1. Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes was born on 9 October 1998 and is a British singer-songwriter.
20 Facts About Joy Crookes
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Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes was born in the Lambeth district of South London on 9 October 1998 to a Bangladeshi mother from Dhaka and an Irish father from Dublin.
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Joy Crookes grew up in Elephant and Castle where she spent eight years at a Catholic state primary school.
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Joy Crookes attended the fee-paying Portland Place School in central London for secondary education.
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Joy Crookes gained interest in singing after attending a jazz and blues workshop and, by the age of 13, had started publishing covers of Laura Marling and reggae to YouTube.
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Whilst a teenager Joy Crookes taught herself how to play guitar, piano and bass, before writing her own music.
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Joy Crookes released her debut EP, Influence, with Speakerbox and Insanity Records in July 2017.
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Joy Crookes released the single "Don't Let Me Down" with an accompanying music video in November 2018, before releasing her second EP, Reminiscence, in January 2019.
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Joy Crookes performed on the Introducing Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in May 2019, before releasing her third EP, Perception in June 2019.
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Joy Crookes made her first Glastonbury Festival appearance in June 2019.
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Joy Crookes made her debut television appearance when she performed "Early" with Jafaris on Later.
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Joy Crookes made an appearance on the Irish music TV series Other Voices in November 2019.
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Joy Crookes was shortlisted for Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards.
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Joy Crookes was placed fourth in Sound of 2020, an annual BBC poll of 170 music critics who predict breakthrough acts for the coming year.
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Joy Crookes was praised her for her "South London stories filled with wit and romance".
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Joy Crookes released the single "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" in June 2021, which became her third single to top the UK Asian Top 40 and is featured on the EASports video game FIFA 22 It served as the lead single from her debut album, Skin, which she revealed alongside the release of its title track in August 2021.
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On 18 October 2024, Joy Crookes was featured on the song "Strength " from The Blessed Madonna's album, 'Godspeed'.
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On January 10,2025, Joy Crookes premiered a new single titled "Pass The Salt", featuring Vince Staples.
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Joy Crookes had the name of her Irish grandfather, Frankie Joy Crookes, tattooed on her arm before he died in 2018.
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Joy Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The Pogues, Sinead O'Connor, Kendrick Lamar, Gregory Isaacs, and Kate Nash as some of the names incorporated with her first experiences with music.