Corinne Bailey Rae: If you weren't tits-out-for-the-lads, they called you middle of the road'

"Put Your Records On was one of the great feelgood anthems of 2006. A warm, breezy hymn to authenticity, its key message was keep playing those songs you love, and don't give a toss about what others tell you is cool."

"In 2008, her husband of seven years and fellow musician Jason Rae died of an accidental drug overdose. She was close to finishing her second album The Sea at the time, but it took another two years for it to come out."

"Portia tells Bea that there is a song for every human emotion, and shows her how music fast-tracks us to our most profound memories."

Corinne Bailey Rae achieved massive success with her 2006 debut single 'Put Your Records On' and self-titled album, establishing herself as a talented songwriter with a timeless voice. Her trajectory was interrupted by personal tragedy when her husband Jason Rae died of a drug overdose in 2008, delaying her second album The Sea. Despite this setback, she has continued releasing music across four albums, earning critical recognition including Mercury Prize nominations and Billboard chart success. To mark the twentieth anniversary of her breakthrough hit, Bailey Rae has created a children's book adaptation featuring a young protagonist named Bea who discovers music's transformative power through her great-aunt's record collection, emphasizing how songs connect to human emotions and memories.

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