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| Frequently
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Hobbies:
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Shopping, reading, writing, cinema, travel, Pilates
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Favourite
things:
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London,
lipgloss, bright sunny days, live music, people-watching,
electronic gadgets, new shoes, kittens, Dexter, vintage clothes,
champagne chocolate truffles, American Beauty, classic cars,
peonies, elbow-length gloves, the smell of freshly-laundered
bed linen, cocktails, all things Italian, breakfast in bed,
walking in the park, New York, Sunday mornings, foot massages,
beach houses, laughing, liquorice...
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| Influences: |
Anita
Baker, Sade, Annie Lennox, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan,
Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Shirley Horn, Stevie
Wonder, Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, Sheila Jordan, Cassandra
Wilson, Portishead, Morcheeba, Massive Attack, Groove Armada,
Soul II Soul, Sting, Courtney Pine, Chet Baker, Miles Davis,
Horace Silver, India Arie, Amy Winehouse...
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Top 5 jazz albums: |
Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight
McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Love & Peace (A Tribute to Horace
Silver)
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Shirley Horn - You Won't Forget Me
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| Top
5 (non-jazz) albums: |
Anita Baker - Rapture
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black |
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5 female singers: |
Dianne
Reeves
Shirley Horn
Nina Simone
Ella
Fitzgerald
Sheila Jordan
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| Top
5 male singers: |
Stevie
Wonder
Jimmy Scott
Chet Baker
Kurt Elling
Nat King Cole
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| Top
5 films: |
American
Beauty
Reservoir Dogs
Alien
The Godfather
City of God
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| Top
5 books: |
Pride
and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The Colour Purple - Alice Walker
Vanity Fair - W M Thackeray
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michael Faber
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Favourite
shop:
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TK
Maxx (I just can't resist bargains!)
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Favourite
restaurant:
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The
Gate - Hammersmith, London
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Favourite
drink:
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Apple
Martini
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Favourite
food:
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Thai,
Italian or Indian
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Favourite
holiday destination:
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Somewhere
with a beautiful beach... or Las Vegas (I haven't been yet
but it's next on my list!)
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Favourite
country:
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Italy
(I love the passion Italians have for food, art, music, football
and love!)
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| Favourite
city: |
London
(closely followed by Rome and New York) |
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