James Arthur welcomes baby daughter ‘Emily’ named after his heart-breaking song

James Arthur has revealed that he has welcomed a baby daughter after posting a meaningful video on Instagram.

The 2012 X Factor winner shared a black and white clip of a baby holding his hand with his ‘Emily’ tattoo central to the frame, confirming the name of his baby girl.

James introduced the video by saying, “In the last few days, someone made an unexpected arrival,” before showing the gorgeous moment of the new-born and Dad holding hands.

The Impossible singer, 34, captured the video, “Dear Emily, welcome to the world,” while pairing it to his own song called ‘Heartbeat’.

While they have not yet fully confirmed rekindling their romance, it is thought that James Arthur has reconciled with his ex-girlfriend Jessica Grist after they split up in 2021.

Jessica and James had an on-off relationship for nine years when they met on theTV show X Factor in 2012 - James performing as a contestant and Jessica as a backup dancer.

The wonderful new baby news comes after James and Jessica suffered a devastating loss when they lost their unborn baby due to an ectopic pregnancy last year, with James describing the heartbreak in a song called ‘Emily’.

James revealed he had penned the song when Jessica was pregnant with a little girl at the time as an ‘ode to his future child’.

Lyrics included, ‘I feel a love you just can’t believe - You’re everything,’ and ‘I’m going to ask your Mum to marry me,’ while James explained that the song was meant to explain to his baby girl that his life had been empty until she came along.

James’ beautiful news comes shortly after the singer recently released a documentary on BBC called ‘Out of Our Minds’ where he faced his childhood demons from when he went into foster care at the age of 14.