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England (1997 – present)
Stacey Kent (born March 27, 1968 in South Orange, New Jersey) is a Grammy-nominated USA jazz vocalist, who debuted with “Close Your Eyes” (1997) and has “Hushabye Mountain” (2011), as her latest album.
Kent attended Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey. She graduated with a Degree in Comparative Literature from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and moved to England after her graduation. While studying at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she met tenor saxophonist, Jim Tomlinson, whom she married on 9 Aug 1991.
Discography: “Close Your Eyes” (1997), “The Tender Trap” (1998), “Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire” (2000), “Dreamsville” (2001), “Brazilian Sketches” (2001), “In Love Again: The Music of Richard Rodgers” (2002), “The Boy Next Door” (2003), “Collection” (2001), “Collection II” (2003), “Collection III” (2006), “Breakfast On The Morning Tram” (2007), “Breakfast On The Morning Tram” (2008, limited edition boxset CD/DVD), “Raconte-moi…” (2010) and “Hushabye Mountain” (2011).
Kent has also featured in Tomlinson’s 2006 album, The Lyric, which won “Album of the Year” at the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards.
Awards: British Jazz Award (2001) and BBC Jazz Award for Best Vocalist (2002).
Kent’s album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram, was a nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 51st Grammy Awards (2009).
Trivia: Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the liner notes to Kent’s 2003 album, The Boy Next Door, and also co-wrote four of the songs on the 2007 album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram.
Kent attended Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey. She graduated with a Degree in Comparative Literature from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and moved to England after her graduation. While studying at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she met tenor saxophonist, Jim Tomlinson, whom she married on 9 Aug 1991.
Discography: “Close Your Eyes” (1997), “The Tender Trap” (1998), “Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire” (2000), “Dreamsville” (2001), “Brazilian Sketches” (2001), “In Love Again: The Music of Richard Rodgers” (2002), “The Boy Next Door” (2003), “Collection” (2001), “Collection II” (2003), “Collection III” (2006), “Breakfast On The Morning Tram” (2007), “Breakfast On The Morning Tram” (2008, limited edition boxset CD/DVD), “Raconte-moi…” (2010) and “Hushabye Mountain” (2011).
Kent has also featured in Tomlinson’s 2006 album, The Lyric, which won “Album of the Year” at the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards.
Awards: British Jazz Award (2001) and BBC Jazz Award for Best Vocalist (2002).
Kent’s album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram, was a nominee for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 51st Grammy Awards (2009).
Trivia: Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the liner notes to Kent’s 2003 album, The Boy Next Door, and also co-wrote four of the songs on the 2007 album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram.
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Hushabye Mountain
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ami-thyste wrote:
more than you khow !!! what a song whata a special voice
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ussyong wrote:
I close my eyes when hearing "close your eyes". Hypnotized!
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BluesAtSix wrote:
Great Song
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SonnyJoeFoxx wrote:
Dreamer in Concert is fabulous.
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mngadi wrote:
Seriously Underrated methinks...
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Cadivis wrote:
obrigado pelo show na praça do papa, em belo horizonte, "Stacey Quente"! a noite foi muito agradável.
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baogaitoudingdi wrote:
The Ice Hotel 声音纯净不失跳跃，似乎她只向你一个人在喃喃低语。委婉流转，在冰雕旅馆里，饮午后的一杯暖茶。
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fataverde wrote:
Raconte-Moi is fabulous. [6] The original songs on Breakfast On The Morning Tram are good, too.
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sovay wrote:
moi j'adore, elle chante bien en français :-)
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edmanwalkin wrote:
Heard you on NPR and had to look you up. Be well, stay safe and have fun.
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celiocharles wrote:
perfect
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shoegazefan wrote:
unbelieveably shes in my home town Welwyn Garden City this saturday - plenty of tickets left too so if you are near enough come & see her ! book here https://tickets.welhat.gov.uk/default.asp
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GORMITUS wrote:
Great music!!!!!!
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cruiseoveride wrote:
Most people seem to like all her songs (looking at the scrobs). But I can't stand her music except for just one song "So Nice". Which isn't even on her Top 15 Tracks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZV2ySXezEU
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Lafinnage wrote:
Perfect *----*
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Unk3mpt wrote:
Raconte-Moi is fabulous. [5]
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SnnoWhite wrote:
♥
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freebird- wrote:
her french music > her english music :)
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andrehsantana wrote:
sweet! =D
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omgitswes wrote:
Listening to Raconte-Moi now. It's my favorite from her
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Mar
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Esplanade Presents: Stacey Kent
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore, Singapore
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Stacey Kent in Concert
The Leicester Square Theatre, London, United Kingdom
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Apr
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Stacey Kent
de Warande, Turnhout, Belgium
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