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Joy. Spirit. Passion.
Judy Bailey
It all started in the church choir at Holy Trinity Church in St.
Philip, Barbados. It was in her early years that Judy Bailey exchanged
the traditionally overcast skies of London where she was born, for a
life under the Caribbean sunshine of the small Antilles island of
Barbados.
At 17 she started to play guitar and write her first songs. It did not
take long for the remarkable talent of this young woman to be
recognised: Her first production promptly won her the coveted award
"Gospel Album of the Year" and with Reggae Legend Eddy Grant ("Gimme
hope Joanna", "Electric Avenue"...) as producer, Judy Bailey recorded
the album "Between you and me". Further albums follow, recorded in
Nashville, London and Germany. Musically and intellectually the now
established songwriter orients herself increasingly to the sights and
sounds of the city of her birth, London, where she finishes up her
studies qualifying as a psychologist.
Music for Judy is however much more than therapy. The distinctive
blend of her religious roots and her concept of pop music results in a
unique style, which has enthused several thousands the world over.
Besides her concerts and large festival performances throughout
Europe, she also tours in America, Africa, Asia and Australia. In
January 2010 she played in India making that the 25th country in which
she has performed.
Judy is a world musician and world citizen. Her vision is to build
bridges and heal divisions, to awaken hope, faith and the joy of
living. As ambassador for the international relief organisation World
Vision, she fights for awareness and support, especially for people in
Africa.
Judy Bailey now lives in Germany. After years of live performances
literally all over the country, and increasing radio and TV presence,
she is enjoying an ever growing popularity. The first single off her
album "Found the Sun" made it straight into the German singles charts.
With "Du bist nicht allein" ("You are not alone") she hit Top 10 as
part of the artist community "Zeichen der Zeit" (eg. Xavier Naidoo,
Patrick Nuo, Yvonne Catterfield). The same year found Judy supporting
German No.1 band Soehne Mannheims on their "Can you feel it" tour,
leaving thousands in the sold out venues already jumping well before
the main act hit the stage. A special friendship has developed with
the "Mannheimers". Various of the "Soehne" worked along on her last 4
albums. Most recently it's Metaphysics and Kosho who can be heard as
special guests on her 8th album "Ready to fly" (2009). In 2009 Judy
also published her first book “And I sang” which tells of her life
between different worlds with many songs, pictures and stories.
In 2010 Judy gets great news. Her song Spirit of Freedom which she
sings with the South African group Uju is currently released on the
official album for the Football World Cup, along with artists like
Shakira, Wyclef, Angelique Kidjo and R. Kelly. All profits from the CD
go to the official “Football for Hope” campaign, to build 20 centres
for education, health and football throughout Africa.
So here you have it: African-Caribbean grooves and hit melodies,
singer-songwriter roots combined with a progressive Pop edge, a
fantastic band alongside Judy's shining charisma - all simply
inspiring. This passionate earthy voice from an artist who truly has
something to say is sure to win your heart. It is the strong soulful
woman who moves audiences from the first to the last row and makes you
feel how irresistibly contagious rhythm laced with loads of love can
be.
If you want to read more about Judy's story with God, check
this!
Answers to the most frequently asked questions torward Judy about
all kinds of stuff are here!
If you'd like to read about more personal stuff concerning Judy's
background, her parents and family go
here!
Insight to Judy's thoughts and feelings are of course found in
many of her songs - so surf to all the lyrics of all the
albums
here!
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