Joan Armatrading

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Born 9 December 1950.

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Biography

Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE (born 9 December 1950) is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. In a recording career spanning 40 years she has released a total of 18 studio albums, as well as several live albums and compilations.

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  1. Joan Armatrading backs new singers

    Mon 11 Feb 2013 09:00

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  2. Cancer singer on Armatrading bill

    Thu 19 Jan 2012 13:32

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