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Corinne Bailey Rae | BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, OCTOBER 23rd 2006 - British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae says her father is from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Bailey Rae made the disclosure during an interview on racism, which appears on Contactmusic.com and Starplus.com.
According to the reports, Bailey Rae used to be racially abused on a regular basis while growing up, even though her verbal attackers mistakenly thought she was of Pakistani origin.
Bailey Rae was raised in Leeds, England by her white mother and black father, who originated from the Caribbean.
The reports said Corinne Bailey Rae quickly learned how to deal with racism, whether indirect or intended.
~~Adz:Right~~She says, "My sisters and I were different and people used to say, "Ah, aren't they cute, the little chocolate children, and look at their hair." "I know they were only being cute but it was over the top.
"Then people from other schools would shout, "Paki" to me because it was the most common racist insult of the time. At least if you're going to do it, get it right.
"I used to shout back, "But my dad isn't from Pakistan, he's from St. Kitts so there." "It does really shake and shock you when you are young. Things have changed now. People are more accepting," said Bailey Rae, who recently as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
~~Adz:Left~~Corinne Bailey Rae was one of the big winners at the 2006 Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBOs) at the glamourous bash at the Royal Albert Hall, where she collected two MOBOs.
Corinne scooped the inaugural award for Best UK Female as well as the award for Best UK Newcomer.
EMI Records and the BBC transmitted her session recorded at St. Luke's LSO on BBC One on October 10th as a 40-minute special. This was the second in a series of BBC One Sessions; the first featured an exclusive concert by Sir Elton John.
EMI Records will be releasing a long-form DVD in February 2007 which will include the full concert, backstage interviews, videos and additional material recorded over the past twelve months during which Corinne has met with global success.
Producer of the BBC One Sessions, Alison Howe says: "Corinne has had an amazing year since making her TV debut on Later with Jools Holland last October to her recent double win at the MOBOs, so it only seemed right to ask her to put together a special show for the BBC One Sessions at LSO St Luke's."
~~Adz:Right~~EMI Records Director of Media Rebecca Coates says; "Working with the BBC was an obvious partnership following the early support from Alison and the Later team and Corinne was thrilled to be asked to create a unique show utilising their expertise as part of the BBC One Sessions. Corinne has had an incredible year so far and to be part of such a prestigious series was a dream come true."
Head of DVD and Audiovisual for EMI Music, Stefan Demetriou, says: "This exciting co-production with the BBC represents another step in EMI's ongoing audiovisual strategy. Utilising the BBC's first class production values " including filming in HD " to proactively generate programming for DVD, international artist promotion and, increasingly, non-traditional broadcast channels, this special TV event is just one of several commissions or co-productions currently in development across the EMI labels."
Corinne Bailey Rae has had a remarkable year, selling over two million albums worldwide, spending nearly two months in the US Top 20, having a massive worldwide hit with "Put Your Records On" and winning both a Mojo Award and two MOBOs in the process.
Her new single "Like A Star" was released on October 9th. |