Claire Martin (singer)

Claire Martin (singer)

Claire Martin, OBE (born 1967) is an English jazz singer, born in Wimbledon, South London, England.

Claire Martin grew up in a house "full of music", and claims to have learned all of Judy Garland´s songs by the time she was 12. She cites Ella Fitzgerald´s Song Books as being the life changing influence which inspired her to attend Stage School and later to study singing in both New York and London. Her professional career started with her first engagement, aboard the QE2, where she sang in the Theater Bar for two years.[1]

In 1991, at the age of 21, Martin formed her own jazz quartet, and was signed by the Scottish jazz label Linn Records. Her debut album, The Waiting Game, was extremely well reviewed and was selected by The Times as one of their "Albums of the Year". Later that year, she opened for Tony Bennett at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival.

Martin continued performing and recording, garnering numerous awards and rave reviews, throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, including awards from the British Jazz Awards and BBC Jazz Awards for Best Vocalist. She recorded a total of 11 albums (all on the Linn label). Apart from touring Europe, she also works as a co-presenter for Jazz Line Up on BBC Radio 3.

She has collaborated with the jazz composer and performer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.

Martin was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to music.[2]

Discography

  • 1992 The Waiting Game
  • 1993 Devil May Care
  • 1994 Old Boyfriends
  • 1995 Off Beat
  • 1997 Make This City Ours
  • 1999 Take My Heart
  • 2000 Perfect Alibi
  • 2001 The Very Best of Claire Martin: Every Now and Then
  • 2002 Too Darn Hot
  • 2004 Secret Love
  • 2005 When Lights Are Low
  • 2007 He Never Mentioned Love
  • 2009 A Modern Art

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