Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Jacqueline Bailey on 26 February 1979) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who released her debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006. Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2006. She became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one.[citation needed] Rae was nominated for Grammy Awards and BRIT Awards, and has won two MOBO Awards and an Album Of The Year Grammy for her work as an featured artist in Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters. Rae was married to fellow musician, Jason Rae from 2001 until his death in 2008. Rae will release her second album,The Sea on February 2, 2010, after a hiatus of two years. The new album is produced by the duo Steve Brown and Steve Chrisanthou, who produced her debut in 2006.
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Corinne Bailey Rae 2006
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