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Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980) commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. In 2009, she won a Grammy Award for her song "American Boy" featuring Kanye West in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration as well receiving the MOBO for 'Best Newcomer' and received three consecutive 'Best Female Artist' trophies from the UK Hip hop Awards.

Estelle was born 18th January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England. Born of a Senegalese mother and father from Grenada, Estelle grew up in West London in a large family of eight brothers and sisters and an extended family of cousins.[4] On the 18th of January 1980 Estelle’s mum had a near death experience while giving birth, but fortunately survived and cam back to life. The was one of the reasons for the name of her first album. Since then Estelle said she has never taken her life for granted. On her 18th birthday that she decided to take to the microphone and embark on a rapping career. [5]
[edit] Career
[edit] 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[6] 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.[7] Estelle teamed up with short lived pop band 3SL for their single "Touch Me Tease Me".
[edit] Shine

In 2008, Estelle rose to fame with her collaboration with rapper Kanye West, titled "American Boy". 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[7][8] and in Belgium[9] and Israel. The song won many awards worldwide, including Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. It was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards. "American Boy" was Number 7 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[10] 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.[7] 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 album Back on My B.S., which was released on 19 May 2009.
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In February 2009, the song "Star" was released; it is also used for Crystal Light commercials.
[edit] All Of Me

In 2009, Estelle started working on her upcoming third studio album, All of Me. On 21 August it was confirmed that Estelle was working with David Guetta on the upcoming album.[11] 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. Estelle confirmed the third album will be titled All of Me and will feature the lead single "Freak" featuring Kardinal Offishall. The video[12] premiered on her website on February 26, 2010. In 2010, she modeled at Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief runway show for The White Ribbon Alliance to raise funds for mothers in Haiti. In May 2010 it was confirmed that 'Freak will no longer be the first single from the third album, after it only reached #103 on the UK Album Charts, and it is now being replaced with the official first single 'Fall In Love', and 'Freak' is now being named as only a buzz single. The second single, "Break My Heart", which features Rick Ross, was released to US urban radio stations on May 17, 2011.[13] The song peaked at 48 on the U.S. Hip-Hop/R&B, the week of 2nd July 2011.[14] In 2010 she featured on Reflection Eternal's new album with the song Midnight Hour. Estelle is featured on the last track of Gucci Mane's album The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted
[edit] Artistry
[edit] Music and Influence

Her mum was a huge reggae fan and her dad built home made speaker cabinets. She spent her childhood listening to her parent’s reggae records and her aunt’s soul collection. Then she discovered Hip Hop. “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 wasn’t really happy that I was hanging out with him”.[15]
[edit] Discography
Main article: Estelle discography

2004: The 18th Day
2008: Shine
2011: All of Me

[edit] Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Award Nominated Work Result
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


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	Videos: Estelle Break My Heart Thank You Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980) commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. In 2009, she won a Grammy Award for her song "American Boy" featuring Kanye West in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration as well receiving the MOBO for 'Best Newcomer' and received three consecutive 'Best Female Artist' trophies from the UK Hip hop Awards. Estelle was born 18th January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England. Born of a Senegalese mother and father from Grenada, Estelle grew up in West London in a large family of eight brothers and sisters and an extended family of cousins.[4] On the 18th of January 1980 Estelle’s mum had a near death experience while giving birth, but fortunately survived and cam back to life. The was one of the reasons for the name of her first album. Since then Estelle said she has never taken her life for granted. On her 18th birthday that she decided to take to the microphone and embark on a rapping career. [5] [edit] Career [edit] 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[6] 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.[7] Estelle teamed up with short lived pop band 3SL for their single "Touch Me Tease Me". [edit] Shine In 2008, Estelle rose to fame with her collaboration with rapper Kanye West, titled "American Boy". 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[7][8] and in Belgium[9] and Israel. The song won many awards worldwide, including Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. It was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 51st Grammy Awards. "American Boy" was Number 7 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[10] 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.[7] 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 album Back on My B.S., which was released on 19 May 2009. This biographical section of an article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (February 2010) In February 2009, the song "Star" was released; it is also used for Crystal Light commercials. [edit] All Of Me In 2009, Estelle started working on her upcoming third studio album, All of Me. On 21 August it was confirmed that Estelle was working with David Guetta on the upcoming album.[11] 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. Estelle confirmed the third album will be titled All of Me and will feature the lead single "Freak" featuring Kardinal Offishall. The video[12] premiered on her website on February 26, 2010. In 2010, she modeled at Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief runway show for The White Ribbon Alliance to raise funds for mothers in Haiti. In May 2010 it was confirmed that 'Freak will no longer be the first single from the third album, after it only reached #103 on the UK Album Charts, and it is now being replaced with the official first single 'Fall In Love', and 'Freak' is now being named as only a buzz single. The second single, "Break My Heart", which features Rick Ross, was released to US urban radio stations on May 17, 2011.[13] The song peaked at 48 on the U.S. Hip-Hop/R&B, the week of 2nd July 2011.[14] In 2010 she featured on Reflection Eternal's new album with the song Midnight Hour. Estelle is featured on the last track of Gucci Mane's album The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted [edit] Artistry [edit] Music and Influence Her mum was a huge reggae fan and her dad built home made speaker cabinets. She spent her childhood listening to her parent’s reggae records and her aunt’s soul collection. Then she discovered Hip Hop. “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 wasn’t really happy that I was hanging out with him”.[15] [edit] Discography Main article: Estelle discography 2004: The 18th Day 2008: Shine 2011: All of Me [edit] Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Award Nominated Work Result 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
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