Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, CBE  born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist.

A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996.

In a recording career spanning nearly 50 years, Armatrading has released 20 studio albums, as well as several live albums and compilations.

 She had the memorable hit single "Drop the Pilot", Armatrading's third UK Top 40 hit single (UK #11). 

A simple yet very effective image and street poster - that would have been used across Sydney.