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Born

April 11, 1987, as Joscelyn Eve Stoker, in Dover, England.

Natural soul singer

Described as the "White Aretha Franklin," she won the BBC's Star for a Night talent competition as a teenager, singing the (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman .

Fangs for nothing

It was reported a year ago that Stone had traced her family tree and discovered she was related, by blood, to Dracula author Bram Stoker. The genealogy has not been confirmed.

The mouth on her

At the televised 2007 Brit Awards ceremony, she used an odd American accent. In 2008, she appeared made her film debut in the unreleased British comedy Snappers, which features what she called a "long, lingering French kiss" with another actress.

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