Estelle (musician)

Estelle Fanta Swaray , simply known as Estelle, is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress from West London, England. Estelle is known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including RampB, soul, reggae, grime, hip hop and dance. She has experienced mainstream success with the single American Boy featuring Kanye West, reaching numberin the United Kingdom and her collaboration with David Guetta in One Love.

Estelle Swaray was born and raised in West London, England. Her mothers family came from Senegal, and her father is from the Caribbean island of Grenada. She was the second born of eight children. Estelles parents were very religious when she was growing up, and secular music was not allowed in the familys home. Instead, spiritual musicparticularly American gospeland traditional African music were what Estelle grew up listening to. However, she would sometimes listen to hip hop when not at home. Her mother was a reggae fan and her dad built homemade speaker cabinets to play music through.

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