cardiff Blues and Nottingham Forest.