Deliciously soulful songstress Corinne Bailey Rae breezes her way to Manchester this October to promote the utterly beautiful latest album, 'The Sea'. With her first full headline tour in the UK for over three years, she will be captivating audiences with her refined elegance and cathartic songwriting fresh from a very busy summer. It is one that has seen her wow the audience congregated around the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury; a perfect accompaniment to the gorgeous weather with her perfectly tailored voice full of sunshine.

Her relationship with music is one of passion, beauty, and the rawest of human emotions. Bailey Rae's influences span from 90s alt-rock of her youth to the jazz of the clubs she used to work in through her teens and early adulthood. She may have learnt a lot from her influences, but the untempered power of the soul in her voice is something so organic that it gained her incredible praise from the press and critics. Her self-titled debut album, featuring incredibly successful singles 'Like A Star' and 'Put Your Records On' earned her three Grammy nominations in 2006 alone.

Rather than being an artist to shoot to stardom on the back of such high acclaim and then disappear as quickly as she arrived, the success has only continued. Deep, rich, and astoundingly talented, Corinne Bailey Rae has sold 4 million albums to date. Her work can be uptempo, positive and life-affirming; as well as darker, soul-searching and completely mesmerising. 'The Sea', a truly outstanding record glittering with gospel soul and personal healing, is amongst the nominations for the 2010 Mercury Music Prize. Your chance to see some of the tracks from one of the twelve best albums of this year, live, is one not to be missed.

Corinne Bailey Rae plays Manchester Academy 2 on Friday 8th October.