Paloma Faith
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Paloma Faith is a British singer-songwriter
and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober
", then her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
, which was certified Platinum
by the British Phonographic Industry
. Her debut album stayed within the top 40 album charts for over forty weeks. The album has spawned five singles: "Stone Cold Sober
", "New York
", title track "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
", "Upside Down
" and "Smoke & Mirrors". Faith has also recorded the theme song
to the 2010 British film 4.3.2.1
and appeared on the charity record, "I Put a Spell on You". Faith made her feature film debut in the 2007 remake of St Trinian's. She has since appeared in two more feature films, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
and Dread
. In March 2010, Faith revealed that she is working on a second album.
, London to a Spanish father and an English mother who split up when Faith was two years old. Faith was raised by her mother in Stoke Newington
. As a child, Faith was encouraged to dance by her mother and she took weekly ballet classes in Dalston
.
After completing her A-Levels, Faith went on to study for a degree in contemporary dance
at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, which Faith describes as "the worst experience of [her] life". Faith then went on to study for an MA in theatre directing at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
, funding her studies by working various part-time jobs, which included; a sales assistant at Agent Provocateur
, a singer in a burlesque cabaret, a life model and a magician's assistant.
and Billie Holiday
, whom she admired and cites as influences for her own work.
Faith met her managers Jamie Binns and Christian Wåhlberg
of Lateral Management in 2007. Binns had been tipped off by the producer Peanut, a client who had recently worked with Faith in his studio and been suitably impressed. He met up with Faith shortly afterwards and was "completely blown away", later saying: "I wasn't sure what this girl was going to do - she was an actress and a singer - but there was just something about her in that artistic realness that when I came out of the meeting I called Christian and said, 'We have to do something with this girl!'" Although Faith had been looking for a manager, she was still wary about entering into a formal agreement with Binns and Wåhlberg. She instead wanted to build their relationship before any contracts were signed. The managers spent six months to a year helping Faith with the A&R process, setting up sessions, and guiding and advising her before Faith was officially signed to Lateral Management.
During her time at college, Faith worked in a pub where the manager asked her to front his band, which they later called 'Paloma and the Penetrators'. During a performance with the band at a cabaret show, Faith was scouted by an A&R man from Epic Records
, who invited Faith to sing for the manager of the label. Twenty minutes into the audition, Faith asked the manager to turn his phone off and when he refused, she walked out. Epic A&R Joanna Charrington told HitQuarters
"When she played a showcase for us it was clear that she was a star but the material was a bit generic. She didn't have the hit songs." Not being one hundred percent convinced the label executives decided to wait. During this time Charrington regularly checked Faith's Myspace page "to see if she had something that had a special direction or sound." After several months her attention was eventually piqued by "Broken Doll", which she thought was a well-crafted song with a "fantastic chorus and brilliant lyrics." Charrington told Epic managing director Nick Raphael
"I think we should get this girl back in. She sounds like she is getting it now. We can help her get the songs." Faith revealed in an interview that the manager called her and offered her a contract saying he had seen many acts since and none had been as memorable as her. Faith turned down an opportunity to join Amy Winehouse
's band and she began to write and perform her own songs.
Faith's first recognised work was the song "It's Christmas (And I Hate You)", which she recorded as a duet with singer-songwriter, Josh Weller
in 2008. Faith's music is influenced by soul
and jazz
and her singing style has been compared favourably to those of Amy Winehouse
and Duffy
.
", in mid-2009 and it reached Nº17 on the UK Singles Chart
. Faith's second single, "New York
" was released in September 2009. The song made its peak position in early October, peaking at Nº15 on the UK Singles Chart. Faith then released her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
, on 28 September 2009. Faith wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album in the UK, Sweden and America and recorded it entirely in London. It debuted at Nº14 on the UK Albums Chart
and later peaked at Nº9, it remained in the chart for sixteen weeks. The album became BBC Radio 2
's 'Album of the Week' from the 19 September 2009.
In the same year, Faith appeared as a guest vocalist on Basement Jaxx
's Scars
album and on American hip hop artist, MF Doom
's, album, Born Like This
. Faith released her third single, the album's title track, "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
" on 21 December 2009. The song did not perform as well as Faith's previous singles and failed to reach the top twenty. It peaked at Nº64 in January 2010. In March 2010, Faith released her fourth single, "Upside Down
", which peaked at Nº55 in the UK. To promote the album, Faith went on her first tour, featuring dates in the UK, Germany and France.
On 4 November 2009, Faith announced her first headlining tour of the UK and Ireland starting on 17 March 2010. The Times
described the tour as being "full of theatrical artifice, but based on the rock-solid foundation of [Faith]'s sensational singing voice and a personality that sparkled like a rough diamond". Faith performed a live set for the BBC's Radio 2 Introduces... and gave an interview to the station's host, Dermot O'Leary
. Faith also appeared on current events programme This Week discussing her views on the British education system with Michael Portillo
. During this month she also appeared as a guest on Never Mind the Buzzcocks
, performed the song "Upside Down" on The Hollyoaks Music Show, and performed her single "New York" on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
. She also appeared on the BBC's Later with Jools Holland
, recorded on 13 October 2009, and his live Hootenanny on 31 December 2009. Faith performed at numerous festivals throughout that summer, including T4 on the Beach
. "Stone Cold Sober" was used as the backing track for a Rimmel commercial starring Lily Cole
and the B-side, "I Just Wait", was used in a UK television alcohol awareness advert. Samsung
's Corby mobile phone TV commercial featured Faith's "Technicolour" song. Faith became involved in an album artwork competition with BBC Blast in November 2009, in which teenagers won the chance to work alongside leading artists, photographers and music industry professionals to create new publicity artwork for the singer.
During an interview with Digital Spy
in March 2010, Faith revealed that she is working on a second album. She also revealed that if she continues to make losses for her record label they will drop her. Faith's manager subsequently refuted any suggestion that her contract with the label was under threat, saying that, on the contrary, debut album UK sales of 500,000 without a hit single is an impressive foundation for a long-term career, and Sony are "smart enough" to recognise that and are 110% behind her. Faith, along with Adam Deacon
and Bashy
, recorded the theme song to the 2010 British film 4.3.2.1
. The track, titled "Keep Moving
", was released on 28 May 2010. In June 2010, it was announced that Faith would re-release an updated version of "New York" featuring rapper Ghostface Killah
. The single was released on 1 August 2010. Faith released a live EP
album following an appearance at the 2010 iTunes Festival
. The album charted at number 11 on the iTunes top 200 albums. Faith revealed in a September interview that she would be releasing her new single "Smoke & Mirrors" in October 2010. The track was her final single from her debut album and its video was uploaded to YouTube.
. At the ceremony, Faith performed "Forget You" alongside Cee Lo Green. Faith appears on the charity single "Hard Times
" alongside Plan B
and Elton John
. During an interview with Popjustice
, Faith revealed her second album would contain more "agony and suffering." The singer also hoped the album would be done with one producer as she wanted a "solid piece of work." She explained "I love the beautiful side of things like that Tom Waitsy, Rufus Wainwrighty, Ed Harcourt sort of stuff, and in contrast I like all the OutKast production, Gnarls Barkley and 'Beggin' and all that sort of sound. Contemporary but with a nod to the past. But you never know. You might just meet someone and something else would make sense." In July 2011, Faith revealed her frustrations about releasing the follow up to Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. She did not know when the album was going to be completed and said the process was slow. She told Kristy Kelly of Digital Spy, "The album's not finished yet and I'm not sure when it will be. If I had my way it would be out tomorrow, but there are so many other people involved that nothing happens quickly." Faith also admitted being signed to a major record label made her feel under pressure to be instantly successful.
. In 2007, Faith appeared in an episode of the BBC
police drama HolbyBlue
, and in the same year Faith made her feature film acting debut as Andrea in St Trinian's. In 2009, Faith appeared in Terry Gilliam
's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
as Sally, the girlfriend of the Devil (played by Tom Waits
). She also appeared in horror film Dread
as Clara Thornhill, and in the video for Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
's song, "The Beat That My Heart Skipped". Faith has said that she was able to attend movie auditions during promotion for her debut album, in the hope that she lands a role once all of her album commitments are over. In August 2010, Faith appeared in Channel 4
's series Coming Up. Faith will appear in the forthcoming short film, A Nice Touch with Dougray Scott
.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober
Stone Cold Sober
"Stone Cold Sober" is the debut single by English singer and actress, Paloma Faith. It was released on 15 June 2009 and entered the UK chart at number 17. The accompanying video was directed by the British music video director Sophie Muller....
", then her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? is the debut album by British singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 28 September 2009 by Epic Records. The first single "Stone Cold Sober" was released on 5 June 2009. The second single "New York" was released on 13 September 2009...
, which was certified Platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
. Her debut album stayed within the top 40 album charts for over forty weeks. The album has spawned five singles: "Stone Cold Sober
Stone Cold Sober
"Stone Cold Sober" is the debut single by English singer and actress, Paloma Faith. It was released on 15 June 2009 and entered the UK chart at number 17. The accompanying video was directed by the British music video director Sophie Muller....
", "New York
New York (Paloma Faith song)
"New York" is a single performed by Paloma Faith from the album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. It was released on the 13 September 2009...
", title track "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (song)
"Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" is a single performed by Paloma Faith from her debut album of the same name. It was released on the 21st December 2009.-Music video:The music video for the song was released on 20 November 2009....
", "Upside Down
Upside Down (Paloma Faith song)
"Upside Down" is the fourth single by British singer, Paloma Faith, from her debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. It was released on 15 March 2010...
" and "Smoke & Mirrors". Faith has also recorded the theme song
Keep Moving (song)
"Keep Moving" is the lead song from the soundtrack of film, 4.3.2.1. The song is performed by Adam Deacon and Bashy featuring Paloma Faith. It was written and produced by Alex "Cores" Hayes, and was released on 28 May 2010...
to the 2010 British film 4.3.2.1
4.3.2.1
4.3.2.1 is a British crime thriller film directed by Noel Clarke and Mark Davis, released 2 June 2010. It stars, Emma Roberts, Ophelia Lovibond, Shanika-Warren Markland, Tamsin Egerton, Adam Deacon, Ashley 'Bashy' Thomas and Noel Clarke.-Plot:...
and appeared on the charity record, "I Put a Spell on You". Faith made her feature film debut in the 2007 remake of St Trinian's. She has since appeared in two more feature films, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a traveling theater troupe whose leader, having made a bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations...
and Dread
Dread (film)
Dread is a 2009 horror film directed by Anthony DiBlasi and starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans and Hanne Steen, based on the short story of the same name by Clive Barker...
. In March 2010, Faith revealed that she is working on a second album.
Early life
Faith was born in HackneyLondon Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
, London to a Spanish father and an English mother who split up when Faith was two years old. Faith was raised by her mother in Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
. As a child, Faith was encouraged to dance by her mother and she took weekly ballet classes in Dalston
Dalston
Dalston is a district of north-east London, England, located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is situated northeast of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
.
After completing her A-Levels, Faith went on to study for a degree in contemporary dance
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, which Faith describes as "the worst experience of [her] life". Faith then went on to study for an MA in theatre directing at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
, funding her studies by working various part-time jobs, which included; a sales assistant at Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur (lingerie)
Agent Provocateur is a British lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joseph Corré and Serena Rees. The first shop was opened on London's Broadwick Street in the Soho district in 1994. Since then, the company has opened 30 stores in 13 countries across the globe. In 2007, Agent Provocateur was...
, a singer in a burlesque cabaret, a life model and a magician's assistant.
Music career
Faith's first foray into music began when she mimicked famous soul and jazz singers including Etta JamesEtta James
Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...
and Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
, whom she admired and cites as influences for her own work.
Faith met her managers Jamie Binns and Christian Wåhlberg
Murlyn Music Group
Murlyn Music Group AB or just Murlyn Music is Stockholm-based international music production company founded in 1998 by Anders Bagge and Christian Wåhlberg. Wåhlberg takes care of administration and Bagge of artstic production...
of Lateral Management in 2007. Binns had been tipped off by the producer Peanut, a client who had recently worked with Faith in his studio and been suitably impressed. He met up with Faith shortly afterwards and was "completely blown away", later saying: "I wasn't sure what this girl was going to do - she was an actress and a singer - but there was just something about her in that artistic realness that when I came out of the meeting I called Christian and said, 'We have to do something with this girl!'" Although Faith had been looking for a manager, she was still wary about entering into a formal agreement with Binns and Wåhlberg. She instead wanted to build their relationship before any contracts were signed. The managers spent six months to a year helping Faith with the A&R process, setting up sessions, and guiding and advising her before Faith was officially signed to Lateral Management.
During her time at college, Faith worked in a pub where the manager asked her to front his band, which they later called 'Paloma and the Penetrators'. During a performance with the band at a cabaret show, Faith was scouted by an A&R man from Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, who invited Faith to sing for the manager of the label. Twenty minutes into the audition, Faith asked the manager to turn his phone off and when he refused, she walked out. Epic A&R Joanna Charrington told HitQuarters
HitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
"When she played a showcase for us it was clear that she was a star but the material was a bit generic. She didn't have the hit songs." Not being one hundred percent convinced the label executives decided to wait. During this time Charrington regularly checked Faith's Myspace page "to see if she had something that had a special direction or sound." After several months her attention was eventually piqued by "Broken Doll", which she thought was a well-crafted song with a "fantastic chorus and brilliant lyrics." Charrington told Epic managing director Nick Raphael
Nick Raphael
Nick Raphael was born October 4, 1971 in London, United Kingdom. Raphael is a Music Industry Executive. He is currently President of London Records...
"I think we should get this girl back in. She sounds like she is getting it now. We can help her get the songs." Faith revealed in an interview that the manager called her and offered her a contract saying he had seen many acts since and none had been as memorable as her. Faith turned down an opportunity to join Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
's band and she began to write and perform her own songs.
Faith's first recognised work was the song "It's Christmas (And I Hate You)", which she recorded as a duet with singer-songwriter, Josh Weller
Josh Weller
Josh Weller is a British singer-songwriter/pop singer from London.-Career:Weller's first single "Pretty Girls" was released in 2008, followed by the "Push E.P" in 2009. Both releases sold out, with "Push E.P" entering the UK independent singles at number 11...
in 2008. Faith's music is influenced by soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and her singing style has been compared favourably to those of Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
and Duffy
Duffy (singer)
Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold...
.
2009–10: Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Faith released her debut single, "Stone Cold SoberStone Cold Sober
"Stone Cold Sober" is the debut single by English singer and actress, Paloma Faith. It was released on 15 June 2009 and entered the UK chart at number 17. The accompanying video was directed by the British music video director Sophie Muller....
", in mid-2009 and it reached Nº17 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. Faith's second single, "New York
New York (Paloma Faith song)
"New York" is a single performed by Paloma Faith from the album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. It was released on the 13 September 2009...
" was released in September 2009. The song made its peak position in early October, peaking at Nº15 on the UK Singles Chart. Faith then released her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? is the debut album by British singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 28 September 2009 by Epic Records. The first single "Stone Cold Sober" was released on 5 June 2009. The second single "New York" was released on 13 September 2009...
, on 28 September 2009. Faith wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album in the UK, Sweden and America and recorded it entirely in London. It debuted at Nº14 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and later peaked at Nº9, it remained in the chart for sixteen weeks. The album became BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
's 'Album of the Week' from the 19 September 2009.
In the same year, Faith appeared as a guest vocalist on Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...
's Scars
Scars (Basement Jaxx album)
Scars is the fifth studio album by British electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx, released on 21 September 2009. It was preceded by the first single "Raindrops", released on 21 June, while the second single, "Feelings Gone", was also released in the United Kingdom on 21 September...
album and on American hip hop artist, MF Doom
MF Doom
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
's, album, Born Like This
Born Like This
Born Like This is an album by American hip hop artist MF DOOM, released under the shortened pseudonym DOOM on Lex Records on March 24, 2009. It debuted at #52 on the Billboard Chart, having sold 10,895 copies as of March 29. In addition to tracks produced by Doom, the album includes production by...
. Faith released her third single, the album's title track, "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (song)
"Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" is a single performed by Paloma Faith from her debut album of the same name. It was released on the 21st December 2009.-Music video:The music video for the song was released on 20 November 2009....
" on 21 December 2009. The song did not perform as well as Faith's previous singles and failed to reach the top twenty. It peaked at Nº64 in January 2010. In March 2010, Faith released her fourth single, "Upside Down
Upside Down (Paloma Faith song)
"Upside Down" is the fourth single by British singer, Paloma Faith, from her debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. It was released on 15 March 2010...
", which peaked at Nº55 in the UK. To promote the album, Faith went on her first tour, featuring dates in the UK, Germany and France.
On 4 November 2009, Faith announced her first headlining tour of the UK and Ireland starting on 17 March 2010. The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
described the tour as being "full of theatrical artifice, but based on the rock-solid foundation of [Faith]'s sensational singing voice and a personality that sparkled like a rough diamond". Faith performed a live set for the BBC's Radio 2 Introduces... and gave an interview to the station's host, Dermot O'Leary
Dermot O'Leary
Dermot O'Leary is an English television and radio presenter. He established himself as a presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother on Channel 4 before moving on to The X Factor on ITV. O'Leary has also presented on the BBC and has his own radio show on BBC Radio 2...
. Faith also appeared on current events programme This Week discussing her views on the British education system with Michael Portillo
Michael Portillo
Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician and Cabinet Minister...
. During this month she also appeared as a guest on Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
, performed the song "Upside Down" on The Hollyoaks Music Show, and performed her single "New York" on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross was a British comedy chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 November 2001. The programme featured Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band...
. She also appeared on the BBC's Later with Jools Holland
Later with Jools Holland
Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland. A spin-off of The Late Show, it has been running in short series since 1992 and is a part of BBC Two's late-night line-up, usually at around 11pm to 12 midnight...
, recorded on 13 October 2009, and his live Hootenanny on 31 December 2009. Faith performed at numerous festivals throughout that summer, including T4 on the Beach
T4 on the Beach
T4 On The Beach is a British one day music event which is held on the beach at Weston-super-Mare and televised for Channel 4. The event began in 2003 as Pop Beach in Great Yarmouth, changing to the current title and venue in 2005....
. "Stone Cold Sober" was used as the backing track for a Rimmel commercial starring Lily Cole
Lily Cole
Lily Luahana Cole is an English model and actress. Cole's modelling career was launched by a chance encounter with Benjamin Hart in Soho, London when she was 14....
and the B-side, "I Just Wait", was used in a UK television alcohol awareness advert. Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
's Corby mobile phone TV commercial featured Faith's "Technicolour" song. Faith became involved in an album artwork competition with BBC Blast in November 2009, in which teenagers won the chance to work alongside leading artists, photographers and music industry professionals to create new publicity artwork for the singer.
During an interview with Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
in March 2010, Faith revealed that she is working on a second album. She also revealed that if she continues to make losses for her record label they will drop her. Faith's manager subsequently refuted any suggestion that her contract with the label was under threat, saying that, on the contrary, debut album UK sales of 500,000 without a hit single is an impressive foundation for a long-term career, and Sony are "smart enough" to recognise that and are 110% behind her. Faith, along with Adam Deacon
Adam Deacon
Adam Deacon is a British actor and rapper from Hackney, North-East London who rose to prominence after starring in the film Kidulthood as well as the sequel Adulthood...
and Bashy
Bashy
Ashley Thomas , better known by his stage name Bashy, is an English recording artist and actor. He rose to prominence in 2007 after the release of his controversial track "Black Boys".-Early life:...
, recorded the theme song to the 2010 British film 4.3.2.1
4.3.2.1
4.3.2.1 is a British crime thriller film directed by Noel Clarke and Mark Davis, released 2 June 2010. It stars, Emma Roberts, Ophelia Lovibond, Shanika-Warren Markland, Tamsin Egerton, Adam Deacon, Ashley 'Bashy' Thomas and Noel Clarke.-Plot:...
. The track, titled "Keep Moving
Keep Moving (song)
"Keep Moving" is the lead song from the soundtrack of film, 4.3.2.1. The song is performed by Adam Deacon and Bashy featuring Paloma Faith. It was written and produced by Alex "Cores" Hayes, and was released on 28 May 2010...
", was released on 28 May 2010. In June 2010, it was announced that Faith would re-release an updated version of "New York" featuring rapper Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
. The single was released on 1 August 2010. Faith released a live EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
album following an appearance at the 2010 iTunes Festival
ITunes Festival
The iTunes Festival is an annual music festival and concert series which is held in London at The Roundhouse art centre and sponsored by Apple Inc. It was first held in 2007...
. The album charted at number 11 on the iTunes top 200 albums. Faith revealed in a September interview that she would be releasing her new single "Smoke & Mirrors" in October 2010. The track was her final single from her debut album and its video was uploaded to YouTube.
2011–present: Second Studio Album
In January 2011, Faith was nominated for "British Female Solo Artist" at the 2011 BRIT Awards2011 BRIT Awards
The 2011 BRIT Awards was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011.It was the 31st edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The award ceremony was held at The O2 Arena...
. At the ceremony, Faith performed "Forget You" alongside Cee Lo Green. Faith appears on the charity single "Hard Times
Hard Times (Plan B song)
"Hard Times" is a song from Plan B's second album The Defamation of Strickland Banks. On May 19, 2011, it was released as a digital download, featuring newly recorded vocal parts by Elton John and Paloma Faith, recorded as a charity single with all the proceeds benefiting victims of the Japan...
" alongside Plan B
Plan B
Plan B is a popular term used to mean a reserved, secondary plan, in case a first plan fails. Plan B is also an FDA-approved emergency contraception drug.It also may refer to:-People:...
and Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
. During an interview with Popjustice
Popjustice
Popjustice is a music website founded in 2000 and is the work of UK freelance music journalist Peter Robinson, who has worked for NME, The Guardian, Attitude and many others....
, Faith revealed her second album would contain more "agony and suffering." The singer also hoped the album would be done with one producer as she wanted a "solid piece of work." She explained "I love the beautiful side of things like that Tom Waitsy, Rufus Wainwrighty, Ed Harcourt sort of stuff, and in contrast I like all the OutKast production, Gnarls Barkley and 'Beggin' and all that sort of sound. Contemporary but with a nod to the past. But you never know. You might just meet someone and something else would make sense." In July 2011, Faith revealed her frustrations about releasing the follow up to Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. She did not know when the album was going to be completed and said the process was slow. She told Kristy Kelly of Digital Spy, "The album's not finished yet and I'm not sure when it will be. If I had my way it would be out tomorrow, but there are so many other people involved that nothing happens quickly." Faith also admitted being signed to a major record label made her feel under pressure to be instantly successful.
Acting career
In 2006, Faith made her primetime television acting debut in the series MayoMayo (TV series)
Mayo was a comedy detective drama television series made by the BBC and starring Alistair McGowan, Jessica Oyelowo, Huw Rhys and Loo Brealey. The series is based on a popular series of Gil Mayo mysteries books by Marjorie Eccles. It was filmed on location in and around Leamington Spa. The series...
. In 2007, Faith appeared in an episode of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
police drama HolbyBlue
HolbyBlue
HolbyBlue was a British police drama series that aired on BBC One from 2007 to 2008. Produced by the BBC, Red Planet Pictures and Kudos for BBC One, it is a spin-off of the successful BBC One medical drama Holby City, itself a spin-off of the long-running series Casualty.The first series was...
, and in the same year Faith made her feature film acting debut as Andrea in St Trinian's. In 2009, Faith appeared in Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a traveling theater troupe whose leader, having made a bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations...
as Sally, the girlfriend of the Devil (played by Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
). She also appeared in horror film Dread
Dread (film)
Dread is a 2009 horror film directed by Anthony DiBlasi and starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans and Hanne Steen, based on the short story of the same name by Clive Barker...
as Clara Thornhill, and in the video for Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are a hip-hop duo, combining electronic beats with sung, spoken, and rapped lyrics. The pair are Daniel Stephens , and David Peter Meads...
's song, "The Beat That My Heart Skipped". Faith has said that she was able to attend movie auditions during promotion for her debut album, in the hope that she lands a role once all of her album commitments are over. In August 2010, Faith appeared in Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's series Coming Up. Faith will appear in the forthcoming short film, A Nice Touch with Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott
-Early life:The son of Elma, a nurse, and Alan Scott, an actor and salesperson, Stephen Dougray Scott was born in Glenrothes, Fife and attended Auchmuty High School...
.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart peak positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
IRE Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
SWI | DUT | FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
POL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
SCT Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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| 2009 | Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? is the debut album by British singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 28 September 2009 by Epic Records. The first single "Stone Cold Sober" was released on 5 June 2009. The second single "New York" was released on 13 September 2009...
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British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... : Platinum Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... : Platinum |
Singles
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
DEN Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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IRE Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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SCT Scottish Singles and Albums Chart The Scottish Singles Chart and Scottish Albums Chart are charts compiled by The Official Charts Company, based on physical and digital sales in the STV North, STV Central and ITV Border regions.... |
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| 2009 | "Stone Cold Sober Stone Cold Sober "Stone Cold Sober" is the debut single by English singer and actress, Paloma Faith. It was released on 15 June 2009 and entered the UK chart at number 17. The accompanying video was directed by the British music video director Sophie Muller.... " |
17 | 45 | — | — | 70 | — | 30 | — | 36 | 10 | Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? |
| "New York New York (Paloma Faith song) "New York" is a single performed by Paloma Faith from the album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. It was released on the 13 September 2009... " |
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| "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (song) "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" is a single performed by Paloma Faith from her debut album of the same name. It was released on the 21st December 2009.-Music video:The music video for the song was released on 20 November 2009.... " |
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| 2010 | "Upside Down Upside Down (Paloma Faith song) "Upside Down" is the fourth single by British singer, Paloma Faith, from her debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?. It was released on 15 March 2010... " |
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| "New York" (feat. Ghostface Killah Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success... ) |
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| "Smoke & Mirrors Smoke & Mirrors (Paloma Faith song) -Chart performance:-Release history:... " |
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As featured artist
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| 2009 | "It's Christmas (And I Hate You)" (Josh Weller Josh Weller Josh Weller is a British singer-songwriter/pop singer from London.-Career:Weller's first single "Pretty Girls" was released in 2008, followed by the "Push E.P" in 2009. Both releases sold out, with "Push E.P" entering the UK independent singles at number 11... , Paloma Faith, the Arctic Circle Ensemble, and the Puffin Voices) |
That Fuzzy Feeling |
| "What's a Girl Gotta Do" (Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s... featuring Paloma Faith) |
Scars Scars (Basement Jaxx album) Scars is the fifth studio album by British electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx, released on 21 September 2009. It was preceded by the first single "Raindrops", released on 21 June, while the second single, "Feelings Gone", was also released in the United Kingdom on 21 September... |
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| 2010 | "I Put a Spell on You" (Shane MacGowan Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is an Irish musician and singer, best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues.-History:... and Friends) |
Charity single |
| "Keep Moving Keep Moving (song) "Keep Moving" is the lead song from the soundtrack of film, 4.3.2.1. The song is performed by Adam Deacon and Bashy featuring Paloma Faith. It was written and produced by Alex "Cores" Hayes, and was released on 28 May 2010... " (Adam Deacon Adam Deacon Adam Deacon is a British actor and rapper from Hackney, North-East London who rose to prominence after starring in the film Kidulthood as well as the sequel Adulthood... & Bashy Bashy Ashley Thomas , better known by his stage name Bashy, is an English recording artist and actor. He rose to prominence in 2007 after the release of his controversial track "Black Boys".-Early life:... featuring Paloma Faith) |
4.3.2.1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Lola Lola (song) "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a club in Soho, London.... " (Ray Davies Ray Davies Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave... with Paloma Faith) |
See My Friends See My Friends (album) -Track listing:#"Better Things" - Ray Davies and Bruce Springsteen#"Celluloid Heroes" - Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora#"Days/This Time Tomorrow" - Ray Davies and Mumford & Sons#"A Long Way from Home" - Ray Davies, Lucinda Williams and The 88... |
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| 2011 | "Hard Times Hard Times (Plan B song) "Hard Times" is a song from Plan B's second album The Defamation of Strickland Banks. On May 19, 2011, it was released as a digital download, featuring newly recorded vocal parts by Elton John and Paloma Faith, recorded as a charity single with all the proceeds benefiting victims of the Japan... " (Plan B Plan B Plan B is a popular term used to mean a reserved, secondary plan, in case a first plan fails. Plan B is also an FDA-approved emergency contraception drug.It also may refer to:-People:... featuring Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... & Paloma Faith) |
Charity single |
Filmography
| | Feature films | ||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2007 | St Trinian's | Andrea | Movie acting debut | |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a traveling theater troupe whose leader, having made a bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations... |
Sally | ||
| Dread Dread (film) Dread is a 2009 horror film directed by Anthony DiBlasi and starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans and Hanne Steen, based on the short story of the same name by Clive Barker... |
Clara Thornhill | |||
| 2011 | A Nice Touch | |||
| Television roles | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2006 | Mayo Mayo (TV series) Mayo was a comedy detective drama television series made by the BBC and starring Alistair McGowan, Jessica Oyelowo, Huw Rhys and Loo Brealey. The series is based on a popular series of Gil Mayo mysteries books by Marjorie Eccles. It was filmed on location in and around Leamington Spa. The series... |
Guest | ||
| 2007 | HolbyBlue HolbyBlue HolbyBlue was a British police drama series that aired on BBC One from 2007 to 2008. Produced by the BBC, Red Planet Pictures and Kudos for BBC One, it is a spin-off of the successful BBC One medical drama Holby City, itself a spin-off of the long-running series Casualty.The first series was... |
Donna Reynolds | ||
| 2010 | Coming Up: I Don't Care | Rainy | ||
External links
- True Faith – The Paloma Faith Interview, Paloma Faith's first interview on WordpressWordPressWordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL. It is often customized into a content management system . It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top 1...
blog, VonPipMusicalExpress - BBC Blast – Paloma Faith publicity artwork competition at BBC Blast
- Paloma Faith live photos Jan 2007 by Bartolomy