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JOAN ARMATRADING

Joan Armatrading was born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts on December 9, 1950 and is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading moved to Birmingham at the age of seven and when she was 14, her mum pawned two prams for an acoustic guitar which Joan taught herself to play. Joan Armatrading made her performing debut at her brother’s university when she was 16, began playing local clubs and joined a repertory production of the musical Hair and met lyricist Pam Nestor and worked on Joan’s debut album in 1972, Whatever’s For Us. Joan Armatrading has built up a string of hit songs and albums since then, twice been nominated as Best British Female at the BRIT Awards in 1987 and 1996 and she was awarded an MBE in 2001.

JOAN ARMATRADING Songs stats

UK No1s
0
UK Top 10s
1
UK Top 40s
3
UK Top 75s
10
Weeks at No1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
1
Weeks in the Top 40
23
Weeks in the Top 75
53

JOAN ARMATRADING Albums stats

UK No1s
0
UK Top 10s
6
UK Top 40s
16
UK Top 75s
18
Weeks at No1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
20
Weeks in the Top 40
108
Weeks in the Top 75
171

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addickted2hcharlton

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Well deserved CBE for Joan n all, love all er music.