She is known for her eclectic blending of musical genres including R&B, soul, reggae, grime, hip hop and dance.

[3] She has collaborated with prominent American artists including Chris Brown, Kanye West, will.i.am, Nas, Akon, Tyler, the Creator, Robin Thicke and Rick Ross, among others.

Her third album, All of Me (2012) solely entered American and Australian charts, and was supported by the single "Thank You"—which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance.

[9] She spent her childhood listening to her parents' reggae records and her aunt's soul collection before discovering hip hop.

"I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane; he was a bad boy and my mum wasn't really happy that I was hanging out with him".

Her fellow employees encouraged her to take a chance and get on the mic on-stage; soon she was playing numerous London clubs and appearing with the likes of Manuva and Rodney P. Local hero Skitz asked her to appear on his 2001 album, Countryman, and soon she landed on albums by artists such as The 57th Dynasty and Blak Twang.

[11] Her career got a jump-start in the early 2000s when she happened to see Kanye West sitting in a restaurant while on a trip to Los Angeles.

A street-level mixtape series called Da Heat and further 12"s like "Free" and "Go Gone" helped build a loyal following, and Estelle gave back to the UK hip hop scene by forming her own Stellarents label to sign new artists.

[9][11] Three years later, US R&B singer John Legend announced that Estelle would be the first signee to his HomeSchool label, distributed by Atlantic in the US.

Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Wyclef Jean, Will.i.am, Mark Ronson and CeeLo Green and Jack Splash all worked on the album, which was executive produced by John Legend.

In 2008, Estelle rose to fame with her collaboration with rapper Kanye West, titled "American Boy".

This song reached the top 10 in many countries worldwide, including the United States and Canada, as well as achieving number-one status on the UK Singles Chart.

[18] Shine was released following the single on John Legend's HomeSchool label, reaching the albums chart in most countries worldwide, including number 6 in the UK.

[14] Shine sold enough copies to be certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry, and was one of the twelve albums shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Mercury Music Prize.

Estelle made a cameo appearance in the video for new star Mr Hudson for his single "Supernova".

The album was originally led by the single "Freak", featuring Kardinal Offishall and produced by David Guetta.

Due to the underperformance of both "Freak" and "Fall in Love", both songs were ultimately left off the final track listing for All of Me.

In 2010, Estelle also modelled at Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief runway show for The White Ribbon Alliance to raise funds for mothers in Haiti.

[21] In 2013, Estelle announced the launch of New London Records, an independent label in partnership with BMG, with whom she's worked as a writer since 2003.

We are thrilled that Estelle has expanded our relationship and entered into a new partnership with BMG Label Services to release her upcoming album.

"[33] Between 2019 and 2020 she reprised her voice as Garnet in Steven Universe Future and acted as Linda in the Netflix original film Fatal Affair.

For her ability to rap, sing, act and write songs, Estelle has been praised by musicians such as John Legend and Roots Manuva;[35] Estelle's taste in music encompasses Todd Rundgren, Lauryn Hill, Kanye West, Nas, Jill Scott and Jay-Z.

In league with other contemporary British sirens like Amy Winehouse, Adele and Duffy,[35] her main musical influences are Mary J. Blige and Ella Fitzgerald.