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'''Duffy''' (born '''Amy Anne Duffy''' in 1984 in [[Nefyn |
'''Duffy''' (born '''Amy Anne Duffy''' in 1984 in [[Nefyn]], [[Gwynedd]]), is a [[Wales|Welsh]] female [[soul (music)|soul]] singer-songwriter. |
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Born in [[Nefyn]] on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]], her parents divorced when she was 10, and she moved to [[Pembrokeshire]]. Duffy returned to Nefyn when she was 15, and started singing in various local bands. It wad during one session where she met Richard Parfitt of [[Newport, Gwent]] band ''[[60ft Dolls]],'' who introduced Duffy to former [[Public Image Limited]] turned music manager and part-owner of [[Rough Trade Records]] [[Jeanette Lee (musician)|Jeanette Lee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2007/11/23/from-nefyn-in-awe-55578-20148316|title=From Nefyn in awe|publisher=North Wales Daily Post|date=November 23 2007}}</ref> Lee orchestrated a meeting between Duffy and [[Suede (band)|Suede]]'s ex-guitar player [[Bernard Butler]], who then helped put together her band. The resultant output resulted in Duffy being contracted in 2007 by [[A&M Records]]. |
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On [[23 November]] [[2007]], Duffy performed on the [[BBC2]] television show ''[[Later with Jools Holland]],'' which resulted in a second appearance on the related [[New Years Eve]] show [[Hootenanny (UK TV series)|Hootenanny]] on [[31 December]] [[2007]]. |
On [[23 November]] [[2007]], Duffy performed on the [[BBC2]] television show ''[[Later with Jools Holland]],'' which resulted in a second appearance on the related [[New Years Eve]] show [[Hootenanny (UK TV series)|Hootenanny]] on [[31 December]] [[2007]]. |
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Duffy (born Amy Anne Duffy in 1984 in Nefyn, Gwynedd), is a Welsh female soul singer-songwriter.
Born in Nefyn on the Llŷn Peninsula, her parents divorced when she was 10, and she moved to Pembrokeshire. Duffy returned to Nefyn when she was 15, and started singing in various local bands. It wad during one session where she met Richard Parfitt of Newport, Gwent band 60ft Dolls, who introduced Duffy to former Public Image Limited turned music manager and part-owner of Rough Trade Records Jeanette Lee.[1] Lee orchestrated a meeting between Duffy and Suede's ex-guitar player Bernard Butler, who then helped put together her band. The resultant output resulted in Duffy being contracted in 2007 by A&M Records.
On 23 November 2007, Duffy performed on the BBC2 television show Later with Jools Holland, which resulted in a second appearance on the related New Years Eve show Hootenanny on 31 December 2007.
In January 2008 she was voted second in the annual BBC 6 Music poll of industry experts Sound of 2008, for acts to emerge in the coming year.[2]
Duffy's debut album entitled "Rockferry" is due for release in March 2008.
Band members
- Duffy: vocals
- Bernard Butler: guitar, piano, percussion
- Makoto Sakamoto: drums
- David McAlmont: vocals
- Tobi Oyerinde: guitar
- Ayo Oyerinde: keyboards
- Tom Meadows: drums
- Ben Epstein: bass
- Jon Green: guitar
- Josh McKenzie: percussion
References
- "BBC Wales website". Retrieved 2008-01-01.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - "icwales.icnetwork.co.uk". Retrieved 2008-01-02.
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- ^ "From Nefyn in awe". North Wales Daily Post. November 23 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Sound of 2008: Duffy". BBC 6 Music. Retrieved 3 January, 2008.
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External links
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