James Toseland

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Toseland
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 5, 1980(1980-10-05)
Age	44
Birthplace	Doncaster
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Libra

James Toseland Biography

James Toseland is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on October 5, 1980 in Doncaster, Victoria, Australia. Singer who rose to fame initially as a professional motorbike racer, and was World Superbike Champion in 2004/07. After his retirement in 2011, he was the frontman for his rock band Toseland.

He was a teammate with fellow motorcycle racer He has been teammates with fellow motorcycle racer Cal Crutchlow..

James Michael Toseland (born 5 October 1980) is an English former motorcycle racer and a current vocalist of English rock band Toseland. Toseland was the 2007 World Superbike Champion on a Ten Kate Honda, and also won the 2004 Superbike World Championship on a Ducati. He is one of only two men, the other being Troy Corser, to have won the World Superbike Championship for two different manufacturers. On 9 September 2011 he officially retired from professional motorsport due to a wrist injury sustained in March 2011 at an official World Superbike Championship testing session at Motorland Aragon, Spain.

Transferring his motorcycle career from off-road to road racing after Wright’s death, Toseland quickly worked his way up through the ranks becoming 1995 Junior Road Race Champion before moving on to 125cc racing in the UK Superteen series, and then sprang to prominence in the late nineties when he dominated the Honda CB500 Cup series aged 17. He was then picked up to ride a Supersport Honda and won races at national level.

After his stepfather Ken Wright died, his parents separated and he was raised by his mother. He married singer He was raised primarily by his mother after his parents were separated and following the death of his stepfather Ken Wright. He married singer Katie Melua in September 2012. in September 2012.

James Toseland Net Worth

James Toseland is one of the richest Rock Singer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Toseland 's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At eight years old, he began piano lessons and started riding motorcross bikes at the same time.

He was a mentor to the Phil Burgan Racing Academy’s motorcycle racing team.

Before the British MotoGP round at Donington Park, Toseland said that if he were the first Briton to win in 27 years at the top level that he would strip naked on the ride back to the pits. However, he crashed in the first corner of the race, but picked his bike up to finish in 17th place, his worst finish of the season to that point, over a lap behind the winner Casey Stoner.

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Who is James Toseland Dating?

According to our records, James Toseland married to Katie Melua. As of December 1, 2023, James Toseland’s is not dating anyone.

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Toseland was linked to the d’antin Ducati satellite team in MotoGP in 2006, and received an offer to ride for them in 2007. However, d’antin had not performed well over recent years, and Toseland turned the offer down, not willing to make up the grid on a bike that wasn’t competitive.

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James Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. James Toseland celebrates birthday on October 5 of every year.

Toseland was linked with the Pramac d’Antin MotoGP team, although rumours had also abounded of a ride with a Honda outfit, and even of Ten Kate Racing making the step up to the premier class and taking Toseland with them. However, Toseland confirmed a move to MotoGP for 2008 on 1 August 2007 when he announced that he had signed a one-year contract with factory supported Yamaha team Tech 3. For 2008 Tech 3 switched from Dunlop to Michelin tyres and it was confirmed that Toseland’s teammate would be Colin Edwards. Toseland also signed a deal with British leathers company BKS to supply him with suits while competing in the 2008 MotoGP world championship.

What happened James Toseland?

Following the premature end of his racing career, Toseland returned his focus to his first love – music. After parting with his band Crash, he is now fronting a band simply named Toseland.

Is James Toseland still married?

In 2020, Toseland and singer songwriter wife Katie Melua amicably split , and now, he’d like to move forward with starting a family of his own and making the most of his forties: “I would like a family, so that is also high on the agenda.

When did James Toseland retire?

For the two-time world champion and MotoGP pundit, motorcycles have been part of the fabric of James Toseland’s life in both the ups and downs. He also gives his take on the season so far. After a crash at Donington Park in 2011 , he was forced to retire from racing due to injury.

Why did Katie Melua and James Toseland break up?

In August, Melua split up with her husband of eight years, World Superbike racer James Toseland, then 39. “We are both perfectionists,” she says. “So we both really wanted to ‘get it right’. But in the end, I think we both accepted it was over and decided to perfect the art of letting go.

Why did James Toseland retire?

The former World Superbikes champion James Toseland has announced his retirement from the sport due to a wrist injury. He suffered the injury in March when he crashed in testing and has been advised that the damage cannot be repaired.