Joss Stone the biography

Joss Stone, Singer, - Biography

Singer,

Height: 5 foot 10

Weight:, 112 lbs

born 11 April 1987, Dover, Kent,
Joscelyn Eve Stoker, best known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a BRIT Award- & Grammy Award-winning English soul, R&B, & blues singer, songwriter, & occasional actress who has sold over nine million albums worldwide. Stone spent her teenage years in Ashill, Devon. She is the third of four children born to Richard & Wendy Stoker: Daniel, Lucy, & Harry. She grew up listening to a wide variety of music including R&B & soul music performed by such artists as Dusty Springfield & 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 & 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.

Since then, she has performed with such artists as Blondie & 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 songwriter Beau Dozier (son of record producer Lamont Dozier) while she was only seventeen.

After being signed by S-Curve Records, Stone flew to Miami, Florida to start working on her debut album, The Soul Sessions, released on 16 September 2003. She collaborated with people with solid credentials in the Miami soul scene such as Betty Wright, Benny Latimore, Timmy Thomas, & Little Beaver. She also worked with contemporary acts Angie Stone & The Roots.

The album consists of little known soul tracks by Wright, Franklin, Laura Lee, & Bettye Swann. Released in late 2003, it reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart, & 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 "Fell in Love with a Girl", reached the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart, as did the second single, "Super Duper Love".

Mind, Body & Soul (2004)After achieving critical acclaim for The Soul Sessions, Stone recorded her second album — this time made mostly of songs co-written by her —, 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) & 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. Follow-up singles "Right to Be Wrong" & "Spoiled" both made the top forty, & "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" the top twenty. "Spoiled" landed just outside the top fifty of U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number fifty-four. The fifth single is "Less Is More" in Latin America & Australia & "Segurity" in Europe, both released as airplay only.

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 & U2 lead singer Bono, re-recorded the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?", written by Band Aid organisers Bob Geldof & Midge Ure. Stone, born two years after the release of the original single, wasn't initially aware who Bob Geldof was. The media gleefully reported that she repeatedly referred to him as Bob Gandalf. Despite some criticism, the single became the UK's biggest seller of 2004 as well as the Christmas number one.

On 9 February 2005, Stone was nominated for three BRIT Awards, of which she won two — "British Female Solo Artist" & "British Urban Act". She performed "Angels" with Robbie Williams during the ceremony. She also received three nominations at the 2005 Grammy Awards — "Best New Artist", "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "You Had Me", & "Best Pop Vocal Album" for Mind, Body & Soul —, where she sang barefoot on stage with rock performer Melissa Etheridge, in tribute to the late blues-rock singer Janis Joplin. Their performance of "Cry Baby/Piece of My Heart" was released as a single, & , 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 & 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, & Christopher Rojas.

On 2 July 2005, Stone performed at the Live 8 concert at Hyde Park, London, & performed "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" 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, & 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 collaborated with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock & blues singer-guitarist Jonny Lang on a cover of U2's 1988 song "When Love Comes to Town", from Hancock's 2005 album Possibilities. She has also recently collaborated with Lemar on his latest album The Truth About Love, on the track "Anniversary".

Stone made her film debut in the fantasy epic Eragon, based on the novel of the same name, released on 15 December 2006. In the film, Stone plays the witch Angela.

At the 2007 Grammy Awards, Stone shared a win of the award for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" for her collaboration with Sly & the Family Stone, John Legend, & Van Hunt on "Family Affair".

Stone began working on her third studio album, Introducing Joss Stone, in Barbados, in May 2006. It was released on 12 March 2007 in the UK via Virgin Records, involving production by Raphael Saadiq & collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Novel, & Common. Virgin describes it as "an electrifying mix of warm vintage soul, '70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, & hip-hop grooves". Stone herself describes it as "truly me. That's why I'm calling it Introducing Joss Stone. These are my words, & this is who I am as an artist". She also revealed on The Tavis Smiley Show that her break-up with Beau Dozier was a source of inspiration while writing Introducing Joss Stone. The album debuted at number twelve on the UK Albums Chart. "Tell Me 'Bout It", the lead single, debuted (and so far peaked) at number twenty-eight on the UK Singles Chart & peaked at number eighty-three on the U.S Billboard Hot 100. It also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 118,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest debut for a British solo female artist on the U.S. charts, surpassing the record previously held by Amy Winehouse with Back to Black.

Regularly performs barefoot. When asked why, she answered, "I don't want to fall over, man".
Supports Liverpool Football Club.
Became officially a music "diva" by appearing alongside female singing legends Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, & Debbie Harry of Blondie at the annual VH1 Divas concert on 18 April 2004.
Was a member of a company, Devon Army Cadet Force, & was filmed as such when on BBC TV at the age of fourteen.
Was named the World's Best Celebrity Dog Owner in 2005 in an online poll conducted by readers of The New York Dog Magazine & The Hollywood Dog Magazine. She owns two female dogs: Missy, a Rottweiler, & Dusty (named after Dusty Springfield, one of her major influences), a Poodle.
Is a vegetarian & was voted the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2005 by peta2, alongside Chris Martin.
Is dyslexic.
Is 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Has a tattoo on her right foot.
According to Stone, Brad Pitt says he listens to Stone's music when he is relaxing with Angelina Jolie.

This Site was written in April 2007

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