Duffy said in retrospect, "It was a horrendous thing to do." Her mother and her sisters did not speak to her for about a year afterwards. Aged 15, she ran away back to her father's home in Nefyn. Duffy describes living in the safe house as a dog-eat-dog, claustrophobic and isolating experience. I felt so ill", Duffy recounted in 2008, as reported by the NME.
Smith's ex-wife, Dawn Watson, was sentenced to a 3½-year jail term for soliciting to murder. In September 1998, at the age of 14, Duffy was briefly put in a police safe house when authorities uncovered a plot by her stepfather's ex-wife to pay a hitman £3,000 to kill her stepfather, Philip Smith. From 2004, she studied Performing Arts at the Parkgate campus. She subsequently went to the University of Chester and studied Commercial Music Production on the Warrington campus. At the age of 17, she attended the Pwllheli campus of Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor to study for A-levels. She attended Ysgol Nefyn (Nefyn School), Gwynedd on the Ll?n Peninsula and Sir Thomas Picton School in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire as a child.
Duffy's parents divorced when she was 10 and she moved to Letterston, near the Pembrokeshire town of Fishguard, with her mother and sisters. She has a twin sister, Kate, and an older sister, Kelly Ann, who was born in 1980. Early lifeĭuffy was born on 23 June 1984 in Bangor, Gwynedd, and was brought up by her parents John Duffy and Joyce Smith (née Williams) in Nefyn, near Pwllheli. Her music style has been described as a mixture of soul, blue-eyed soul, pop rock, neo soul and pop music. The song was released alongside three B-sides, one of which, titled "Smoke Without Fire" was written for the film An Education.Aimee Anne Duffy is a Welsh singer, songwriter and actress. Duffy performed "Rain on Your Parade" on several television shows including The Royal Variety Show and New Year Live, whilst it has since featured on several film soundtracks and compilation albums. The song's accompanying music video featured Duffy in a style never previously connected with her, with a complicated dance routine and violin players. Commercially, the song was a moderate chart success, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, and reaching the top ten on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart. It was called a "big, retro-sounding pop-soul number". Musically, the song was compared to previous title themes chosen for the franchise, making use of strings. The song was originally recorded in aim to be released as the James Bond theme from Quantum of Solace, although "Another Way to Die" was chosen instead. It received positive reviews from critics, with many complementing Duffy's vocals. The song marked a departure from the down-tempo soul and balladry of the original version of Rockferry, incorporating elements of R&B and soul. It is an up-tempo pop song in which Duffy uses an idiom for ruining her lover and their intentions. The song was written by Duffy and Rockferry collaborator Steve Booker and produced by Booker. It was released as the lead and only single from the deluxe album worldwide on 9 November 2008. "Rain on Your Parade" is a song by Welsh singer Duffy from the deluxe version of her debut studio album Rockferry (2008).
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