Beverley Knight MBE 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 five 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".
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- Beverley Knight MBE 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 five 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 U.K. with reformed boyband Take That. She has also hosted 4 series of the Radio 2 show Beverley's Gospel Nights, which explores the origins and impact of gospel music. To date the show has run for four seasons and has featured interviews with stars such as Destiny's Child and Shirley Caesar. Knight is an ambassador for many charities such as Christian Aid and has travelled to areas affected by disease and poverty to help raise awareness. She is an active campaigner for anti-Aids organisations such as the Stop AIDS Campaign and The Terrence Higgins Trust and is also a vocal campaigner against homophobic lyrics in urban music. On Saturday 15th August 2009 she performed live at the 4th annual UK Black Pride event in Regents Park. After more than a decade in the industry, Beverley Knight was made an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in February 2007 in recognition of her charitable work and the contribution she has made to British music. In September 2005 Knight joined the likes of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell by being made a Doctor of Music after receiving the honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton. After receiving a host of awards, including three MOBO Awards, Knight was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 at the Urban Music Awards in London.
- Beverley Knight ist eine R&B-/Soul-Sängerin aus Großbritannien. Ihre tief religiösen jamaikanischen Eltern frönten der religiösen Musik und so wuchs Knight mit Gospel auf. Sie trat dem Chor der örtlichen Pentecostal Kirche bei. Als ihre Karriere in Schwung kam nahm sie den Künstlernamen "Knight" an.
- Beverley Knight es una cantante inglesa de soul y R&B, aclamada por la crítica, cuyo álbum de debut fue lanzado en 1995. Influenciada por grandes intérpretes de soul, como Sam Cooke y Aretha Franklin, Knight fue fichada por Parlophone Records y ha editado cinco álbumes de estudio hasta la fecha. Considerada como una de las mejores intérpretes británicas de soul, Knight es principalmente conocida por sus singles "Greatest Day", "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" y "Come As You Are". En su álbum ''''' se incluye una versión gospel en directo de "Angels". La canción, original de Robbie Williams, fue la que interpretó en directo en la BBC Radio 2 con el músico Guy Chambers.
- ビヴァリー・ナイト(Beverley Knight 1973年3月22日-)は、イングランドのR&B歌手。1996年にデビューアルバム『The B-Funk』をリリースし、などで活動している。2007年に大英帝国勲章のメンバー(MBE)となった。 現在BBC2でBeverley's Gospel Night'sというラジオ番組を持っている。
- Beverley Knight, geboren als Beverley Ann Smith is een Jamaicaans-Britse soulzangeres. De muziek van de zangeres wordt beïnvloed door grootheden als Sam Cooke en Aretha Franklin. Knight staat onder contract bij het Britse label Parlophone en heeft tot nu toe 5 studioalbums uitgebracht. In veel gevallen - en met name in Engeland - wordt Beverley gezien als een van 'Britain's greatest Soul singers'. Haar meest herkenbare hits zijn Shoulda Woulda Coulda, Greatest Day en Come As You Are. Begin 2007 ontving de zangeres uit handen van Koningin Elizabeth II een MBE (Order of the British Empire) voor haar bijdrage aan de Britse muziek.
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- Beverley Knight MBE 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 five 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".
- Beverley Knight ist eine R&B-/Soul-Sängerin aus Großbritannien. Ihre tief religiösen jamaikanischen Eltern frönten der religiösen Musik und so wuchs Knight mit Gospel auf. Sie trat dem Chor der örtlichen Pentecostal Kirche bei. Als ihre Karriere in Schwung kam nahm sie den Künstlernamen "Knight" an.
- Beverley Knight es una cantante inglesa de soul y R&B, aclamada por la crítica, cuyo álbum de debut fue lanzado en 1995. Influenciada por grandes intérpretes de soul, como Sam Cooke y Aretha Franklin, Knight fue fichada por Parlophone Records y ha editado cinco álbumes de estudio hasta la fecha. Considerada como una de las mejores intérpretes británicas de soul, Knight es principalmente conocida por sus singles "Greatest Day", "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" y "Come As You Are".
- ビヴァリー・ナイト(Beverley Knight 1973年3月22日-)は、イングランドのR&B歌手。1996年にデビューアルバム『The B-Funk』をリリースし、などで活動している。2007年に大英帝国勲章のメンバー(MBE)となった。 現在BBC2でBeverley's Gospel Night'sというラジオ番組を持っている。
- Beverley Knight, geboren als Beverley Ann Smith is een Jamaicaans-Britse soulzangeres. De muziek van de zangeres wordt beïnvloed door grootheden als Sam Cooke en Aretha Franklin. Knight staat onder contract bij het Britse label Parlophone en heeft tot nu toe 5 studioalbums uitgebracht. In veel gevallen - en met name in Engeland - wordt Beverley gezien als een van 'Britain's greatest Soul singers'. Haar meest herkenbare hits zijn Shoulda Woulda Coulda, Greatest Day en Come As You Are.
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