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
Reality really isn't as dull as it's cracked up to be.
across gotta
I've still gotta come across as happy when inside I feel crap!
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I've always been a fan of Nigerian artist D'banj. He's now signed to Kanye West's Good Music label.
gonna tv
I want a TV series, I'm gonna do some acting jobs, I'm gonna do some Broadway jobs, everything!
advantage chance chances given life morning straight wake work
Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life.
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A lot of big whoever producers, they come with a song and they say, 'Sing this,' and I'm not that girl.
therefore work
A lot of scarves are made to stand out and therefore not appropriate on your head, say, at work.
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Americans have their issues with skin colour, even within the black community, with light and dark skin; it's crazy - but no one's oblivious to it.
food
American food is not what I'm used to - everything is like three portions.
love outside records songs track
The most personal track would have to be 'Love The Way We Used To.' It's one of the songs that I listen to outside of all the records that I wrote.
might wearing
Some days I might be wearing a little dress, and some days I might be wearing something with wings on it and be confusing.
This fame is a juggernaut: It slaps you in the face, and you don't know what you're doing. You don't know who has your back, who is your support system.
based experience life perform songs
In order for me to write, I have to experience life. I write the songs based on real life, and I perform them from a very real place.
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I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I had lots of cousins and brothers, and we were all taught that's how you are, you know. Things don't just run themselves; you have to make them run.