Joss Stone Image Collection
by Alice on Sep.10, 2010, under Actress, Entertainment, Gallery, Singer, Songwriter, updates
Joss Stone (born 11 April 1987) is an English soul and R&B singer–songwriter and actress. She emerged to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, the equally multiplatinum Mind, Body & Soul, topped the UK Albums Chart for one week and spawned the top ten hit “You Had Me”, her most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. Both album and single each received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, while Joss herself was nominated for Best New Artist, and in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2004 was ranked fifth as a predicted breakthrough act of 2004.
Joss became the youngest British female singer to top the UK Albums Chart in history to have her first album at number one. Stone’s third album, Introducing Joss Stone, released in March 2007, achieved gold record status by the RIAA and yielded the second-ever highest debut for a British female solo artist on the Billboard 200. Stone released her fourth album, Colour Me Free, on 20 October 2009.
Throughout her career, Joss has sold over 11,000,000 albums worldwide. Her first three albums have sold over 2,722,000 copies in the United States, while her first two albums have sold over 2,000,000 copies in United Kingdom. Stone has won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award. Joss also made her film acting debut in late 2006 with the fantasy adventure film Eragon, and made her television debut portraying Anne of Cleves in the Showtime series The Tudors in 2009.
Joss began work on her third studio album, Introducing Joss Stone, at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, in May 2006. Released on 12 March 2007, it involves production by Raphael Saadiq and collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Common, and Joi. Virgin Records describes the album as “an electrifying mix of warm vintage soul, ’70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and hip-hop grooves”. Joss herself describes it as “truly me. That’s why I’m calling it Introducing Joss Stone. These are my words, and this is who I am as an artist.” Joss also revealed on The Tavis Smiley Show that her break-up with Beau Dozier was a source of inspiration while writing Introducing Joss Stone.
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