What key details about joan armatrading can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: joan anita barbara armatrading , mbe -lrb- , born 9 december 1950 -rrb- is a british singer-songwriter and guitarist . as a three-time grammy award-nominee , armatrading was nominated twice for brit awards as best female artist . she also received an ivor novello award for outstanding contemporary song collection in 1996 . in a recording career spanning 40 years , armatrading has released 18 studio albums , as well as several live albums and compilations .
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- instrument is vocals , acoustic guitar , electric guitar , piano- website is -lsb- http://www.joanarmatrading.com joanarmatrading.com -rsb-- years active is 1972 -- present- caption is joan armatrading performing in germany , 2007- birth name is joan anita barbara armatrading- label is cube universal , emi , savoy jazz records , a & m , rca ,- genre is rock , pop , folk rock , blues- notable instruments is ovation guitars gibson les paul fender stratocaster- birth date is 9 december 1950- name is joan armatrading- background is solo_singer- image is 2007-10-25 joan armatrading , kantine , koeln img 8237.jpg- birth place is basseterre , saint kitts- occupation is singer-songwriter