Slovakia-based vocalist Celeste Buckingham is a soulful pop and R&B-influenced artist who came to prominence after appearing on the 2011 season of the Slovakian reality TV talent competition Cesko Slovenská Superstar. Born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1995, Buckingham grew up in a multicultural household with her dad, who was born in Chicago, and her mother, a naturalized Swiss citizen from Iran. During her adolescence, Buckingham lived for a time in Anchorage, Alaska, where her father worked as a cardiologist. At age four, Buckingham moved with her family to Slovakia, where her ...