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
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Conservatives, they're like the Republicans to me. They don't do much. They have this whole hierarchy and boys' club thing going on. That doesn't help the regular person.
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The people who have the strongest opinion about everything have never left their city, their town, haven't left their 'hood, haven't left their area, their corner of the world. They don't read. They've never left their house.
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Luke James has this mystique about him that's not something you can explain; you can only experience it. He's got a whole D'Angelo feel to him as well.
I think they look upon me as an old child, because I'm so little.
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We used to have just one little shelf devoted to local history. We have tremendous new resources now. We have gotten some CDs, some microfilm, lots of reference materials.
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The only time we lose is when we go to tournaments or to out-of-town teams.
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When you consider the incomes of professional sports figures compared with anyone else -- it's clear that Americans overvalue trivia.
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I'm so, so full of joy that America elected Obama. He didn't win because he was black - people voted for him because he had a plan and because he talked sense and because you believed him.
I like to write about the things I care about. It's no fun to sing about things you don't like.
Collaboration is the way to go. It's very timely and fun to do.
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We had two hotels then - the James and the Waldorf.
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Why should you stay in one place and one country if they're not offering you a job? It doesn't make sense!
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When there is hope, there is life.
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There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997.