Rock my Boat ;)

In a perfect world, time stands still.

Beauty is stuck in an era that is bounded by itself.

As enduring as Norah Jones and Amy Winehouse, comes an edgy songstress that is as packaged as any pop star surely but comes without the pretense such that she has little going for her.

No drama. Just a genuinely refined attempt at sealing her place in the limelight for years to come.

For Rockferry is indeed one of those rare debut albums that declares unashamedly that it's maker is a legend-in-the-making.

Duffy, this scruffy Bardot-like siren

is at once raspy, squeaky, head-tone mania and falsetta-heaven.

Yes, as you suspect. Quite possibly, a diva in the making.

With gorgeous tracks like 'Warwick Avenue' and of course the irrepressible 'Mercy' , this next pop darling is an unquestionable talent that has helped spur her to #1 everywhere and millions of records sold.

Great success for a marketing gimmick that could so have gone wrong .

A fashionista or a dowdy wannabe? Well, actually it seems Miss Winehouse has a true rival in Miss D .

Q