Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith (born Paloma Faith Blomfield; 21 July 1981) is an English singer-songwriter and actress, known for her unique, retro and eccentric style.

In 2009, she released her debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, which was certified double Platinum in the United Kingdom. The album spawned five singles, of which the first two were UK Top 20 hits: "Stone Cold Sober", "New York", title track "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?", "Upside Down" and "Smoke & Mirrors". In 2011, Faith was nominated for "British Female Solo Artist" at the BRIT Awards.[2] Faith made her feature film debut in the 2007 remake St Trinian's, she has since appeared in two further feature films, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Dread.

In 2010, Faith revealed that she was working on a second album. Almost two years later, Faith announced that her second album would be called “Fall to Grace”.

On 28 May 2012 Faith released her second studio album, Fall to Grace, the album was certified double Platinum in the UK. The first single, "Picking Up the Pieces", became Faith's highest charting single to date and first top ten in the UK Charts . Four more singles were released: "30 Minute Love Affair", a cover of INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart", which was a Top 20 hit then 4th single the piano ballad "Just Be" and finally "Black & Blue" in early 2013.

In 2013 Faith received two nominations; for Best Female and Best British Album at the BRIT Awards. She has also appeared on Room 101 where she successfully put 50 Shades of Grey into Room 101. In 2013, she went to the United States to promote her music and is said to be working on a third album.

Faith was born half-Spanish in Hackney to parents who divorced when she was four years old, and was later raised by her mother in Stoke Newington. As a child, Faith was encouraged to dance by her mother and took weekly ballet classes in Dalston. After completing her A-levels at City and Islington College, she went on to study for a degree in contemporary dance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. 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.


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