Soul and Female Singer Songwriters
Main article: British soul See also: British rhythm and bluesBritish soul in the 2000s was dominated by female singers, many of them white, including Natasha Bedingfield, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, Adele and Duffy, all of whom have enjoyed success in the American charts, leading to talk of a "Third British Invasion", "Female Invasion" or "British soul invasion". In 2009, Jay Sean's single "Down" reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold two million copies in the United States, making him "the most successful male UK urban artist in US chart history." Female singer songwriters of various genres began to dominate the British charts in 2006 with the previously mentioned Winehouse and Lily Allen. In August 2011 the top 5 positions on the Album charts were held by women with two albums by Adele and Amy Winehouse and American singer Beyoncé holding the other spot.
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