Duffy - "Mercy" - (Official Music Video)
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«Biography Early life
Raised in Wales, on the Llŷn Peninsula, with her twin sister, Katy, and older sister Kelly, Aimee Anne Duffy's parents divorced when she was 10, and she moved to Pembrokeshire with her mother and sisters, while her father remained in Nefyn. She dropped her first name at the age of 19, calling herself Duffy professionally and personally.[1]
Her early interest in singing was apparently inspired by her father John Duffy's videotape of the 1960s television rock show Ready Steady Go![2] - but she built up no record collection of her own.[3] Duffy started singing at age 6 and at that age carried around a notebook in which she scribbled
lyrics. She was booted from her primary school choir aged 11[citation needed], because her voice was "too big; I didn't fit in".[4]
Duffy was put in a safe house in 1998 when police uncovered a plot by her stepfather's ex-wife to pay a hitman £3000 to kill her stepfather, identified as Philip Smith. Her stepfather's ex-wife served a 3 1/2 year jail term for the incident. A 1998 article in another British tabloid quotes a man identified as Philip Smith describing similar circumstances. The tabloid quoted Duffy as saying about the alleged incident: "I was so terrified. I felt so ill."[5][6][7]. She cites the effects of her stepfather's ex-wife's alcoholism as the reason for her not being a user of alcohol or drugs.[8]
Early career
After finishing her GCSEs in Pembrokeshire,[3] Duffy returned to Nefyn when she was 15, and started singing in various local bands. Following an unsuccessful music project in Switzerland, Duffy returned to Wales in 2003 and was invited to appear on Wawffactor, a Welsh television show similar to Pop Idol on local station S4C. She was expected to win, but came second to winner Lisa Pedrig.[9]
Duffy was elected president of the Students Union at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor in Dolgellau, North Wales before transferring to the University of Chester in England. Advised by a lecturer to "Go on the dole, love, and become a singer,"[3] she left and worked for an optician, while building up a following in Alexander's (a local jazz and blues club) performing with guitarist David Burton from the band The Invisible Wires. [10]
She recorded a three-song-EP in Welsh in 2004 and also appeared on two tracks on the album See You in the Morning by Mint Royale while working as a waitress and in a fishery. Owen Powell of Catatonia and Richard Parfitt of Newport band 60ft Dolls, introduced Duffy in August 2004 to former Public Image Ltd. member turned music manager and part-owner of Rough Trade Records, Jeanette Lee.[11] Lee moved Duffy to Crouch End in London,[12] and orchestrated a meeting between Duffy and Suede's ex-guitar player Bernard Butler.
After Butler had given Duffy a soul music "education" by downloading tracks on to her iPod that she could listen to while around London or travelling back to Wales—including Al Green, Bettye Swann, Ann Peebles, Beyoncé, Doris Duke, Scott Walker, Phil Spector and Burt Bacharach[3]—the pair then co-wrote with her and helped create a new retro sound.[13]
Break through
Contracted to A&M Records during 2007, on 23 November 2007, together with another rising star, Adele, Duffy was the most prominent of the so-called "new Amys" (a reference to singer Amy Winehouse).[14] Under the sub-title, "The New Amys", Adam Thompson wrote in The Times on 30 December 2007 that "Duffy, Gabriella Cilmi and Adele lead the charge to be the next Winehouse. First sightings seem to indicate that they are all bright-eyed innocents with bags of talent—a familiar starting point, no?" Duffy herself disliked being referred to as "the new Dusty Springfield."[15]. British hip hop singer Estelle criticized Duffy and Adele for misrepresenting genuine soul music. Duffy partially agreed with the criticism in that she is not trying to “define” soul music but disputed the assertion that race should be an issue.[16]
Duffy performed on the BBC2 television show Later with Jools Holland,[17] which resulted in a second appearance on the related New Year's Eve show Hootenanny, on which, among other things, she performed with soul legend Eddie Floyd. On 22 February 2008, she appeared on Later with Jools Holland for a third time and performed "Rockferry", "Mercy" and "Stepping Stone". She also appeared on the BBC2 television programme The Culture Show on 23 February 2008 and performed "Mercy".
In January 2008, she came second in the annual BBC News website poll of industry experts Sound of 2008, for acts to emerge in the coming year.[18] A review of her first major tour's stop at the respected King Tuts venue in Glasgow noted "her quiet assurance obviously stems from talent. When she let loose, her voice was awesome."[19]
In Wales, she seems set to become the "pop" equivalent of mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins. A number of commentators have remarked on her unaffected personality and natural charm.[2] She reached the number 1 spot on Siart C2 with her Welsh language EP entitled simply Aimee Duffy.
Rockferry
Butler and his musical partner David McAlmont, and a number of other musicians have formed the backbone of Duffy's band for her debut album entitled Rockferry, which was released on Polydor on 3 March 2008.[20] After releasing a debut limited edition single, "Rockferry" in November 2007, Duffy then released a followup single, "Mercy", which went straight to number one on download sales on 17 February 2008. Duffy is the first Welsh female to achieve a number one pop single in the past 25 years, and the only female from the Llŷn Peninsula to ever top the UK music singles charts. "Mercy" spent a second week at number one on 24 February 2008, and set its full physical release on 25 February 2008.
She has revealed that "Rockferry" is written about the place Rock Ferry on The Wirral, where her father is from.[citation needed] She also has revealed that both "Mercy" and "Stepping Stone" are autobiographical. "Mercy" is about "sexual liberty" and "not doing something somebody else wants you to do" and "Stepping Stone" is about not expressing her feelings to a pers
on she fell in love with. [21][22]
On 21 April 2008 Duffy was at the top of the Pan-European Album chart for Rockferry and the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart for "Mercy".[23] Duffy confirmed in an interview that "Warwick Avenue" would be the next single from Rockferry, (scheduled 28 May 2008), with the video filmed at Warwick Avenue underground station and Merrick Square, London. On 10 May Duffy performed a selection of songs from Rockferry at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Mote Park, Maidstone.
In North America Duffy is seen as the latest in a recent wave of British singers or "British invaders" consisting of females with a unique take on writing and performing songs. This has been compared to the original "wave" led by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.[24][25]
[26] March 2008 saw her first American performances at the SXSW conference[27] and in New York City.[28] The Coachella Festival was her first festival gig. The performance started off with sound problems but she "delighted the crowd with "Rockferry", "Serious", "Warwick Avenue" and "Mercy"."[29].
By May "Mercy" was a staple on VH1 and a hot Adult Contemporary radio hit,[30] and had been featured in television shows ER and Smallville. On May 10, Duffy released a remix of "Mercy", featuring rap artist The Game.[31] On 13 May Rockferry was released in the United States to positive reviews.[32][33] [34] To coincide with the album release Duffy performed at New York's historic Apollo Theater[35] and is making a number of television appearances. In addition a billboard of her has been displayed in Times Square.[36][37][38][39]
Duffy is scheduled to play a number of festivals including the Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on August 9-10;[40] and the Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada on the 4 August.[41]
Duffy has earned 2008 MOJO Awards nominations in the categories of Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Breakthrough Act. The three nominations are the largest amount of nominations for any one act.[42]» in Wikipédia.
"Mercy, Duffy
Yeah, yeah, yeah (4x)
I love you
But i gotta stay true
My morals
Got me on my knees
I'm begging please
Stop playing games
I don't know
What this is
Cos you got me good
Just like you
Knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
(Chorus)
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you relase me
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
I said release me
Now you think that i
Will be
Ssomething on the side
But you got
To understand
That i need a man
Who can take
My hand yes i do
I don't know
What this is
But you got me good
Just like you
Knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
I said you'd better
Release yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm begging you for mercy
Yes, why wont you realse me
I'm begging you for mercy
You got me begging
You got me begging
You got me begging
Mercy
Why wont you realise me
I'm begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
You got me
Begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy (4x)
Why won't you
Release me
Yeah, yeah
Break it down"
Mais informações sobre esta fabulosa cantora em:
http://www.iamduffy.com/
Her early interest in singing was apparently inspired by her father John Duffy's videotape of the 1960s television rock show Ready Steady Go![2] - but she built up no record collection of her own.[3] Duffy started singing at age 6 and at that age carried around a notebook in which she scribbled
lyrics. She was booted from her primary school choir aged 11[citation needed], because her voice was "too big; I didn't fit in".[4]Duffy was put in a safe house in 1998 when police uncovered a plot by her stepfather's ex-wife to pay a hitman £3000 to kill her stepfather, identified as Philip Smith. Her stepfather's ex-wife served a 3 1/2 year jail term for the incident. A 1998 article in another British tabloid quotes a man identified as Philip Smith describing similar circumstances. The tabloid quoted Duffy as saying about the alleged incident: "I was so terrified. I felt so ill."[5][6][7]. She cites the effects of her stepfather's ex-wife's alcoholism as the reason for her not being a user of alcohol or drugs.[8]
Early career
After finishing her GCSEs in Pembrokeshire,[3] Duffy returned to Nefyn when she was 15, and started singing in various local bands. Following an unsuccessful music project in Switzerland, Duffy returned to Wales in 2003 and was invited to appear on Wawffactor, a Welsh television show similar to Pop Idol on local station S4C. She was expected to win, but came second to winner Lisa Pedrig.[9]
Duffy was elected president of the Students Union at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor in Dolgellau, North Wales before transferring to the University of Chester in England. Advised by a lecturer to "Go on the dole, love, and become a singer,"[3] she left and worked for an optician, while building up a following in Alexander's (a local jazz and blues club) performing with guitarist David Burton from the band The Invisible Wires. [10]She recorded a three-song-EP in Welsh in 2004 and also appeared on two tracks on the album See You in the Morning by Mint Royale while working as a waitress and in a fishery. Owen Powell of Catatonia and Richard Parfitt of Newport band 60ft Dolls, introduced Duffy in August 2004 to former Public Image Ltd. member turned music manager and part-owner of Rough Trade Records, Jeanette Lee.[11] Lee moved Duffy to Crouch End in London,[12] and orchestrated a meeting between Duffy and Suede's ex-guitar player Bernard Butler.
After Butler had given Duffy a soul music "education" by downloading tracks on to her iPod that she could listen to while around London or travelling back to Wales—including Al Green, Bettye Swann, Ann Peebles, Beyoncé, Doris Duke, Scott Walker, Phil Spector and Burt Bacharach[3]—the pair then co-wrote with her and helped create a new retro sound.[13]
Break throughContracted to A&M Records during 2007, on 23 November 2007, together with another rising star, Adele, Duffy was the most prominent of the so-called "new Amys" (a reference to singer Amy Winehouse).[14] Under the sub-title, "The New Amys", Adam Thompson wrote in The Times on 30 December 2007 that "Duffy, Gabriella Cilmi and Adele lead the charge to be the next Winehouse. First sightings seem to indicate that they are all bright-eyed innocents with bags of talent—a familiar starting point, no?" Duffy herself disliked being referred to as "the new Dusty Springfield."[15]. British hip hop singer Estelle criticized Duffy and Adele for misrepresenting genuine soul music. Duffy partially agreed with the criticism in that she is not trying to “define” soul music but disputed the assertion that race should be an issue.[16]
Duffy performed on the BBC2 television show Later with Jools Holland,[17] which resulted in a second appearance on the related New Year's Eve show Hootenanny, on which, among other things, she performed with soul legend Eddie Floyd. On 22 February 2008, she appeared on Later with Jools Holland for a third time and performed "Rockferry", "Mercy" and "Stepping Stone". She also appeared on the BBC2 television programme The Culture Show on 23 February 2008 and performed "Mercy".
In January 2008, she came second in the annual BBC News website poll of industry experts Sound of 2008, for acts to emerge in the coming year.[18] A review of her first major tour's stop at the respected King Tuts venue in Glasgow noted "her quiet assurance obviously stems from talent. When she let loose, her voice was awesome."[19]
In Wales, she seems set to become the "pop" equivalent of mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins. A number of commentators have remarked on her unaffected personality and natural charm.[2] She reached the number 1 spot on Siart C2 with her Welsh language EP entitled simply Aimee Duffy.
Rockferry
Butler and his musical partner David McAlmont, and a number of other musicians have formed the backbone of Duffy's band for her debut album entitled Rockferry, which was released on Polydor on 3 March 2008.[20] After releasing a debut limited edition single, "Rockferry" in November 2007, Duffy then released a followup single, "Mercy", which went straight to number one on download sales on 17 February 2008. Duffy is the first Welsh female to achieve a number one pop single in the past 25 years, and the only female from the Llŷn Peninsula to ever top the UK music singles charts. "Mercy" spent a second week at number one on 24 February 2008, and set its full physical release on 25 February 2008.
She has revealed that "Rockferry" is written about the place Rock Ferry on The Wirral, where her father is from.[citation needed] She also has revealed that both "Mercy" and "Stepping Stone" are autobiographical. "Mercy" is about "sexual liberty" and "not doing something somebody else wants you to do" and "Stepping Stone" is about not expressing her feelings to a pers
on she fell in love with. [21][22]On 21 April 2008 Duffy was at the top of the Pan-European Album chart for Rockferry and the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart for "Mercy".[23] Duffy confirmed in an interview that "Warwick Avenue" would be the next single from Rockferry, (scheduled 28 May 2008), with the video filmed at Warwick Avenue underground station and Merrick Square, London. On 10 May Duffy performed a selection of songs from Rockferry at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Mote Park, Maidstone.
In North America Duffy is seen as the latest in a recent wave of British singers or "British invaders" consisting of females with a unique take on writing and performing songs. This has been compared to the original "wave" led by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.[24][25]
[26] March 2008 saw her first American performances at the SXSW conference[27] and in New York City.[28] The Coachella Festival was her first festival gig. The performance started off with sound problems but she "delighted the crowd with "Rockferry", "Serious", "Warwick Avenue" and "Mercy"."[29].
By May "Mercy" was a staple on VH1 and a hot Adult Contemporary radio hit,[30] and had been featured in television shows ER and Smallville. On May 10, Duffy released a remix of "Mercy", featuring rap artist The Game.[31] On 13 May Rockferry was released in the United States to positive reviews.[32][33] [34] To coincide with the album release Duffy performed at New York's historic Apollo Theater[35] and is making a number of television appearances. In addition a billboard of her has been displayed in Times Square.[36][37][38][39]
Duffy is scheduled to play a number of festivals including the Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on August 9-10;[40] and the Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada on the 4 August.[41]
Duffy has earned 2008 MOJO Awards nominations in the categories of Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Breakthrough Act. The three nominations are the largest amount of nominations for any one act.[42]» in Wikipédia.
"Mercy, Duffy
Yeah, yeah, yeah (4x)
I love you
But i gotta stay true
My morals
Got me on my knees
I'm begging please
Stop playing games
I don't know
What this is
Cos you got me good
Just like you
Knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
(Chorus)
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you relase me
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
I said release me
Now you think that i
Will be
Ssomething on the side
But you got
To understand
That i need a man
Who can take
My hand yes i do
I don't know
What this is
But you got me good
Just like you
Knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I'm under your spell
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
You got me
Begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
I said you'd better
Release yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm begging you for mercy
Yes, why wont you realse me
I'm begging you for mercy
You got me begging
You got me begging
You got me begging
Mercy
Why wont you realise me
I'm begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
You got me
Begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy (4x)
Why won't you
Release me
Yeah, yeah
Break it down"
Mais informações sobre esta fabulosa cantora em:
http://www.iamduffy.com/
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