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singing in local bands at the age of 15. In 2003 she auditioned for Wawffactor, a Welsh version of American Idol, where she ultimately came in second place. While performing in jazz and blues clubs, she recorded a CD of three songs in Welsh in 2004 and also appeared on two tracks on the album See You in the Morning by Mint Royale while working as a waitress and in a fishery. Through the album she made some further connections and she was eventually offered a contract by A&M Records in 2007. Duffy performed on the BBC2 television show Later with Jools Holland, which resulted in a second appearance on the related New Years Eve show Hootenanny, on which, among other things, she performed with soul legend Eddie Floyd. In January 2008 she was voted second in the annual BBC 6 Music poll of industry experts Sound of 2008, for acts to emerge in the coming year. In March 2008, she released her debut album, Rockferry. The album has thus far sold about 3 million copies worldwide and contains the hit single, Mercy, which makes Duffy the first Welsh female to achieve a number one pop single in the United Kingdom in the past 25 years and proved unequivocally that she could give up her day job.