This is an accepted version of this page Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.

Faith's third studio album, A Perfect Contradiction (2014), was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and spawned the UK top-ten singles "Can't Rely on You" and "Only Love Can Hurt Like This", with the latter topping the charts in Australia.

As an actress, Faith has appeared in the films St Trinian's (2007), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Dread (2009), Youth (2015), and the television series Pennyworth (2019–2022).

[1][2] Paloma Faith Blomfield was born in the Hackney area of London on 21 July 1981,[3][4] the daughter of an English mother and Spanish father.

[6] Faith's first foray into music began when she mimicked famous soul and jazz singers including Etta James and Billie Holiday, whom she admires and cites as influences for her own work.

'"[11] During her time at college, Faith worked in a pub where the manager asked her to front his band, which they later called Paloma and the Penetrators.

[12] During a performance with the band at a cabaret show, she was scouted by an A&R man from Epic Records, who invited her to sing for the manager of the label.

[19] In September 2009, she released her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?,[20] for which she wrote or co-wrote all of the songs in the UK, Sweden and America.

[27] The Times described the tour as being "full of theatrical artifice, but based on the rock-solid foundation of [Faith]'s sensational singing voice and a personality that sparkled like a rough diamond".

[28] She performed a live set for the BBC's Radio 2 Introduces... and gave an interview to host Dermot O'Leary.

[30][31] In May 2010, Faith featured on the theme song "Keep Moving" to the 2010 British film 4.3.2.1, alongside Adam Deacon and Bashy.

[33][34] In January 2011, Faith was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 BRIT Awards,[35] where she also performed "Forget You" alongside Cee Lo Green.

[44] She worked with coach Danny O'Donoghue during the battle rounds phase of the competition[44] and also performed "Picking Up the Pieces" during the results show.

[46] She recorded a version of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart" for a John Lewis advertisement, which began airing on television from September 2012.

[54] The lead single "Can't Rely on You" produced by Pharrell Williams, became her second top ten in the UK.

[58] In September 2014, British drum and bass duo Sigma released their single "Changing", featuring vocals from Faith.

[59] In November 2014, a repackaged "Outsider's Edition" of her third album was released featuring four new songs including the single "Ready for the Good Life".

[60] The same month, Faith joined the charity group Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish pop acts, recording a new version of the track "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

In February 2018, Faith released a collaboration with DJ Sigala, "Lullaby", which charted at number six in the UK, becoming her fourth top ten single as a lead artist and fifth overall.

It featured in a TV commercial by Škoda which was heavily played throughout the year, causing the track to chart at number 28 in the UK.

[70] In November 2018, Faith released a re-issue "Zeitgeist Edition" of The Architect, featuring six new songs including "Make Your Own Kind of Music", "Lullaby" and "Loyal".

[73] On 31 January 2024, it was announced that Faith will be a headline performance at Camp Bestival at Weston Park in Shropshire in August 2024.

Faith was also cast in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Sally, the girlfriend of the Devil (played by Tom Waits) in 2009.

Her music often blends soul and elements of jazz and gospel; she has been consequently compared to Amy Winehouse, Adele and Duffy.

[83][84][85] During an episode of The Voice UK, Faith claimed she once read an article that called music artist KT Tunstall old despite being only 27 at the time.