Beverley Knight biography
Beverley Knight MBE (born 22 March 1973) is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date. Widely labelled as one of Britain's greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles "Greatest Day", "Get Up!", "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" and "Come as You Are".
In 2006, Knight solidified her transmission into the mainstream by starring in BBC One music TV show, Just the Two of Us, a role she reprised in 2007. After releasing a platinum-selling compilation album in 2006, Knight went on to tour the UK with a reformed Take That. She has also hosted four series of the Sarah Brown]], wife of Prime Minister, Knight performed two songs "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" and "Gold" to an invited audience at 10 Downing Street in support of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Million Mums charity.
After more than a decade in the industry, Knight was made an [[Order of the British Empire -->
Accolades
In 2006 it was announced that Knight was to be awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in acknowledgement for her services to music and the work she does on behalf of several charities. She was presented with the accolade by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] at a ceremony at [[Buckingham Palace]] in February 2007. After the ceremony Knight remarked that the recognition "reflects not only on my whole career but the work I do for charities which is immensely important to me. I do not do that to be awarded for it, I just do it because it's in my heart, but to be recognised for it, hopefully will put the magnifying glass on to them as well".
In September 2005 Knight was presented with an honorary degree from the [[University of Wolverhampton]] "in recognition of her outstanding contribution to music and the local community, and in recognition of her extensive charity work."
On 7 January 2010 Knight won an edition of the BBC's television quiz series [[Celebrity Mastermind]], answering questions on 'The Life and Times of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'. Knight's chosen charity for the show was the [[Terrence Higgins Trust]].
Studio albums:
- [[The B-Funk]] (1995)
- [[Prodigal Sista]] (1998)
- [[Who I Am (Beverley Knight album)|Who I Am]] (2002)
- [[Affirmation (Beverley Knight album)|Affirmation]] (2004)
- [[Music City Soul]] (2007)
- [[100% (Beverley Knight album)|100%]] (2009)
- [[Soul UK]] (2011)
Compilation albums:
- [[Voice - The Best of Beverley Knight]] (2006)
- [[The Collection (Beverley Knight album)|The Collection]] (2009)
Tours
- 2002 - [[Who I Am Tour]]
- 2002 - [[Beverley Knight Tour]]
- 2005 - [[Affirmation Tour]]
- 2006 - [[Voice - The Best of Tour]]
- 2007 - [[Music City Soul Tour]]
- 2009-10 - [[100% Tour]]
- 2011 - [[Soul UK Tour]]
Personal life
Beverley Knight is a keen supporter of home city football club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. It had emerged in 2010 that Knight had got engaged to her boyfriend, James O'Keefe. On 30 June 2011, Knight performed at [[Abigail Clancy]] and [[Peter Crouch]]'s wedding.
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