Her name is Estelle, Estelle Swaray (born 18 January 1980), she is a female English hip-hop artist, singer and producer.
She was born in West London. One of eight children, born to a Senegalese mother and a father from Grenada. One of the most respected British hip-hop artists in recent years, Estelle runs her own record label, Stellar Ents and has released her own material through this - including the two "Da Heat" mixtapes Part 1 and 2, the album The 18th Day and the singles "1980", "Free" and "Go Gone". She featured on Natasha Bedingfield's song "Drop Me In The Middle" for Natasha's U.S. release of Unwritten.
In 2006, Estelle joined rapper Kardinal Offishall's Black Jays International, and was eventually signed to singer John Legend's Homeschool Records through Atlantic Records.
The forthcoming album titled "Shine" is rumoured to feature production from the likes of Will.I.Am, Wyclef Jean, Mark Ronson, Cee-lo, Swizz Beatz and John Legend.
Kanye West is featured on the lead single of her album; on a track called ‘American Boy’, its produced by Will I Am. Listen to it below, no music video yet.
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