Biography
Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980) is a British singer from West London. She is known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including R&B, soul, reggae, grime, hip hop, and dance. She has collaborated with artists including John Legend, Robin Thicke, Rick Ross, Chris Brown, will.i.am, Kanye West, Pete Rock, David Guetta and Tyler, The Creator.After signing with V2 Records, Estelle released her debut album The 18th Day (2004), which reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart. Her next album, Shine (2008), which was released through the Atlantic Record Label, charted internationally and helped her significant mainstream success. The album included the single "American Boy" featuring West, which reached number 1 in the United Kingdom and earned her several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Her last album released with the Atlantic label would be All of Me (2012); the single "Thank You" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance.
Estelle has provided both the speaking and singing voice for the fictional character Garnet in the animated series Steven Universe (2013β2019), a role she reprised in Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) and Steven Universe Future (2019β2020). She made cameo appearances in the films Beyond the Lights (2014) and Girls Trip (2017), and appeared as Linda in the Netflix original film Fatal Affair (2020). Estelle hosts and presents her own show called The Estelle Show on Apple Music and has done over 500 episodes.
Filmography
all 10
TV Shows 7
self 4
Movies 3
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott (2021)
Steven Universe Future (2019)
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
Killing John Lennon (2019)
Music for Mandela (2013)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
The Friday Night Project (2005)
Top of the Pops Saturday (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
The Grammy Awards (1959)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1980-01-18 (44 years old)
Birth NameEstelle Fanta Swaray
Birth PlaceHammersmith, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesBrooklyn, United States of America
AwardsNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group, Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
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