Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae is a British singer and songwriter from Leeds Bailey Rae was named the numberone predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics Sound of 2006 She released her debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006 and became the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one In 2007 Bailey Rae was nominated for three Grammy Awards and three Brit Awards and won two MOBO Awards In 2008 she won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her work as a featured artist in Herbie Hancocks River The Joni Letters