Joy Crookes
Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes (born 9 October 1998) is a British singer-songwriter. She incorporates details about relationships, self-reliance, her culture, her South London roots, and her identity in her music. Crookes has released three extended plays since 2017 and was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards. Her debut studio album, Skin, was released in October 2021 to wide critical acclaim and reached the top five in the UK.
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| Full name at birth | Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes
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| Claim to fame | her stunning performance of “Mother May I Sleep with Danger” on A Colour's Show back in December 2017, her multiple viral hits such as "Don't Let Me Down" and "Mother May I Sleep with Danger?", and her critically-acclaimed 2021 debut album, Skin
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| Date of birth | 9 October 1998
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| Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England, UK
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| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 124 lbs (56 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Has a tattoo of the name of her paternal grandfather, Frankie Crookes, on her arm
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| Tattoo | Has a tattoo of the name of her paternal grandfather, Frankie Crookes, on her arm
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | London, England, UK
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- Joy has mentioned Marvin Gaye, Kendrick Lamar, Kate Nash, Gregory Isaacs, Sinéad O’Connor, Black Uhuru, and The Pogues as some of the artists incorporated with her first experiences with music.
- Her song Feet Don’t Fail Me Now won the UK Music Video Awards for “Best Wardrobe Styling in a Video” and “Best Hair & Makeup in a Video” in 2021.
- On October 15, 2021, Joy Crookes released her debut studio album Skin via Insanity Records and Alim Kheraj of The Guardian described the record as “vibrant, urgent and brimming with life”, and wrote that “if the point of a debut album is getting to know an artist, then Skin is a masterclass.”
- Her father exposed her to a large variety of music and she once told BBC that “My dad wanted to give me a real education. From Nick Cave to King Tubby to all this Pakistani music. He’d say, ‘This is from your ends of the world, you should hear this.'”
- Joy was nominated at the 2020 Brit Awards in the “Rising Star” category.
Joy Crookes is known for her role in the film Players (2024) as writer: "Something in the Water".
She is also known for her role in the film The Invitation (2022) as performer: "When You Were Mine" / writer: "When You Were Mine".
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