CANDI STATON
Candi Staton is set to release Unstoppable, her 30th album of a 50-year solo career, and hoping to score yet another hit to add to her impressive tally. The Southern belle first appeared in the US charts in 1969, with her pop makeover of Tammy Wynette’s Stand By Your Man following in 1970. She enjoyed her biggest hit in 1976 during the disco era, with Young Hearts Run Free. In the new millennium, Staton has collaborated with Groove Armada on 2007’s Love Sweet Sound, been remixed by DJs Frankie Knuckles and Jean Tonique, and had her 1986 single You’ve Got The Love covered by both Joss Stone and Florence + The Machine in 2009.