Duffy
Appearance
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Birth name | Aimee Anne Duffy |
Born | Bangor,Wales | 23 June 1984
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2004–2011 2015 2020 |
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Website | iamduffy |
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]
Albums
[change|change source]- Rockferry(2008)
- Endlessly(2010)
References
[change|change source]- ↑Dean, Will (25 November 2010)."Duffy: Endlessly".The Guardian.London:GMG.ISSN0261-3077.OCLC60623878.Retrieved6 November2011.
- ↑"Duffy tops UK charts once again".nme.16 March 2008.Retrieved6 November2011.
- ↑Fitzpatrick, Rob (27 October 2011)."When bands fall off cliffs".The Guardian.London:GMG.ISSN0261-3077.OCLC60623878.Retrieved6 November2011.
- ↑Murray, Robin (17 June 2009)."Duffy Diet Coke Advert Cleared".Clash Music Latest Breaking Music News.Retrieved6 November2011.[permanent dead link]
- ↑Lewis, Luke (3 November 2009)."Duffy's Diet Coke Ad: Watch And Shudder".Bored At Work?.Retrieved6 November2011.
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