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Duffy (singer)

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Duffy (singer)

Aimée Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984), known mononymously as Duffy, is a Welsh singer 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 UK Albums Chart and also topped the charts in several music markets, leading to worldwide attention. It followed the lead single "Mercy", which topped the UK Singles Chart and also topped the chart 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. Duffy retreated from the public eye in 2011 following an alleged experience of abduction and rape, which she disclosed in 2020. All musical endeavours and scheduled performances were cancelled until 2015, when she appeared in the film Legend and later contributed three songs to its soundtrack. According to Duffy's official website, she is currently signed to Polydor Records, which operates under Universal Music Group.

Infobox

Born
Aimée Anne Duffy (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 41)Bangor, Wales
Genres
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Occupations
Singersongwriteractress
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
2003–2011, 2015, 2020-present
Labels
A&MMercuryIslandBMG
Website
iamduffy.com

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2010
Role(s)
Sissy
2015
Role(s)
Timi Yuro
Year
Title
Role
2010
Patagonia
Sissy
2015
Legend
Timi Yuro

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