Biography for
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Date of Birth

11 April 1987, Dover, Kent, England, UK

Birth Name

Joscelyn Eve Stoker

Nickname

Jossie

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Joscelyn Eve Stoker was born on April 11, 1987, in the pastoral county of Kent, England. She spent her teen years in the rural county of Devon, where she bought her first album, Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits, which inspired her to become a singer. At the age of 14, she auditioned for a popular BBC show, "Star for a Night" (1999).

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Trade Mark

Performing barefoot

Singing barefoot

Trivia

Took part in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". [14 November 2004]

Supports Liverpool Football Club

Nominated for 3 Grammys: best new artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ('You Had Me') & Best Pop Vocal Album (Mind, Body & Soul) (2005)

Is dyslexic.

Tom Cruise is a fan of her music and a friend of hers.

Owning Missy, a Rottweiler, and Dusty, a Poodle, she was chosen "World's Best Celebrity Dog Owner" in 2005 by the readers of two US dog magazines.

Is a vegetarian.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are fans of hers.

Winner of two Brit Awards in 2005 for "British Female Solo Artist" and "British Urban Act".

Won a Grammy for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" in 2007.

Has three siblings: Daniel, Lucy and Harry.

Third of four children born to Richard and Wendy Stoker.

Grew up in Ashill, Devon.

Ranked #78 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

She lives in Devon, UK, in a house close to her family's place.

Close friends with Robbie Williams, ever since performing together at the 2005 Brit Awards.

At age 17 Stone became the youngest female solo artist to top the UK album charts with "Mind, Body & Soul" (2004).

Personal Quotes

It's sad that people listen to music and decide how the singer should look.

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

[on why she always performs barefoot]: "I don't want to fall over, man."