Her stated influences include Stevie Wonder, Toni Braxton and Aretha Franklin.

She is the first female vocalist from the UK to record an entire album in Japanese on Number One (2001) (JVC/Victor Entertainment Inc).

On 21 November 2008, she made her first TV appearance with the group, on ITV's Now That’s What I Call 1983 show.

Billie was also a lecturer and vocal tutor at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music.

[3] Billie Godfrey appeared in broadband company Plusnet's national TV advertising campaign in 2010 as part of Heaven 17.