Beverley Craven

Beverley Craven (born 28 July 1963 while her British father was working there for Kodak. He later worked as an investment advisor. Within two years, the family had relocated to rural Buckinghamshire, to a bungalow on a five-acre plot and where her younger twin sisters were born.

At 18, Craven left school and home and worked in various jobs, living in a south London bedsit. It peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and spent three months on the chart. It spawned three singles, "Love Scenes", "Mollie's Song" (written for her daughter) and a cover of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All". The singles all became minor hits, with the title track reaching the UK top 40.

In 1993, she embarked on a twelve-date concert tour and the following Christmas performed at the Royal Albert Hall.

Craven was nominated again in the Best British Female Artist category at the 1994 Brit Awards.

Mixed Emotions Craven took a five-year hiatus after giving birth to two more daughters and it was not until 1999 that she released her third album, Mixed Emotions.

In 2014, Craven's sister Kathy died at the age of 44. She released her updated autobiography, Truth Be Told, on 1 June 2019. She met her partner, Mike, a businessman in 2019, on the Internet through Guardian Soulmates.

Beverly Craven is vegan.

Awards and nominations

British Newcomer British Female Solo Artist Beverley Craven British Album of the Year 1994 Herself British Female Solo Artist Discography

Beverley Craven (1990) Love Scenes (1993) Mixed Emotions (1999) Close to Home (2009) Change of Heart (2014) Woman to Woman (with Judie Tzuke and Julia Fordham) (2018) Woman to Woman (The Live Album) (with Judie Tzuke and Julia Fordham) (2022)