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Duffy

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Duffy
Duffy performing in July 2009
Duffy performing in July 2009
Background information
Birth nameAimee Anne Duffy
Born(1984-06-23)23 June 1984(age 40)
Bangor,Wales
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2004–2011
2015
2020
Labels
Websiteiamduffy

Amiee Ann Duffy(born 23 June 1984), usually known as justDuffy,is aWelshsinger, songwriter and actress fromBangor,Gwynedd.Her firstalbum,Rockferry,sold more than 6.5 million copies.[1]Rockferry,and a song from the album, "Mercy", both reached number one on the UKmusic charts.[2]Her second album did not sell very well, with only 200,000 sold in the UK.[3]In 2009 she made anadvertisementforDiet Coke.The ad caused problems because she is shown riding a bicycle at night without a helmet or lights.[4]Journalist Luke Lewis described the ad as "...blank, sterile and mildly unsettling."[5]

  • Rockferry(2008)
  • Endlessly(2010)

References

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  1. Dean, Will (25 November 2010)."Duffy: Endlessly".The Guardian.London:GMG.ISSN0261-3077.OCLC60623878.Retrieved6 November2011.
  2. "Duffy tops UK charts once again".nme.16 March 2008.Retrieved6 November2011.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Rob (27 October 2011)."When bands fall off cliffs".The Guardian.London:GMG.ISSN0261-3077.OCLC60623878.Retrieved6 November2011.
  4. Murray, Robin (17 June 2009)."Duffy Diet Coke Advert Cleared".Clash Music Latest Breaking Music News.Retrieved6 November2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. Lewis, Luke (3 November 2009)."Duffy's Diet Coke Ad: Watch And Shudder".Bored At Work?.Retrieved6 November2011.blank, sterile, and mildly unsettling.[permanent dead link]

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