Estelle
Estelle
Acclaimed British singer and rapper most famous for albums like 2008's "Shine," which was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. She shot to fame after her single "American Boy" hit number one on the U.K. Singles Chart. Later in her career, she became a series regular on the animated program Steven Universe.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth18 January 1980
CityLondon, England
act introduce
Lesson one, introduce yourself to everyone when you walk into a room. Don't act like you're too bougie to say, 'Hello.'
people
People have created feuds between me and other artists.
dance people shows
People like the shows I do. I want to be real, to have fun, even when I dance on stage... it's a buzz.
music success
Success is based on music, not where you're from.
change love
The Americans love me because I'm so completely unwilling to change my whole Britishness.
america
I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama.
hearing hip hop success
I'm so sick of hearing that U.K. hip hop doesn't get credit and success when I'm working to get it - for me and for others, too.
great signed
I'm signed to a U.S. label, and I didn't enjoy the 3 A.M. phone calls. I'm not a great sleeper, so I didn't enjoy being woken up.
became helped job music prepare
Law became boring, but like every job I've done, it helped prepare me for a career in music.
I wear what I feel and what makes me feel happy.
entire life neck wear worn
I wear and have worn scarves my entire life while traveling, working out, and now sometimes while performing, and not just on my head - I wear them around my neck and on my bag.
unless
I will never say I am committed to somebody unless I'm serious about that person.
dad huge mum west
My mum is West African, from Senegal; my dad is from Grenada. There was a huge controversy about them getting together.
mom
My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.