Duffy VS Estelle : Singer Defends White Soul Singers

Duffy has defended herself against the recent words of fellow singer Estelle, where she accused the British music industry of not promoting black soul singers.

The Welsh star, who is enjoying success with her Rockferry album and Mercy single, told the BBC in an interview: "If the talent and the desire is there, I don't really think it matters what colour you are."

"We don't live in the 1950s any more, we're in a multicultural country. So no, I think that's pretty far from the truth, look around and I think you'll see that it (black talent) really does exist."

Duffy is of course referring to the initial comments of Estelle, where she said: "I'm not mad at them, but I'm wondering - how the hell is there not a single black person in the press singing soul?"

"Adele ain't soul," she continued. "She sounds like she heard some Aretha records once, and she's got a deeper voice - that don't mean she's soul."

"That don't mean nothing to me in the grand scheme of my life as a black person. As a songwriter, I get what they do. As a black person, I'm like: you're telling me this is my music?"