Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Jacqueline Bailey on 26 February 1979) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who released her eponymous debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006. Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2006.[2] She became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. Rae was nominated for Grammy Awards and BRIT Awards, and has won two MOBO Awards. Rae was married to fellow musician, scot Jason Rae from 2001 until his death in 2008. Her career has been on hiatus mostly since then, except for entering the studio to record with soul music great Al Green for his album Lay it Down.
