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Aimee Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984 in Gwynedd, Wales), known professionally as Duffy, is a British singer-songwriter.
In January 2008, she came second in the annual BBC News website poll of industry experts Sound of 2008, for acts to emerge in the coming year. A review of her first major tour's stop at the respected King Tuts venue in Glasgow noted "her quiet assurance obviously stems from talent. When she let loose, her voice was awesome."
In Wales, she seems set to become the "pop" equivalent of mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins. A number of commentators have remarked on her unaffected personality and natural charm. She reached the number 1 spot on Siart C2 with her Welsh language EP entitled simply Aimee Duffy.
In North America Duffy is seen as the latest in a recent wave of British singers or "British invaders" consisting of females with a unique take on writing and performing songs. This has been compared to the original "wave" led by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
March 2008 saw her first American performances at the SXSW conference and in New York City. The Coachella Festival was her first festival gig. The performance started off with sound problems but she "delighted the crowd with 'Rockferry', 'Serious', 'Warwick Avenue' and 'Mercy'.".
By May "Mercy" was a staple on VH1 and a hot Adult Contemporary radio hit, and had been featured in television shows ER, Smallville and the season finale of Grey's Anatomy . On May 10, Duffy released a remix of "Mercy", featuring rap artist The Game. On 13 May Rockferry was released in the United States to positive reviews and debuted at number 4. To coincide with the album release Duffy performed at New York's historic Apollo Theater and made a number of television appearances. In addition a billboard of her has been displayed in Times Square. By the week of 22 May Mercy was at at the number 27 position on the Billboard Top 100 propelled by digital downloads.
Duffy is scheduled to play a number of festivals including the Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on August 9-10; and the Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada on the 4 August.
Duffy has earned 2008 MOJO Awards nominations in the categories of Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Breakthrough Act. The three nominations are the largest amount of nominations for any one act.
