Born and raised in Nefyn, North Wales, Duffy may be unlikely contender for the stage, but - with a vocal ability that towers above expectation - that’s exactly where she belongs.

Having spent years honing her skills on the local live circuit, she’s risen to become one of today’s most promising new artists. In 2008 she’ll release the essential-listening LP ‘Rockferry’, which follows the beguiling single of the same name (download Nov 19th, released Dec 3rd), produced and co-written by Bernard Butler.

Evocative of the music that raised her, yet thoroughly modern, her soulful sound combines a nostalgic, scratchy blues feel with the rustic sound of modern life. Influenced by Doris Duke, Bettye Swann, Scott Walker and Richard Hawley, Duffy began songwriting at the age of 10. “I’m from a very close community. I moved away when I was ten and grew up in West Wales, where I first learned English as a second language. It was difficult for me to converse back then, so I withdrew into songwriting. It was just innate.”