Duffy's 'Rockferry' had tiny budget

Duffy has admitted that her debut album Rockferry was made "on a shoestring".

The Welsh singer spent nearly four years writing and recording the disc with music producer Bernard Butler, but she had no idea that the low-budget project would be so successful.

"When I was writing it I never knew what my fate was," Duffy told the Daily Star. "Neither did Bernard Butler or my manager Jeanette [Lee]. At times we wondered if it would ever be released. I'm just this girl from Wales - it could have done nothing and I could have faded into obscurity.

"Nobody ever gave Bernard any money to work with me. It was all done on a shoestring. It was a labour of love and I was so lucky to have all these people spending a s***load of time on me, being really patient."

Rockferry became the first album to notch up one million sales this year. It has not been out of the top ten since it was released in March.

She added: "Something happened when it was eventually released - it just connected. I've been gobsmacked by the response."

Duffy's latest single 'Stepping Stone' was released on Monday.

> Click here for our review of Rockferry