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Singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Sister of Tony Armatrading.

She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to music.

Ranked #59 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll

Received honorary degrees from the Liverpool John Moores University (2000), the University of Birmingham (2002), the University of Northampton (2003), Aston University (2006), the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (2008), and the Open University and the University of the West Indies (2013).

She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to music, charity and equal rights in London, Greater London, England.