Estelle Swaray
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 Estelle's album cover for The 18th Day.
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| Birth name | Estelle Swaray | |
| Born | January 18, 1980 | |
| Origin | West London, London, England | |
| Genre(s) | R&B / Hip Hop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Producer | |
| Years active | 2003-present | |
| Website | estellemusic.com | |
Estelle Swaray (born 18 January 1980), most widely known as Estelle and formerly Est'elle, is a female British hip-hop artist and producer.
She was born in West London (in 1980, after which her autobiographical first single was named). 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 USA release of Unwritten.
In 2005 Estelle revealed to great humour on the popular Sky Sports show "Soccer AM" that her birthname is actually "Fanta".
In 2006, Estelle appeared at the London School Harris City Technology College for a Post 16 Year Of Achievement Night, and she could also be seen in the video for John Legend's single "Save Room". Also in 2006, Estelle joined rapper Kardinal Offishall's Black Jays International, and was eventually signed to singer John Legend's soon-to-be-named label through Atlantic Records. [1]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The 18th Day (2004) #35 UK
[edit] Singles
[edit] Solo Singles
- "1980" (2004) #14 UK
- "Free" (2004) #15 UK
- "Go Gone" (2005) #32 UK
- "Dance With Me" (2005) (promo only)
[edit] Collaborations
- "Touch Me Tease Me" (3SL featuring Estelle (2002) #16 UK
- "Trixstar" (Blak Twang featuring Estelle) (2002) #54 UK
- "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid 20) (2004) #1 UK
- "Outspoken - Part 1" (Ben Watt featuring Estelle/Baby Blak) (2005) #73 UK (Note: Estelle features on "Pop A Cap In Yo Ass" only)
- "Why Go?" (Faithless featuring Estelle) (2005) #49 UK
