Daisy Martey is a British singer, songwriter,

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and

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. She is the lead

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for Noonday Underground. Late in 2004, Martey left the band to become the lead singer of

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, replacing their former singer,

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. Martey recorded the vocals for Morcheeba's fifth studio album, The Antidote, which was released in May 2005. In 2007, she was named in

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's Devotional series celebrating iconic Black British singers alongside distinguished artists such as

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and

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in an exhibition by the

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References

External links

Official Daisy Martey Page
on

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Official Noonday Underground Page
on

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British women singers {{UK-singer-stub