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Beth Orton is tagged as: female vocalists, singer-songwriter, folk, indie, alternative

Elizabeth Caroline Orton, commonly known as Beth Orton, (born December 14, 1970), is a BRIT Award–winning English singer-songwriter.
Perhaps best described as a folk/electronica artist, Beth Orton was born in East Dereham, Norfolk, and moved to East London at age 14. Orton found success as a musician late, having been more interested in acting during her early career. She first gained notice in 1995 for her vocals on The Chemical Brothers’ track “Alive Alone” and is well known for her collaboration (stemming from a relationship) with William Orbit in which she lends her voice for the Strange Cargo albums. The collaboration with Orbit named SuperPinkyMandy, though of excellent sound, was only released in very limited numbers in Japan.
Orton’s first solo album, Trailer Park, was released in 1996. It earned her nominations for two Brit awards (best British newcomer, best British female), and the Mercury Music Prize in 1997, was well received by critics, and sold modestly well, selling 300,000 copies and peaking at #68 in the UK. The album was produced by Andrew Weatherall, whom she selected based on his production of one of her favourite records at the time, Primal Scream’s Screamadelica.
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Top 10 Beth Orton Songs
Stolen Car
She Cries Your Name
Stars All Seem to Weep
Worms
Sweetest Decline
Thinking About Tomorrow
Comfort of Strangers
Conceived
Concrete Sky
Love Like Laughter
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Top 10 Beth Orton Albums
Central Reservation
Trailer Park
Daybreaker
Comfort of Strangers
The Other Side Of Daybreak
Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection (disc 1)
Superpinkymandy
Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection
Anywhere
Trailer Park / Central Reservation
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