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duffy in 2010 . -lsb- http://www.iamduffy.com/ iamduffy.com -rsb- bernard butler 2004 -- present aimee ann duffy duffy aimee duffy a & m mercury bmg 200px solo_singer 23 june 1984 duffy 2010 erdoedy.jpg duffy -lrb- singer -rrb-
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aimee ann duffy -lrb- born 23 june 1984 -rrb- , known as duffy , is a welsh singer , songwriter and occasional actress .
born in bangor , gwynedd , wales , her career began when she recorded and released her debut ep , `` aimée duffy '' , in 2004 .
duffy was later introduced to jeannette lee of rough trade records in 2007 duffy signed a recording contract with a&m records where she released her debut album .
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 .
the album was certified several times platinum and sold over 7 million copies worldwide , spawning the hits `` mercy '' and `` warwick avenue '' .
with `` mercy '' , duffy became the first welsh woman to achieve number-one on the uk singles chart since bonnie tyler topped the charts with `` total eclipse of the heart '' in 1983 .
in 2010 , she completed recording of her second album `` endlessly '' that was released on 29 november and made her acting debut in the film `` patagonia '' .
in february 2011 , duffy announced she would take an extended hiatus from music before beginning work on her third album .
in 2009 , duffy won the grammy award for best pop vocal album for `` rockferry '' , and she was nominated for two other grammys at the 51st grammy awards .
in 2009 , she won three brit awards : british breakthrough , best british female and best british album .
