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Joss Stone

Joss Stone
Joss Stone at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards red carpet in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 17 June 2007
Background information
Birth name	Jocelyn Eve Stoker
Born	11 April 1987 (1987-04-11) (age 21) Dover, Kent, England
Genre(s)	Soul, R&B, neo soul, blues, soft rock, hip hop soul, funk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Relentless, S-Curve, Virgin
Associated acts	Angie Stone, Betty Wright, The Roots, Raphael Saadiq, Common
Influences	James Brown, Tracy Chapman, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Ann Peebles, Joe Simon, Dusty Springfield, Carla Thomas, Betty Wright, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Angie Stone, Denise LaSalle
Website	www.jossstone.co.uk (UK) www.jossstone.com (U.S.)

Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987) is an English soul and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress who 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 also-multi-platinum Mind, Body & Soul, topped the albums chart in the United Kingdom for one week and spawned the UK top ten hit "You Had Me". Stone received three nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, for "Best New Artist", "Best Pop Vocal Performance", for You Had Me and "Best Pop Vocal Album", for Mind Body And Soul . Stone's latest album, Introducing Joss Stone, released in March 2007, went top ten in nine different countries , and has achieved gold status by the RIAA, .

Throughout her career, Stone has sold over ten million albums worldwide, and has won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award. She also ventured in the film business, making her acting debut in the fantasy adventure film Eragon, released in December 2006, as a witch named Angela.