Joss Stone

At 37 years old, Joss Stone has this physical status:

Career

Stone auditioned for the BBC Television talent show "You Make Me Feel Like" A Natural Woman," singer Franklin's 1968 Goffin-King hit "You Make Me Feel Like" and Whitney Houston's 1999 hit, "It's Not Right But It's Okay" in 2001, at the age of thirteen. She sang Donna Summer's "On the Radio" for the television after losing the contest after failing her audition and ending up winning the competition. She also appeared on and won Steps to the Stars (a TV program hosted by H & Claire of the company Steps). Stone then appeared on a charity exhibition, where she attracted the attention of the Boilerhouse Boys, which was formed of London-based producers Andy Dean and Ben Wolfe, who told S-Curve Records founder and CEO Steve Greenberg in December 2001 that "they'd just heard the greatest singer they'd ever heard from their country." Greenberg travelled from Stone to New York for an audition in which she performed on classic soul songs, including "You Make Me Feel Like" and Franklin's "You Make Me Feel Like"; Greenberg immediately signed her to his label.

S-Curve Records released her US market album, and EMI Music unveiled her album in the international market. Stone went to Miami and Philadelphia to begin recording her debut album, The Soul Sessions, which was released on September 16, 2003. Betty Wright, Benny Latimore, Timmy Thomas, and Little Beaver, as well as contemporary artists Angie Stone and the Roots, collaborated with people with solid experience in Miami's club scene, such as Betty Wright, Benny Latimore, Timmy Thomas, and Little Beaver. The collection, which was produced by Steve Greenberg, Mike Mangini, and Betty Wright, features Franklin, Laura Lee, Bettye Swann and others' little-known soul tracks. It was released in late 2003 and ranked in the top five on the UK Albums Chart as well as the top forty of the US Billboard 200 chart. The lead single, "Fell in Love with a Boy," a reworking of the White Stripes' 2001 "Fell in Love with a Girl," debuted on the UK Singles Chart, as did the second single, a cover version of Sugar Billy's 1974 hit "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me). The album earned triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in mid-April 2005 and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in late March 2004.

Stone, who received critical acclaim with The Soul Sessions, delved into new music and recorded Mind Body & Soul, her second album, which was released on September 28th, by the same team as her first album. The album was her first appearance on the album, according to her. It debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. One in the United Kingdom, breaking the record for the youngest female to lead the UK Albums Chart, and only recently ranked in the top ten of the US Billboard 200 after peaking at No. 91. 11. "You Had Me" was her most hit to date when it soared to No. 1 in the lead up to No. 1 when it reached No. 5. In the United Kingdom, there are nine out of ten in the country. "Right to Be Wrong" and "Spoiled" were among the top 40 and "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" were top tens, while "Don't Cha Wanta Ride" was in the top 20. "Spoiled" debuted just outside the top 50 of the Top 50 of R&B/Hip Hop Songs in the United States, peaking at No. 14. 54. Mind, Body & Soul was awarded triple platinum by the BPI and platinum by the RIAA in early September 2005.

Stone appeared during the VH1's charity concert "Diavas Live 2004" with Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Gladys Knight, Jessica Simpson, and Patti LaBelle in support of the Save the Music Foundation in April 2004. On November 14, Stone joined Band Aid 20 in support of Sudan's troubled Darfur region. Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin and lead singer Bono re-recorded the 1984 song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" "Band Aid organisers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure wrote this article." Stone, who was born two years after the initial single's debut, was not aware of who Bob Geldof was when he was introduced as Bob Gandalf by media reports, who continued to refer to him as Bob Gandalf. Despite some skepticism, the single became the UK's top-selling single of 2004 as well as the 2004 Christmas number one single.

Stone was named for British Female Solo Artist and British Urban Act at the 2005 BRIT Awards, bringing Guinness World Records as the youngest BRIT Award soloist at age seventeen and nominated for British Breakthrough Act. She also received a nomination for Best UK Act of the Year at the 2005 MOBO Awards, as well as three nominations for "You Had Me" and Best Pop Vocal Album for Mind Body & Soul, where she performed with rock singer Melissa Etheridge in honor of blues-rock singer Janis Joplin. Since being born as a single and with the support of robust digital download sales, Stone's first single to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 reached No. 104. 32 Weeks ago, the week of May 2nd, 2005.

Stone was appointed as the spokesperson for the Gap clothing corporation in March 2005, replacing actress Sarah Jessica Parker. She appeared in a television commercial for the store chain singing a cover of Ray Charles' 1958 album "Night Time Is the Right Time" (renamed "The Right Time"). Stone also appeared in one of Gap's "Favorites" commercials in Fall 2005, sung by the Beach Boys' 1966 hit "God Only Knows." By that time, rumors of her being dropped from the campaign were widespread because she was living with then-independence and producer Beau Dozier (son of Motown producer and composer Lamont Dozier) in Los Angeles when she was just 17. However, Gap denied the rumors, saying that they were extremely pleased with Stone and informing BBC Radio 1 that the allegations were "complete fabrication" and "full." Stone performed "Spoiled," Rufus Redding's 1974 hit "Try a Little Tenderness" with John Legend, Otis Redding's 1966 film "Want to Save the Music Foundation," as part of VH1's Save the Music Foundation. Stone performed "Super Duper Love," "I Had a Dream," and "Some Kind of Wonderful" at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, three months later. On their 2005 A Bigger Bang tour, Stone was their opening act.

On BBC One's chat show with Jonathan Ross on Friday Night, Stone performed a medley of "It's a Man's World" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" with James Brown. Stone collaborated on a cover of Hancock's 1988 album Possibilities with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and blues singer-guitarist Jonny Lang. Stone appeared on Santana's "Cry Baby Cry" and with Sean Paul in 1985, Patti LaBelle's "Stir It Up" was a sequel to the Disney animated film Chicken Little's soundtrack. On the track "Anniversary," she collaborated with Lemar on his third studio album, The Truth About Love.

During the Super Bowl XL pre-game ceremonies on February 5, Stone performed a medley of Wonder's hits. Legend, Ciara, Maroon 5, Robert Randolph, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry appeared on a medley of Sly & the Family Stone's hits on the night of the 2006 Grammy Awards on February 8, 2003. Stone made her film debut in Eragon, based on Christopher Paolini's 2003 book of the same name), directed by Stefen Fangmeier and released on December 15, 2006, portraying fortune teller Angela. Stone presented the award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2007 Grammy Awards for her cover of Sly & the Family Stone's 1971 chart-topping "Family Affair."

When presenting the award for British Male Solo Artist (won by James Morrison), Stone caused controversies at the 2007 BRIT Awards ceremony. She circled the podium and delivered a speech about Robbie Williams, the object of earlier jokes made by host Russell Brand. Williams had been notified that he would begin recovering the following week. As her address continued, she made a remark about Brand, implying that he was going to recover himself (while performing a passage from Amy Winehouse's hit "Rehab"). Stone replied in reaction to the British media's reaction, saying, "I don't give a fuck if people have a problem with my accent." That's all I can remember about it. The terms I use do not change. Don't listen if the way it sounds is skew-wiff and you don't like it. I'm not being cruel by appearing in a different way. And I can't help it. I've been [in America] since I was 14 years old," says the author. Stone later claimed that her record label cancelled all her forthcoming press appearances to promote her forthcoming third album as a result of the backlash.

In May 2006, Stone began recording Introducing Joss Stone, her third studio album. The album was released on March 12, 2007, by A&R Chris Anokute, a Raphael Saadiq, and featured collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Common and Joi. "A electrifying blend of warm vintage soul, 1970s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and hip-hop grooves," Virgin Records' album describes as "an electrifying blend of warm vintage soul, 1970s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and hip-hop grooves." Stone herself describes it as "fully me." That's why I'm calling it Introduce Joss Stone. These are my words, and it is who I am as an artist that I am. She also stated on The Tavis Smiley Show that her break-up with Beau Dozier was a source of inspiration while writing Introducing Joss Stone. The album debuted and peaked at No. 1 in the United States. Stone's two previous albums have ranked 12 on the UK Albums Chart, but not in a way equal to Stone's two previous albums' success. However, it debuted at No. 1 in the United States. Two of the Billboard 200's first weeks sold 118,000 copies in its first week, the first female artist to debut on the US charts, smashing the record set by Amy Winehouse with Back to Black (which was later demolished by Leona Lewis, whose album Spirit debuted at No. 2), which was later to be defused by Leona Lewis. This week, April 1, 2008, the first week of May.

The album's lead single, "Tell Me 'Bout It," debuted and debuted at No. 1 on the charts. On the UK Singles Chart, 28 is number 28. "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now," a collaboration with rapper Common, failed to chart in the UK top ten percent. Stone and Common converted the single's music video into a Product Red, reverting 100% of the profits from the iTunes to the World Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Stone is the first Product Red artist to do so. Stone also sampled Franklin's "Respect," emphasizing the song's feel and sound but keeping her own composition. In December 2007 and physically in January 2008 as the third single, "Baby Baby Baby" was released digitally in December 2007 and as the third single. Stone started a North American tour at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, on April 27th and ended on June 13th at the Filene Center in Vienna, Virginia, visiting sixteen cities in total, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto, Toronto, and Boston. Two months later, she began at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on August 27th and concluded on September 29th at the Crossroads in Kansas City, Missouri, serving twelve towns, this time including Mexico City.

Stone was photographed by Canadian singer-guitarist and photographer Bryan Adams for Phonak's Hear the World campaign, which aims to raise global interest in the topic of hearing and hearing loss. Stone performed at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg on July 7, 2007 to raise concerns of global warming. "They Won't Believe It" - "We Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now," "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do", "Music," and "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do," as well as Mind, Body & Soul's "Right to Be Wrong" and "Gimme Shelter," the latter with Angélique Kidjo. For an advertisement campaign for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance, Stone covered Nat King Cole's 1965 song "L-O-V-E."

Stone joined Jeff Beck on a duet of the Impressions' 1965 song "People Get Ready" at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, as part of his series of performances at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Annie Lennox joined forces with twenty-three female acts (including Stone) and recorded the song "Sing," which was released on World AIDS Day in 2007, when Lennox appeared at one of Nelson Mandela's 46664 concerts at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. Stone was the youngest Flake girl to appear in a series of television commercials for the Cadbury Schweppes product in mid-December 2007. She is the first non-model to be hired by the corporation, according to the corporation.

Stone was hired as a lesbian bingo caller Stephanie in the British romantic comedy film Snappers in March 2008, for which she also wrote music. The film was also never released. In the third season of Showtime's The Tudors, Stone made her television debut portraying Henry VIII's fourth wife Anne of Cleves. She reprised her role in the show's last season in 2010, appearing in two episodes.

Stone started a legal battle in an attempt to remove her music from her record label, EMI, and free her of her old three-album contract with the record label in April 2008. Stone appeared at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on April 26, 2008. On June 7, 2008, she appeared on "Right to Be Wrong" at the Los Angeles PRIDE 2008, a non-profit group in West Hollywood, California. "God Save the Queen," Stone sang the British national anthem before the NFL match between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints was held at Wembley Stadium in London on October 26th.

Stone performed "My Generation," on CBS's "We Are The People" special at the Kennedy Center for Human Rights TV special on December 7, Washington, D.C., honoring Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. Stone also appeared on Ringo Starr's album "Who's Your Daddy," in which she performed and co-wrote with the ex-Beatle; she was also nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards in 2010. In the film James Bond 007: Blood Stone, Stone's voice and likeness were used for Nicole Hunter's "Bond girl" character, a jewellery designer and MI6 agent. In addition to acting the role, she performed "I'll Take It All" in the game's theme song, "I'll Take It All," which was co-written and performed with Dave Stewart.

Stone performed vocals on two songs for the charity-focused audio drama A Voyage For Soldier Miles in 2010. Dave Stewart and Mark Warford wrote and performed "Lover Earth" and "Never Gonna Be The Same" by Mark Warford and Niels Lan Doky, while Mark Warford and Niels Lan Doky perform "Never Gonna Be The Same."

Stone's fourth studio album was released and recorded in Devon about a week in early 2008. "It's very raw," she said. It's a group of musicians, writers, and myself, and we're just jamming, basically." Stone performed live throughout the United Kingdom in February and March on the album's promotion, titled Colour Me Free! Colour Me Free was supposed to be out in April 2009 and was originally scheduled for release in April 2009. On October 20, 2009, the first edition of the International Accordance was published. Stone said that her record company attacked her about her new album's new album's front page, calling it "offensive." The original cover of Stonebon the American edition was adapted to plain text and no photograph, but it was used on the other editions around the world. Stone had left EMI and founded Stone'd Records, her own independent record store, in late August 2010. In late December, EMI revealed that The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009 would be released. The collection was released on September 30, 2011.

Stone appeared on "The Best Thing About Me Is You" in 2010 and debuted at No. 1. This was Stone's first top-one on both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts, ranked No. 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100, which also made her the first Briton of non-Hispanic origins to reach No. 1 on the charts. 1 on the Hot Latin Tracks and Latin Pop Songs chart.

Two men were arrested in Cullompton, Devon, near Stone's house, on June 14 for planning to rob and murder her. They were found guilty and sentenced to life in Exeter after a trial for a plot to rob, murder, and commit grievous bodily harm against her on 3 April 2013.

Stone founded Stone'd Records on July 26, 2011 and co-released LP1 by Surfdog Records. In six days, Stone co-wrote and co-produced the album in Nashville, Tennessee, where it was released on June 24, 2011. Stone, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, along with Dave Stewart (credited by Mick with the original idea of SuperHeavy), Damian Marley (the youngest son of Bob Marley), and Indian musician and producer A.R. Rahman. Jim Henson Studios in Los Angeles was recorded and A&M Records released the album on September 20th, 2011. On July 19, 2011, the debut single, "Miracle Worker," was released.

The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 was released in July 2012. Stone's S-Curve Records, the artist's Stone'd Records, was released jointly with the artist's Stone'd Records, and S-Curve Records' Steve Greenberg (producer of the first "Soul Sessions") saw her return to her old label, S-Curve Records, on February 2nd. Stone's album features a number of lesser-known soul songs from the 1970s and 1980s, including the Chi-Lites, the Honey Cone, the Dells, Sylvia, Labi Siffre, and Linda Lewis. The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 and the UK album chart, achieving the top ten positions. It was her first top ten album since Mind Body & Soul's 2004 debut. In 2013, she appeared on live shows in Indonesia and the Philippines. She also appeared on Top Gear, a British television show.

Stone revealed in July 2012 that she will work on a reggae album, according to newspaper La Vanguardia. It would be recorded and produced by her and Damian Marley, who previously worked in SuperHeavy, who had previously worked in SuperHeavy. With a "little bit more hip-hop and reggae," she explained in March 2014, she said that the new album would be a little bit different and "more eclectic." Water for Your Soul, Jennifer's album, was released on July 31, 2015, and it was the week that it came out. She started The Total World Tour in April 2014 with the intention of touring in as many countries as possible. Stone, together with Nitin Sawhney, Jonathan Shorten, Jonathan Joseph, and Cameroonian multi-instrumentalist Étienne M'Bappé, released Project Mama Earth, an 11-track EP containing full-length songs and interludes influenced by Mother Nature's concept and African rhythms in November 2017. She was co-headliner in Night of the Proms in Nederland and Belgium last month. Stone appeared in season 5 of the musical drama television series Empire in October 2018.

Stone performed with James Morrison on the track "My Love Goes On" in 2019, marking the fourth year since both singers last released studio albums.

Stone embarked on her first full world tour in March 2019. She crossed into Syria illegally to perform at Al-Malikiyah as part of her Total World Tour, which took place in every world nation. She appeared in Turkmenistan and North Korea later this month. Stone was refused admission to Iran in July 2019, the last stop on her tour.

Stone's single "Lean On Me" was released in April 2020, and the song was performed by Beverley Knight, for which a music video was created showcasing the services of National Health Service helpers.

Stone hosted A Cuppa Happy in August 2020, in which she aims to better appreciate the elusive, fleeting nature of happiness.

Stone was crowned Sausage in February 2021 by a second series of The Masked Singer. Stone appeared on ITV's This Morning from her Nashville, Tennessee, home on February 15, 2021, to discuss her winning appearance on Series 2 of The Masked Singer, which attracted 8.6 million viewers over Valentine's weekend. In September 2020, the finale was filmed while she was heavily pregnant. Her singing character was disguised in a sausage and chips suit, but her true identity was kept private until she was announced as the second series champion.

She released "Never Forget My Love," for which a video was shot immediately, the lead single and title track from her new album, which was released on November 11th, 2022.

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