The singer-songwriter on grief, her guilty-pleasure bathtime reading and her crush on Marvin Gaye
Born in Leeds, Corinne Bailey Rae, 44, studied English at the University of Leeds. In 2006, she released her self-titled debut album, which became a UK No 1 and gave her the global hits Put Your Records On and Like a Star. She has two Grammy awards and two Mobos. Black Rainbows, her first album of new material in seven years, has just been released. She is married with two children and lives in Leeds.
What is your earliest memory?
Being in our flat on the fifth floor with my mum and dad. We could look out and see this big garden. I remember the sun being blinding, and my dad’s friend arriving with a soft toy penguin in a plastic bag for me.
