Joan Armatrading
English musician (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading CBE (/ˈɑːrməˌtreɪdɪŋ/, born 9 December 1950) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her first major commercial success came with her third and fourth albums, Joan Armatrading (1976) and Show Some Emotion (1977), and she continues to play live and record studio albums. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996.
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Birth name | Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading |
Born | (1950-12-09) 9 December 1950 (age 73) Basseterre, Saint Christopher and Nevis, British Leeward Islands |
Origin | Birmingham, England |
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1972–present |
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Website | joanarmatrading |
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