Beverley Knight Talks "Funky" New Album

Beverley Knight has spoken about her next album and also praised Amy Winehouse.

Talking to the Daily Star, the British soul and R&B singer says: "I'm in the studio working hard on the record. It's soul obviously but it has funk and a lot of other elements to it."

"It won't be a slow album like Adele or Duffy - it will be more upbeat and rocky with big, big vocals." Knight added. "It may sound like early Tina Turner and there may be a little bit of Chaka Khan in there."

Beverley also told the paper how she is a big fan of Miss Winehouse: "For me, the queen of the new generation is Amy. She is an outstanding talent."