Aimée Duffy is a Welsh

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-language EP

Extended play

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 by Welsh

Wales

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 singer-songwriter Aimée Duffy

Duffy (singer)

Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold...

 (now Duffy

Duffy (singer)

Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold...

), released in 2004 on Welsh record label Awen Records.The New York Times Originally to be entitled Rock, Roll & Soul, the release came after the singer had come second in a Welsh televised talent show.

Background and release of EP

After finishing her GCSEs

General Certificate of Secondary Education

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 in Pembrokeshire

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, Duffy returned to Nefyn

Nefyn

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 when she was fifteen, and started singing in various local bands. Following an unsuccessful music project in Switzerland

Switzerland

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, Duffy returned to Wales in 2003 and was invited to appear on Wawffactor

Wawffactor

Wawffactor was a Welsh television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions...

, a Welsh television show similar to Pop Idol

Pop Idol

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, on local station S4C

S4C

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. She was expected to win, but came second to winner Lisa Pedrig.

In 2004, Duffy recorded this three-song EP, which was written and produced by Paul Eastham of international Celtic rock band COAST

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 then released by Awen Records in the same year. The release of this EP and her appearance on WawFfactor had garnered herself a popular name among the Welsh-speaking community of Wales. The EP's title is the full name of Duffy, and was also released under the name Aimée Duffy it was after the EP's release that she decided to use the stagename Duffy professionally.

Track listing

All songs written by Aimée Duffy and produced by Bev Jones, with music by Winter of Clowns.

Personnel

Adapted from Awen Records and Aimée Duffy.
Music and lyrics

• Aimée Ann Duffy
  Duffy (singer)
  Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold...
  
   – lyrics, lead vocals
• "Winter of Clowns" – music
• Bev Jones – production
• Tim Woodward – mastering

Instrumentation

• Paul Eastham – piano, synths, guitar
• Mark Beal – Drums
• Greg Latham – Bass
• Charlie Goodall – solo guitar ("Hedfan Angel")
• Graham Land – Cymbals ("Cariad Dwi'n Unig")

Graphics and design

• Ed Pari Jones – images
• Kit Wong – graphic design
• Mark Walker – graphic design assistant
• Lois Griffin – art

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
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