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Joscelyn Eve Stoker
(born 11 April 1987), best known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a Brit
Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated English soul and R&B singer,
songwriter, and occasional actress.
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Background information
Birth name Joscelyn Eve
Stoker
Born April 11, 1987
(age 19)
Origin Dover, Kent,
England
Genre(s) Soul, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer,
songwriter, actress
Years active
2003present
Label(s) EMI/Relentless
(UK)
S-Curve (U.S.)
Website JossStone.co.uk
(UK)
JossStone.com (U.S.)
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Biography
Stone was born in
Dover, Kent, England, and spent her teenage years in Ashill, Devon. She grew up
listening to a wide variety of music including R&B and soul music performed by
such artists as Dusty Springfield and Aretha Franklin; as a result, she
developed a soulful style of singing like her idols. In 2001, at the age of
fourteen, she appeared on the BBC Television's talent show Star for a Night
singing Donna Summer's 1979 "On the Radio". She told MTV News, "I kind of
clicked into soul music more than anything else because of the vocals. You've
got to have good vocals to sing soul music and I always liked it ever since I
was little."
In 2002, she decided to
back her ability by flying out from England for an audition in New York City
with S-Curve CEO Steve Greenberg. She also signed a global music publishing deal
with BMG Music Publishing in the UK.
At one point, she sang
backup for Britney Spears.[1]
Since then, she has
performed with such artists as Blondie and Gladys Knight. She was named as the
spokesperson for the megastore Gap, although she was reportedly dropped because
of rumours of her living with then-twenty-five-year-old Beau Dozier (son of
record producer Lamont Dozier), while she was only seventeen (thus making him
eight years older than her).
The
Soul Sessions
After being signed by
S-Curve Records, Stone flew to Miami, Florida to start work on her debut album,
The Soul Sessions, released 16 September 2003. She collaborated with people with
solid credentials in the Miami soul scene such as Betty Wright, Benny Latimore,
Timmy Thomas, and Little Beaver. She also worked with contemporary acts Angie
Stone and The Roots.
The album consists of
little known soul tracks by Wright, Franklin, Laura Lee, and Bettye Swann.
Released in late 2003, it reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart, and also
made the top forty of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The lead single, "Fell in
Love with a Boy", which was a reworking of The White Stripes' 2001 song "Fell in
Love with a Girl", reached the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart. The second
single, "Super Duper Love", also reached the top twenty.
Mind,
Body & Soul
After achieving
critical acclaim for The Soul Sessions, Stone recorded her second album this
time full of original songs , Mind, Body & Soul, released on 28 September 2004.
It proved to be an even bigger success than her first album, as it debuted at
number one in the UK (breaking the record for the youngest female ever to top
the UK Albums Chart, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne) and just missed
the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200, after peaking at number eleven. The lead
single, "You Had Me", became her first top ten hit in the UK. The single also
peaked at number twenty-three in Australia. Follow-up singles "Right to Be
Wrong" and "Spoiled" both made the top forty, and "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" the top
twenty. "Spoiled" landed just outside of the top fifty of U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs, peaking at number fifty-four.
On 14 November 2004,
Stone joined Band Aid 20 to benefit Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The group,
consisting of such luminaries as Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin and U2 lead
singer Bono, re-recorded the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?", written
by Band Aid organizers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Stone, born two years after the
release of the original single, wasn't initially aware who Bob Geldof was.[2]
The media gleefully reported that she repeatedly referred to him as Bob
Gandalf.[3] Despite some criticism, the single became the UK's biggest seller of
2004 as well as the Christmas number one.[4][5]
On 9 February 2005,
Stone was nominated for three Brit Awards, of which she won two "British
Female Solo Artist" and "British Urban Act". She was also nominated three times
at the 2005 Grammy Awards "Best New Artist", "Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance" for "You Had Me", and "Best Pop Vocal Album" for Mind, Body & Soul
, where she sang barefoot on stage with rock performer Melissa Etheridge, in
tribute to blues-rock singer Janis Joplin. Their performance of "Cry
Baby"/"Piece of My Heart" was released as a single, and, through the aid of
strong digital downloads, became Stone's first (and so far only) single to enter
the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, when it debuted and peaked at number thirty-two. In
July 2005, she lent her vocal talents to the Fantastic Four soundtrack, singing
the title song "What Ever Happened to the Heroes", written by Pink, billymann,
and Christopher Rojas.
On 2 July 2005, Stone
performed at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, and did a duet with funk
legend James Brown on the British chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. On
5 February 2006, she joined Stevie Wonder, India.Arie, and John Legend at the
Super Bowl XL pre-game show in performing a medley of Wonder's hits. Three days
later, on 8 February, she helped perform a medley of hits by the reclusive
singer Sly Stone, the frontman of Sly & the Family Stone, on the night of the
2006 Grammy Awards.
She has recently
collaborated with Lemar on his latest Stone album The Truth About Love, on the
track "Anniversary".
Eragon
Stone made her film
debut in the fantasy epic Eragon, based on the novel of the same name, which was
released on 15 December 2006. In the film, Stone plays the witch Angela.
Introducing Joss Stone
Stone's third studio
album, Introducing Joss Stone, is currently scheduled for release on 6 March
2007, involving production by Raphael Saadiq, and collaborations with Lauryn
Hill and Common. Confirmed songs are "Headturner", "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do
Now" (featuring Common), "Music" (featuring Lauryn Hill), "Tell Me 'Bout It"
(the first single), "Nothing Better Than (The iPod Song)", "Girls, They Won't
Believe It", and "I Wish".[6]
Discography
Albums
Cover Information
The Soul Sessions
Released: 24 November
2003
Chart positions: #4 UK,
#39 U.S., #38 U.S. R&B, #16 AUS, #5 CAN, #4 GER, #29 FRA
U.K. certification: 3x
Platinum
U.S. certification:
Gold
Worldwide sales: 4
million
Mind, Body & Soul
Released: 27 September
2004
Chart positions: #1 UK,
#11 U.S., #15 U.S. R&B, #7 AUS, #7 GER, #9 FRA
U.K. certification: 3x
Platinum
U.S. certification:
Platinum
Worldwide sales: 4
million
Introducing Joss Stone
Current release date: 6
March 2007
Chart Positions: n/a
U.K. certification: n/a
U.S. certification: n/a
Worldwide sales: n/a
Singles
Year Single Album Chart
positions
UK U.S.
2004 "Fell in Love with
a Boy" The Soul Sessions 18
"Super Duper Love" 18
"You Had Me" Mind, Body
& Soul 9
"Right to Be Wrong" 29
2005 "Spoiled" 32
"Don't Cha Wanna Ride"
20
"Cry Baby/Piece of My
Heart" (with Melissa Etheridge) Digital release 32
2006 "Cry Baby Cry"
(Santana featuring Sean
Paul and Joss Stone) All That I Am
The Trinity (bonus CD)
71
2007 "Tell Me 'Bout
It"[6] Introducing Joss Stone[6]
DVDs
Cover Information
Mind, Body & Soul
Sessions: Live in New York City
Released: 13 December
2004
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role
2006 Eragon Angela
Television
Year Title Role Episode
2005 American Dreams
Singer at The Lair "Starting Over" (episode 13, season 3)
Trivia
Regularly performs
barefoot.
Supports Liverpool
Football Club.
Performed the song
"Angels" with Robbie Williams during the 2005 Brit Awards ceremony on 9 February
2005.
Performed the song
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" with James Brown on an episode of Friday Night with
Jonathan Ross.
Was voted "Sexiest
Singer of the Year" by a website poll of 5,000 in 2004.
Became officially a
music "diva" by appearing alongside female singing legends Patti LaBelle, Gladys
Knight, and Debbie Harry of Blondie at the annual VH1 Divas concert on 18 April
2004.
Was a member of a
company, Devon Army Cadet Force, and was filmed as such when on BBC TV at the
age of fourteen.
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