ONE of Southampton's top live music venues, The Brook in Portswood, will play host to Beverley Craven on Friday.

Inspired by the likes of Kate Bush and Stevie Wonder, Beverley has established herself as a talented British star.

She has had a successful career as a musician.

Her most famous single, Promise Me, entered the UK charts in the top three.

The self-titled album from which the single came sold 750,000 copies in the UK alone.

In 1999 Beverley produced her own album at home, using the musical skills she began to develop when she learned to play the piano at the tender age of seven.

The album was entitled Mixed Emotions and since its release she has been writing her autobiography, which will include a CD featuring the "musical expression" of her words.

Tickets for Beverley's gig at The Brook cost £14.50.

For more information, call the Brook box office on 023 8055 5366.