In America you watch TV and think that’s totally unreal, then you step outside and it’s just the same.
Joan Armatrading Quotes
My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs.
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| Birth: | 9th December, 1950 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Singer, Songwriter |
About
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading was born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, West Indies. She is a British singer-songwriter. She has been nominated three times for a Grammy Award and twice for a Brit Award as best female vocalist. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. Her albums list shown below: Whatever's for Us, Back to the Night (singles: "Dry Land"), Joan Armatrading (singles: "Love and Affection" and "Down to Zero"), Show Some Emotion, Me Myself I, Walk Under Ladders (singles: "No Love"), The Key (singles: "Drop the Pilot"), Secret Secrets, Sleight of Hand, The Shouting Stage, Hearts and Flowers, Lovers Speak, Into the Blues, and Starlight. She earned a BA (Hons) degree in History from the Open University. She was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2001.
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