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The Guardian profile: Joss Stone

Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 23 July 2004

WITH HER ASTONISHINGLY MATURE, emotive black soul voice the Devon teenager is an R&B sensation in the US and a talent that knocks "reality-pop" for six. But would a Mercury music prize for cover versions add to the respect she's won?

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