In 2009, Duffy won awards for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Female Solo Artist. The song "Mercy" was nominated that year for a BRIT Award for Best British Single of the Year ...

The “Mercy” singer rose in the ... vocal album and was nominated for best new artist and best pop vocal performance. However, soon after, Duffy left mainstream music. Over a decade later ...

Duffy - whose real name is Aimee Anne Duffy - went to number one in 12 countries with Mercy, which was the UK's third-best-selling single of 2008 with sales of more than 500,000 copies.