--- title: Joss Stone description: Discover the career of soul singer Joss Stone, the British vocalist who stunned the music world with a powerhouse voice at just sixteen. canonical_url: https://marktheday.info/joss-stone language: en-GB date: 2026-03-11T20:22:34Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://marktheday.info/joss-stone. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1454 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://marktheday.info/joss-stone. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Structured data** as JSON-LD may be found at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. Joss Stone, born Joscelyn Eve Stoker on April 11, 1987, in Dover, Kent, England, is a singer, songwriter, and occasional actress known for her powerful soul and R&B vocals. Raised in the small village of Ashill in Devon, Stone grew up listening to classic soul artists such as Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield, influences that shaped her distinctive style from an early age. As a child, Stone wasn’t exactly the picture of a traditional academic success story. She has dyslexia and often found school frustrating, but music became her outlet. By her early teens she was performing publicly, and at just 13 years old she won the BBC talent show “Star for a Night,” belting out songs with the kind of confidence normally reserved for singers old enough to complain about back pain. Her big break came in 2003, when she released her debut album “The Soul Sessions.” The album was recorded when Stone was only 16 years old, which is impressive considering most people at that age are still trying to figure out how to properly fold a fitted sheet. The record consisted largely of covers of classic soul songs and quickly gained attention for her remarkably mature voice. It reached the top five on the UK Albums Chart and made the top forty on the U.S. Billboard 200, establishing her as one of the most exciting new soul voices of the decade. Stone followed that success with “Mind Body & Soul” (2004), which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album produced the hit single “You Had Me,” her most successful song on the UK singles chart. At the time, Stone became the youngest British female singer to top the UK album chart, which is quite an achievement for someone who had only recently graduated from the “teenager with a big voice” phase of life. Her third album, “Introducing Joss Stone” (2007), expanded her popularity internationally and became her first top-five album in the United States, while also earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Throughout her career, Stone has released numerous albums blending soul, R&B, blues, and reggae influences, and she has sold around 15 million records worldwide. Her ability to channel the spirit of classic soul artists while still sounding modern helped make her one of the most recognizable British soul singers of the 2000s. Stone’s career has also included a few unexpected adventures. She appeared in the fantasy film “Eragon” (2006) as the mysterious character Angela, proving that even a soul singer occasionally enjoys wandering into a medieval dragon movie. She later joined the supergroup SuperHeavy, alongside none other than Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Damian Marley, and A.R. Rahman—a lineup that sounds less like a band and more like the guest list at the world’s most eclectic dinner party. Beyond the studio, Stone has also been known for her adventurous spirit. She famously launched a project called the Total World Tour, aiming to perform in every country on Earth. While most musicians struggle to manage a tour bus schedule, Stone essentially decided to try touring the entire planet. Ambitious? Yes. Slightly exhausting? Also yes. Despite the ups and downs that inevitably come with a long music career, Stone remains widely respected for her vocal talent and her genuine love of soul music. When she sings, listeners often forget that she grew up thousands of miles from the birthplace of American soul. That’s because when Joss Stone opens her mouth to sing, she sounds less like someone performing soul music and more like someone who simply is soul music. ```json { "@context": "http:\/\/schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "author": { "@id": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/#paul_stallibrass_144f731fa4" }, "dateModified": "2026-03-11T20:22:34Z", "datePublished": "2026-03-11T20:14:43Z", "description": "Discover the career of soul singer Joss Stone, the British vocalist who stunned the music world with a powerhouse voice at just sixteen.", "headline": "Joss Stone", "image": { "@id": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/#defaultLogo" }, "inLanguage": "en-GB", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "url": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/joss-stone" }, "publisher": { "@id": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/#defaultPublisher" }, "url": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/joss-stone" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Stallibrass", "@id": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/#paul_stallibrass_144f731fa4" }, { "@id": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/#defaultLogo", "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": 0, "height": 0 }, { "@id": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/#defaultPublisher", "@type": "Organization", "url": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/", "logo": { "@id": "https:\/\/marktheday.info\/#defaultLogo" }, "name": "" } ] } ```