Duffy (singer)

This article is about the Welsh singer. For the English singer born in 1941, see Duffy Power. For the English singer born in 1960, see Stephen Duffy.

Duffy
Duffy in 2010
Duffy in 2010
Background information
Birth nameAimée Anne Duffy
Born (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 40)[1]
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active2003–2011, 2015[3]
Labels
Websiteiamduffy.com

Aimée Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984), known mononymously as Duffy, is a Welsh singer, songwriter and actress. Her music style has been described as a mixture of soul, blue-eyed soul, pop rock, neo soul and pop music.

Duffy released her debut album, Rockferry, in 2008, which topped the charts in several music markets and led to worldwide attention. It followed the lead single "Mercy", which reached number one in several countries and the top ten in twelve others. In 2009, Duffy received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Rockferry, one of three nominations, and won three out of four Brit Awards nominations, for British Breakthrough, Best British Female and Best British Album. In 2010, she made her acting debut in the film Patagonia and released her second studio album Endlessly to moderate success.

In February 2011, she announced an indefinite hiatus from music. She briefly returned in 2015, appearing in the film Legend and later contributed three songs to its soundtrack. In 2020, Duffy explained her long-term absence from the music industry, saying that she had been recovering after being abducted and raped. According to Duffy's official website, she is currently signed to Polydor Records, which operates under Universal Music Group.[5]

  1. ^ "Famous birthdays for June 23: Selma Blair, Bryan Brown". UPI. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ Geoghegan, Kev (11 April 2008). "Duffy Defends Blue-eyed Soul". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Duffy to take a break from the music business". WalesOnline. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Artists". BMG Music Rights Management. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Official website for Duffy". iamduffy.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.