Joss Stone

Joss Stone
Stone performing in 2023
Stone performing in 2023
Background information
Birth nameJoscelyn Eve Stoker
Born (1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 37)
Dover, Kent, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2001–present
Labels
Formerly ofSuperHeavy
Spouse
Cody DaLuz
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(m. 2023)​
Websitejossstone.com

Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987),[6] known professionally as Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, Mind Body & Soul (2004), topped the UK Albums Chart and spawned the top-ten single "You Had Me", Stone's most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. Both the album and single received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, while Stone herself was nominated for Best New Artist, and in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2004,[7] was ranked fifth as a predicted breakthrough act of 2004.[7] She became the youngest British female singer to top the UK Albums Chart. Stone's third album, Introducing Joss Stone, released in March 2007, achieved gold record status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and yielded the second-ever highest debut for a British female solo artist on the Billboard 200, and became Stone's first top-five album in the US.

She released her fourth album, Colour Me Free!, in 2009, which reached the top 10 on Billboard 200. Stone released her fifth album, LP1, in 2011, which reached the top 10 on Billboard. Throughout her career, Stone has sold 15 million records worldwide, establishing herself as one of the best-selling soul artists of the 2000s, and the best-selling British artists of her time.[8] Her first three albums have sold over 2,722,000 copies in the US, while her first two albums have sold over 2 million copies in the UK.

Stone has earned several awards including two Brit Awards and one Grammy Award out of five nominations. She made her film acting debut in 2006 with the fantasy adventure film Eragon, and made her television debut portraying Anne of Cleves in the Showtime series The Tudors in 2009.[9] Stone was the youngest woman on the 2006 Sunday Times Rich List—an annual list of the UK's wealthiest people—with £6 million.[10][11] In 2012, her net worth was estimated to be £10 million, making her the fifth richest British musician under 30.[12] The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 (2012) is her fourth consecutive album to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200.

  1. ^ Leahey, Andrew (2003). "Joss Stone". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "R&B Singer Joss Stone Joins the Cast of 'The Tudors'". Kris De Leon. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ McCormick, Neil (21 July 2015). "Joss Stone interview:'I didn't change. It was everyone around me who went crazy'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2016. After rumours of unhappiness the soul singer is back with her best album yet. How did she deal with the haters?
  4. ^ McCormick, Neil (21 July 2015). "Joss Stone interview:'I didn't change. It was everyone around me who went crazy'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2016. Stone was launched into a whirlwind career as a blonde, blue-eyed soul sensation
  5. ^ Britton, Luke Morgan (23 December 2015). "Joss Stone named reggae artist of the year". NME. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Joss Stone Bio". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Sound of 2004". London: BBC. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  8. ^ "LP1". jossstone.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 August 2008). "Joss Stone playing homely wife in "Tudors"". The Hollywood Reporter. Reuters. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  10. ^ "Harry Potter and Joss Stone richest UK teens". Yahoo! Movies UK. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  11. ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2006". Social Business Club. 21 April 2006. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  12. ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2012". Sunday Times. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.