Beverley Knight

I’ve always wondered why Beverley Knight has never become a true superstar…and I’ve come up with nothing. The Wolverhampton-born soul diva has a voice that could knock down a wall from one hundred yards away has the pipes, the stage presence and the song writing talent to have become the UK’s version of Beyonce or Whitney, yet she’s never quite done it. Of course, Knight has countless Brit Award nominations and MOBO Award wins but where are her string of number one singles that should have come after killer albums The B-Funk and Prodigal Sista in the late 1990s? I have no idea! Live, you’ll have caught her at festivals and solo gigs up and down the country, in session on various radio stations and on TV with Jools and it’d be a hard heart that would tire of Knight belting out ‘Shoulda Woulda Coulda’ like it’s a lost soul classic and the independent woman spirit of ‘Made It Back’, a song that shows Knight wouldn’t give up her dream without a fight. You’re as likely these days to catch Beverley treading the boards in roles seemingly made for her in musicals The Bodyguard and Memphis. Wherever you find her, you’ll be blown away by that timeless voice.