Estelle

Estelle unwittingly launched her career from London's beloved Deal Real record store and scored her first hit as a headliner with the autobiographical hip-hop anthem "1980" (2004). Just as Estelle summarized the song as "the beginning of her life," the single poised the singer, rapper, and songwriter for stardom and sustained success that culminated with "American Boy," an international smash hit -- number one U.K., number nine U.S. -- that made her second album, Shine (2008), a cross-continental Top Ten entry. That flirty disco-funk throwback single also made Estelle a Grammy...