, 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁K irst y ▁also ▁sang ▁at   N at asha ▁Hamilton ' s ▁wed ding . ▁ ▁After ▁ 3 ▁years ▁of ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁performing ▁with ▁ 9 - pie ce ▁Latin ▁band ▁Des c arga ▁and ▁writing ▁for ▁and ▁recording ▁their ▁album ▁L lan ita , ▁K irst y ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Ser ious , ▁ ▁the ▁London - based ▁talent ▁ag ency , ▁for ▁development al ▁award ▁Take ▁Five . ▁Al me ida ▁took ▁this ▁opportunity ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁solo ▁album . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁of ▁her ▁song writing ▁retre at ▁she ▁signed ▁to ▁manager ▁Mark ▁Den by ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁major ▁record ▁deal ▁with   De cca ▁Records , ▁Universal , ▁signed ▁by ▁A & R ▁Tom ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Her ▁debut ▁album ▁for ▁De cca , ▁P ure ▁Blue ▁Green , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁to ▁strong ▁critical ▁reaction . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁the ▁Arc ▁Studios , ▁owned ▁by ▁Terry ▁Brit ton , ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Youth , ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁bass ist ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁K illing ▁Jo ke . ▁John ▁Ell is ▁was ▁both ▁multi - inst rument al ist ▁and ▁assistant ▁producer ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁K irst y ▁Al me ida ▁herself ▁had ▁a ▁co - produ cing ▁credit . ▁ ▁She ▁rec alls ▁that ▁De cca