Won Best New Artist in the 2007 NAACP Awards.

Appeared in "The Sunset Trip" on the episode of "B-12" aired on November 27, 2006.

Was chosen the number one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics.

Came out as the fourth female British solo singer in history to have an album debut at number one following the success of her first album in 2006.

Made a cover version of Bjork's "Venus as a Boy" in the re-release edition of her self-titled debut album.

Got obsessed with Led Zeppelin during her mid-teens.

Was often racially abused on a regular basis during her childhood.

Shares a birthday with Johnny Cash and Michael Bolton.