Biography

Beverley Craven is an English singer/songwriter and pianist. Since 1990, she has recorded a handful of albums for Epic. She remains a popular live figure and continues to write and record, most recently as part of "Woman to Woman" with Julia Fordham and Judie Tzuke. Craven (b.1963, Colombo, Sri Lanka) grew up in Berkhamstead, England. Encouraged by her mother, she took up piano at the age of seven. Upon leaving school, she attended art college, whilst performing with various bands in London pubs, and writing songs. When her compositions came to the attention of Bobby Womack, she was invited to tour Europe with him as a backing vocalist. In the late 1980s she signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, followed by a recording contract with Epic. She recorded her debut album with veteran Carly Simon producer Paul Samwell-Smith, following the astonishing success of her first single "Promise Me," now widely acclaimed as a contemporary standard, her self-titled debut album exploded throughout Europe. At the 1992 Brit awards, eight months pregnant with her first child, Craven took Best British Newcomer, performing to an enraptured audience.Having released 5 solo albums. Craven teamed up with Julia Fordham and Judie Tzuke for an album entitled Woman to Woman which sold in excess of 15,000 physical units in the UK. Their subsequent tour saw them sell out concert halls around the country.