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| Beverley Knight |
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"That's the industry for you, the people who should get the props don't get it till they are 80 and then it's a Lifetime Achievement award."
-Beverley Knight
| Date of Birth: March 22, 1972 |
| Birthplace: Wolverhampton, England |
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| From 1995 onward, Beverley Knight has remained in the British conscious as an outstanding R&B and soul act. From her first hit, "Flava of the Old School" on to Prodigal Sister's "Made it Back," Who I Am's "Woulda Coulda Shoulda" and a slate of releases on her latest album, Affirmation, Knight has always been a standout. Performances for Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali, and three MOBO awards (Britain's urban music award), prove that she deserves all the praise she gets. |
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| The owner of one of Britain's loveliest voices, Beverley Knight is an R&B diva with lots of soul. A consistent performer who has flirted with superstardom throughout her career, Knight is one artist whom you can bank on, whether it is for a great live performance, a solid single or even a sexy album cover. |
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Born on March 22, 1972, in Wolverhampton, England, Beverley Knight was actually born Beverley Ann Smith. She adopted the last name "Knight" as a stage name, just as her career began to blossom. Her deeply religious Jamaican parents frowned upon secular music and so Knight grew up on gospel music and joined the choir at the local Pentecostal church.
A singer since the age of 4 and a songwriter since 12, Knight showed signs of great talent from a young age. In 1987, encouraging words from her producer cousin Don-E got the wheels in motion for Beverley and she soon began performing at nightclubs.
Knight worked at it throughout university, where she was studying for a degree in theology, and perhaps it was an act of God that led to her discovery in 1994. While performing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" at a club in England's Midlands, a scout for the independent label Dome Records took note of the aspiring singer. |
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