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
full grew music
I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop.
cannot music smile
If you cannot smile when you listen to music, then do not listen to it!
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I always say, 'There's a difference between cooked food and McDonald's.' Your mom's homemade dinner - you enjoy this more than you enjoy the fast food that comes along and goes, and I strive to make homemade dinner every time I put out an album.
good negative people
People want to say something negative before they say something good.
faith high music
There is not enough faith in black music at a high level.
dug
I've always dug Audrey Hepburn. I think she's one of the classic beauties.
bad daddy hanging happy hip hop kool mum playing rap
I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. He was a bad boy, and my mum was not really happy that I was hanging out with him.
courage
You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama.
carve forget good time
We get older, and we forget that we have to carve a little time out to feel good in your body, in your head, and in your spirit.
believe
I believe in illusion - I don't believe in magic.
I feel like I'm beautiful, and every woman should feel like that.
music next
With my music, I don't have to stay in one lane. One day I'm in Motown, and the next day I'm in reggae.
began determined finish onions stand start stuck walked
I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I walked off when my eyes began to sting. She said to me, 'You start something and you finish it', and that stuck with me. I'm persistent.
fed people point supposed telling
I got to the point where I was fed up with so many people telling me how and who I was supposed to be.