Beverly Jo Scott (born May 15, 1959), also known as B. J. Scott, is an American-born singer-songwriter living in

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, Belgium.

Biography

Born in

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, Beverly Jo Scott grew up nearby in

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, where, as a teen, she began singing. She moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, then to California and, ultimately, in 1982, to Europe after a trip to Brussels, Belgium, resulted in her living there.

Music career

In Europe, she has regularly performed in France and Germany at festivals and large music halls. In 2010, she performed ''Planet Janis'', a touring tribute show to

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. She also released ''Swamp Cabaret'', a one-woman multimedia show focusing on the

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. In June 2011, after living 30 years abroad, Scott performed in her home state of Alabama at the Saenger Theatre in Mobile, as part of a ''Live at Space'' concert series. In September 2011, ''Chickfests featured artists included Scott, who ''Press-Register Entertainment'' described as building "a thriving career in Belgium over the last three decades, but maintains a legion of fans back home, thanks to the earthy passion of her music." She co-wrote " Rhythm Inside" with

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, who represented Belgium with this song in the

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Radio and television work

Scott has been a coach on ''

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'', the French-speaking Belgian version of the singing competition franchise '' The Voice'', since its beginning in November 2011, except for seasons 8 and 12, making her the longest serving coach on the show's history. She coached the winners of seasons 5 (Laura Cartesiani), 9 (

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), 10 (Alec Golard), and 11 (Emma Sorgato). Scott also hosts ''BJ's Sunday Brunch'', a radio show, on Sundays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., on Brussels-based French-speaking radio station

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. In 2023, Scott was a guest celebrity in the episode ''Les incontournables'' of the Belgian French-language reality television series ''

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'' broadcast on the Tipik.

Discography

* ''Honey and Hurricanes'' (1991) * ''Mudcakes'' (1993) * ''The Wailing Trail'' (1995) * ''Amnesty for Eve'' (1999) * ''Selective Passion'' (2000) * ''Divine Rebel'' (2003) * ''Cut and Run'' (2005) * ''Dix Vagues'' (2008) * ''Planet Janis'' (2010) * ''Collection'' (2012) * ''Swamp Cabaret'' (2014)

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* 1959 births Living people People from Washington County, Alabama People from Bay Minette, Alabama American emigrants to Belgium Singer-songwriters from Alabama {{US-singer-songwriter-stub