Jamie Cullum (born August 20, 1979) is an English lounge jazz pianist and singer. Cullum was born in Essex. His mother, Yvonne, is a Burmese secretary whose family settled in Wales after Burma\'s de-colonization; his father, John Cullum, worked in finance. His paternal grandfather was a British Army officer, while his paternal grandmother, Omi, was a Jewish refugee from Prussia who sang in Berlin nightclubs; Cullum sees her as his \"cultural icon\". He was raised in Hullavington, Wiltshire.
Jamie Cullum (born August 20, 1979) is an English lounge jazz pianist and singer. Cullum was born in Essex. His mother, Yvonne, is a Burmese secretary whose family settled in Wales after Burma\'s de-colonization; his father, John Cullum, worked in finance. His paternal grandfather was a British Army officer, while his paternal grandmother, Omi, was a Jewish refugee from Prussia who sang in Berlin nightclubs; Cullum sees her as his \"cultural icon\". He was raised in Hullavington, Wiltshire.