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Estelle Featuring Kanye West, ‘American Boy’ - First Listen
By Allie | January 27, 2008
Who is Estelle?
Estelle Swaray (born 18 January 1980), most widely known as Estelle and formerly Est’elle, is a female English hip-hop artist, singer 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 U.S. release of Unwritten.
In 2005 Estelle revealed to great humor on the popular Sky Sports show “Soccer AM” that her birth name 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 Homeschool Records through Atlantic Records.
The forthcoming album 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 will also be featuring on the album; on a track called ‘American Boy’ and Estelle will be touring with Wyclef Jean.
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