Beverley Knight

Quick Facts

Full Name	Beverley Knight
Occupation	Soul Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 22, 1973(1973-03-22)
Age	51
Birthplace	Wolverhampton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Beverley Knight Biography

Beverley Knight is one of the most popular and richest Soul Singer who was born on March 22, 1973 in Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom. English soul performer and host of a radio show, who is regarded by the U.K.’s most influential soul singers who performed “Flavour of the Old School.”

She has also cited Aretha Franklin as one of her biggest influencers.

The first artist to make an impact upon Knight was one of the true founders of contemporary gospel and soul music, Sam Cooke. Despite his untimely death in 1964, his music endured and became a staple part of Knight’s childhood:

Beverley Knight, MBE (born Beverley Anne Smith; 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress who released her debut album, The B-Funk, in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released eight studio albums to date. Widely labelled as one of Britain’s greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles “Greatest Day”, “Get Up!”, “Shoulda Woulda Coulda” and “Come as You Are”.

She got married to her long-time boyfriend James O’Keefe in September of 2012.

Beverley Knight Net Worth

Beverley Knight is one of the richest Soul Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Beverley Knight 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She started performing in local and club venues when she was seventeen. The album that became her biggest hit The B-Funk came out in 2005.

She was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Urban Music Awards in 2004.

Indeed, the impact of Cooke can be seen throughout Knight’s career as she has often performed and recorded Cooke classics, the most notable of which is “A Change Is Gonna Come”. The track, which came to exemplify the civil rights movement in the 1960s, has featured in many of Knight’s live performances (usually with the aid of the London Community Gospel Choir) and she even recorded a studio version with musician Jools Holland, which featured on his Small World, Big Band Volume 2 album.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Beverley Knight height 5 ft 4 in Beverley weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Beverley Knight Dating?

According to our records, Beverley Knight married to James O'Keefe. As of December 1, 2023, Beverley Knight’s is not dating anyone.

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After touring Britain in 2002, Knight set about creating her fourth album and entered the studio in the summer of 2003. Without the architect of her most successful song in her camp her new A&R team attempted to appeal to a larger mainstream audience, enlisting the help of pop producers such as Guy Chambers and Peter-John Vettese as well as collaborating with R&B producers such as DJ Munro. The result was Affirmation, which was released on Parlophone in June

2004. The album entered the charts at number 11 and was preceded by the single “Come as You Are” – a rock/pop orientated song written with and produced by Chambers. The song marked a more mainstream pop sound that alienated Knight’s largely urban fan base and the song was not well received by urban radio stations. Nevertheless, it became her biggest hit to date, peaking at number nine on the singles chart. The song was followed by two more singles, “Not Too Late for Love” and “Keep This Fire Burning”, which helped boost album sales and resulted in the album being awarded a Gold sales certificate in December

Facts & Trivia

Beverley Ranked on the list of most popular Soul Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Beverley Knight celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.

In September 2005 Knight was presented with an honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton “in recognition of her outstanding contribution to music and the local community, and in recognition of her extensive charity work.” Upon being made a Doctor of Music, she stated she was proud to be black, female, and British, adding: “it is still all me, I have not forgotten my roots.”

What song is Beverley Knight famous for?

Widely labelled as one of Britain’s greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles “Greatest Day”, “Get Up!”, “Shoulda Woulda Coulda”, and “Come as You Are”.

Is Gladys Knight related to Beverley Knight?

Is Beverley Knight related to Gladys Knight? No, but she is asked this a LOT. Beverley’s surname is Smith, but she did actually take her surname inspiration from Gladys Knight of The Pips fame.

What age is Beverley Knight?

49 years (March 22, 1973)

Is Beverley Knight a Wolves fan?

She also recently performed in front of thousands of Wolves fans at West Park for the club’s ‘Promotion Party in the Park’. And Beverley, a Wolves fan herself , said it all added up to being a ‘brilliant start to 2018’.

Is Beverley Knight vegan?

Knight is a vegetarian , avoids dairy and works out daily to keep her voice in shape.