Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle.
Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The Pogues, Sinead O'Connor, Kendrick Lamar, Gregory Isaacs and Kate Nash as her influences. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.