Estelle (musician)
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| Birth name | Estelle Fanta Swaray |
| Born | 18 January 1980 |
| Origin | Hammersmith, West London, England |
| Genres | R&B, alternative hip hop, soul, reggae, dance-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Labels | Stellarents, V2 Records, Home School, Black Jays, Atlantic,Ill Flava Records |
| Associated acts | Sean Paul, Kanye West, John Legend, Will.I.Am, Karl Hinds |
| Website | estellemusic.com |
Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980[1][2]) commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is a Grammy Award-winning British R&B singer-songwriter, and producer. She also has received the MOBO for 'Best Newcomer'[3] and received three consecutive 'Best Female Artist' trophies from the UK Hip-Hop Awards.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 2004-2007: The 18th Day
In 2004 she broke into the charts with "1980" and "Free" and won a MOBO Award for Best Newcomer. Both of the videos were directed by Andy Hylton [4] and received much airplay on music channels. "Free" was written by Estelle and produced by Jimmy Hogarth. Her first album,The 18th Day charted at number 35 in the UK Albums Chart.[5] Estelle teamed up with short lived pop band 3SL for their single Touch Me Tease Me.
[edit] 2008-2009: Shine and breakthrough
In 2008, Estelle rose to fame with her collaboration with rapper Kanye West, titled "American Boy" and her own hotness. This song reached the top 10 in many countries worldwide, including the United States and Canada, as well as achieving number-one status on the UK Singles Chart[5][6] and in Belgium[7] and Israel. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Song Collaboration, as well as being nominated for Song of the Year and many other awards worldwide. "American Boy" was Number 7 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[8] Shine was released following the single on John Legend's HomeSchool label, reaching the albums chart in most countries worldwide, including number 6 in the UK.[5] Shine sold enough copies to be certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry, and was shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Mercury Music Prize. Estelle has also released a new single with American rapper Busta Rhymes called "World Go Round", from his "Back on My B.S.", which was released on 19 May 2009.
[edit] 2009-present: Upcoming new album
In 2009, Estelle started working on her upcoming third studio album. Rumors suggested Ne-Yo, Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Keri Hilson, T-Pain, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, and Trey Songz, among others, would be working on the album. Production is in the works with The-Dream, RedOne, Polow da Don, Will.I.Am, as well as American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. On 21 August it was confirmed that Estelle was working with David Guetta on the upcoming album.[9] Estelle recently made a cameo appearance in the video for new star Mr Hudson for his single "Supernova".
Estelle made an appearance on the 11 August 2009 episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. She performed the song "Good Girls Go Bad" with Cobra Starship in Leighton Meester's absence. Estelle also appears on the song "Rollacoasta", co-written by her and American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, with whom the song appears on his album, "Sex Therapy".
[edit] Other songs
Estelle's song "Star" was used for Crystal Light commercials.
[edit] Discography
- 2004: The 18th Day
- 2008: Shine
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2008 | BET Awards | Best New Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| BET J Virtual Awards | Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Soul Approved - Best New Artist | Won | |||
| Song of the Year | "American Boy" | Nominated | ||
| Mercury Music Prize | Shine | Shortlisted | ||
| MOBO Awards | Best UK Female | Herself | Won[3] | |
| Best Song | "American Boy" | Won[3] | ||
| Best Video | Nominated | |||
| Best Album | Shine | Nominated | ||
| Best R&B Act | Herself | Nominated | ||
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best UK Video | "American Boy" | Nominated | |
| UMA Awards | Best Album | Shine | Nominated | |
| Best Collaboration | Herself | Won | ||
| Best Crossover Chart Act | "American Boy" | Nominated | ||
| Best R&B Act | Herself | Nominated | ||
| World Music Awards | World's Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| Best New R&B Act | Won | |||
| Vodafone Live Music Awards | Best Female | Nominated | ||
| The 02 Silver Clef Awards | Download of the Year | "American Boy" | Won | |
| 2009 | BRIT Awards | British Female Solo | Herself | Nominated |
| British Single | "American Boy" | Nominated | ||
| Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Won | |||
| Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical | will.i.am; "American Boy" | Nominated | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Estelle MTV UK
- ^ "How Estelle headed to the US and scored her first No. 1". Mirror.co.uk. 5 June 2008. http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/entertainment/music/2008/06/05/how-estelle-headed-to-the-us-and-scored-her-first-no-1-89520-20596225/. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^ a b c "Estelle picks up two gongs at the MOBO Awards 2008". mirror.co.uk Celebs. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/2008/10/16/estelle-picks-up-two-gongs-at-the-mobo-awards-2008-115875-20807834/. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ Andy Hylton
- ^ a b c "Estelle UK Chart Positions and Trajectories". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=218. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Estelle & Kanye West hold on to Number One spot". New Musical Express. http://www.nme.com/news/estelle/35520. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy Belgian Charts/Worldwide". Ultratop/ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Estelle+feat%2E+Kanye+West&titel=American+Boy&cat=s. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone (25 December 2008) Retrieved 25 December 2008
- ^ David Guetta : the story about "One Love" feat. Estelle YouTube
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