9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁singer - song writer ▁and ▁guitar ist . ▁ ▁A ▁three - time ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁nom ine e , ▁Ar mat rad ing ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁nominated ▁twice ▁for ▁BR IT ▁Awards ▁as ▁Best ▁Fem ale ▁Art ist . ▁She ▁received ▁an ▁I vor ▁Nov ello ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Contempor ary ▁Song ▁Collection ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁recording ▁career ▁sp anning ▁ 4 6 ▁years , ▁Ar mat rad ing ▁has ▁released ▁ 1 9 ▁studio ▁albums , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁live ▁albums ▁and ▁comp il ations . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Joan ▁Ar mat rad ing , ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁six ▁children , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bass eter re ▁on ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁K itt s . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁car p enter ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁a ▁house w ife . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁three ▁years ▁old , ▁her ▁parents ▁moved ▁with ▁their ▁two ▁el dest ▁boys ▁to ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁England , ▁sending ▁Joan ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁grand m other ▁on ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁island ▁of ▁Ant igua . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁seven , ▁she ▁joined ▁her ▁parents ▁in ▁Brook fields , ▁then ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁B irmingham . ▁The ▁area , ▁now ▁mostly ▁demol ished , ▁has ▁been ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁H ock ley . ▁Her ▁father