Joss Stone was born in Dover, Kent, England in 1987 and spent her teenage years in Ashill, Devon. She grew up listening to a wide variety of music including R&B, and soul music performed by such artists as Dusty Springfield and Aretha Franklin; as a result, she developed a soulful style of singing like her idols. At 14, she appeared on Star for a Night on BBC Television singing Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". She told MTV News, "I kind of clicked into soul music more than anything else because of the vocals. You've got to have good vocals to sing soul music and I always liked it ever since I was little."
In 2002, she decided to back her ability by flying out from England for an audition in New York City with S-Curve CEO Steve Greenberg. She also signed a global music publishing deal with BMG Music Publishing in the UK.
Since then, she has performed with such artists as Blondie and Gladys Knight. She was named as the spokesperson for the megastore Gap, although she was reportedly dropped because of rumours of her living with Beau Dozier (son of record producer, Lamont Dozier), while she was only 17.
She won two Brit awards in 2005 for "Best Female Solo Artist" and "Best Urban Artist".
Albums:::
The Soul Sessions US #39 Gold #4UK 3xplatinum
Mind, Body & Soul US #11 Platinum #1UK 3xplatinum
Singles:::
2004 "Fell In Love With A Boy" #18UK
2004 "Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' On Me?)" #18UK
2004 "You Had Me" #9UK
2004 "Right To Be Wrong" #29UK
2005 "Spoiled" #32UK
2005 "Don't Cha Wanna Ride" #20UK
2005 "Cry Baby"/"Piece of My Heart" (with Melissa Etheridge) #32US
2006 "Cry Baby Cry" (with Carlos Santana & Sean Paul) #71UK