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Soulful songstress will make an impression

Multi-platinum selling British soul singer Joss Stone will be performing for one night only at Carnival City's Big Top Arena on Wednesday, April 2.

With six albums and over 14-million in sales worldwide under her belt, Stone has made an impression on fans of soul music.

With her latest release The Soul Sessions Volume 2, Stone shows why she is so highly acclaimed in her genre.

Her new album has been described as “vocal poise, passion and power with some great songs and an artist at the peak of her powers”.

Stone’s childhood musical influences were Dusty Springfield and Aretha Franklin and she has emulated their soulful style of singing.

Stone enjoyed early success when in 2001, at the age of 13, she won the BBC Television talent show Star for a Night and also won Steps to the Stars.

In 2003 she signed a recording contract with S-Curve Records and released The Soul Sessions, her multi-platinum debut album which reached the Top Five in the UK Album charts and the Top 40 of the US Billboard 200 chart.

To date, Stone has won numerous awards including a Grammy and two Brit Awards.

Her decade in showbiz has been characterised by her intuitive and freeform approach to music, and by hard-earned experience.

In her short young life and already long career, she has performed onstage with the likes of James Brown, Gladys Knight, Solomon Burke, Blondie, Smokey Robinson and Melissa Etheridge amongst others.

She has also enjoyed collaborations with Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart.

The show begins at 8pm.

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