Duffy Jones (born Aimée Anne Duffy; 23 June 1984), known mononymously as Duffy, is a Welsh singer and actress. Her music style has been described as a mixture of soul, blue-eyed soul, pop rock, neo soul and pop music.
Duffy's 2008 debut album, Rockferry, topped the UK Albums Chart and also topped the charts in several music markets, leading to worldwide attention. It followed the lead single "Mercy", which topped the UK Singles Chart and also topped the chart in several countries and the top ten in twelve others. In 2009, Duffy received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Rockferry, one of three nominations, and won three out of four Brit Awards nominations, for British Breakthrough, Best British Female and Best British Album. In 2010, she made her acting debut in the film Patagonia and released her second studio album Endlessly to moderate success.
Duffy vanished from the public eye in 2011, eventually self-reporting in 2020 that this had been due to experiencing abduction and rape. All musical endeavours and scheduled performances were cancelled until 2015, when she appeared in the film Legend and contributed three songs to its soundtrack; since 2015, she has again ceased performing. According to Duffy's official website, she is currently signed to Polydor Records, which operates under Universal Music Group.
