BET Rising Icons: Estelle (A Must Watch)

Published: Wednesday 22nd Sep 2010 by Sam

The latest episode of BET’s Rising Icon‘s series centres on Estelle. The British-bred star, who now resides in New York, recounts her childhood, rise to stardom, relocating to the State, her fears and struggles, and more. Live performances are inter-woven between the segments. A great watch, I must say!

(Spotted over at our friends Soul Culture)

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  1. ADE September 22, 2010

    Estelle will never be an icon, and she isn’t as talented as people like to make out. Her singing is s***, she should stick to rapping and move back to London. Her older material is so much better than her new stuff. I don’t even like her any more, she lost me after she relocated to the states and dissed Adele.

  2. Stacey September 22, 2010

    Ade:

    I don’t know what your beef is with this woman, but I think she has a beautiful voice. That new song with her and John Legend is my current favorite song. It puts me in such a good mood. I don’t even know who Adele is, and you probably don’t know him/here, either.

    You’re right about one thing, though: She will probably never be an icon here because people are too hung up on the superficial. I don’t care what a singer looks like (I don’t really think she looks bad, but most people will). All I care about is how their music and their voices sound. That’s what wrong with people now.

  3. FUTURESTARdelux September 22, 2010

    HAHAHAHA THE TITLE OF THIS POST GAVE ME MAJOR LAUGHS! ESTELLE… ICON?! LOL THIS B**** ONLY HAD 1 MAJOR HIT AND THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE SHE ROPED IN KANYE.
    SHE ISN’T A GREAT SINGER, ISN’Y ALL THAT CREATIVE EITHER. I AGREE WITH @ADE I USED TO BE A FAN WHEN SHE WAS RAPPING BUT SHE LOST ME ON HER 2ND ALBUM AND THAT WAS BEFORE SHE STARTED CHATTING IGNORANT S*** ABOUT ADELLE, JOSS STONE (WHO I STAN FOR), DUFFY & AMY WINEHOUSE NOT BEING “REAL” SOUL SINGER BECAUSE THEY’RE WHITE.
    B**** DON’T BE JEALOUS BECAUSE THESE WOMEN ARE MORE TALLENTED AND SUCCESSFUL WHILE YOU CAN’T EVEN GIVE A CD AWAY.
    IF ANYBODY SHOULD BE AN ICON IN THE FUTURE IT SHOULD BE AMY WINEHOUSE AND JOSS STONE.

  4. tyra September 22, 2010

    this world is full of negativity, as long as she’s doing what she likes best and she’s feeding her family. @ade i wonder what success ur low life has achieved.

    I am so happy for Estelle, watching this made me like her more. we have an icon.

  5. ADE September 22, 2010

    Tyra, b**** shut the f*** up. Estelle sucks, move on. And she’s full of negativity too (chatting s*** about those other artists not being real soul singers because they’re white), say something to her. Idiot.

  6. English Babe* September 22, 2010

    @ ADE and FUTURESTARDELUX

    I used to love Estelle too, her raps were cool, then I saw an interview of hers where she got offended because she was compared to Lauryn Hill. She then said she liked Wycleff and that he had his head screwed on, i was done with her then.

    I love Lauryn Hill and many other artists would take it as a compliment, after Estelle’s arrogance, i couldn’t be bothered to support her. Yes i know she is British as i am but i can’t stand arrogant people. Besides, her music has changed. Didn’t even know she dissed the white artists.

  7. PLAIN AND SIMPLE September 22, 2010

    I love Estelle’s sound. Someone said something about how she looks. Well just like Stacey said looks don’t matter it’s the voice and their music. Also her looks is just fine to me.

  8. Mely B September 22, 2010

    @ ADE

    Estelle didn’t diss Adele or any of the other Brit girls, she simply stated that white Brit female singers were getting co-signed much easier than Blacks. She never dissed the others she just stated a fact. I hope you don’t dispute the fact that Joss Stone, Adele, Duffy and Amy Winehouse had a much easier time getting acclaim & accolades in the states than she has.

  9. Shay September 22, 2010

    Her hair is so cute!

  10. FUTURESTARdelux September 22, 2010

    @MELLY B, MAYBE THE REASON THAT ADELLLE, AMY, DUFFY & JOSS HAD AN EASYER TIME GETTING SIGNED IN THE US IS BECAUSE THEY MAKE GOOD MUSIC? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME ESTELLE HAD ANYTHING RESEMBLING A MINOR HIT?
    ALL SHE DOES IS TRASH PEOPLE MORE SUCCESSFUL AND BLAME THE COLOUR OF HER SKIN. THERE ARE PLENTY OF BLACK OR MIXED RACE GIRLS DOING GREAT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY…

  11. C-mo Love September 22, 2010

    She is criminially underrated. I think it is because she is so humble, which you would think would be a good thing, but we Americans love cocky behavior. Don’t ever change Ms. Estelle…you are Fab and Fly just the way you are. Keep on shining.

  12. www.damnairfresh.com September 23, 2010

    Estelle is a great artist that is under rated. She can sang!

  13. Josh Garrett September 23, 2010

    Estelle is Great , i like her sound and her music , she is one of my Favorites.

  14. Porsche September 23, 2010

    I dont even hear anything about Adele or Duffy anymore, but Estelle I always hear about her. She is really good live singer.

  15. sweetcakes January 27, 2011

    i LOVE HER SHE IS GREAT!

    all people ever want to do is be negative know ones interested!!!!!, so take your negative self and take a hike! its amazing how the dislike is so strong but peeps still take the time and dedication to watch and post comments.

    people come from all walks of life and every1 path is different, so if you don’t like it coz you THINK you know something about that person and the type of person they are when in reality all u do is make assumptions, then jog on!! and let people do wat there doing.

    Go Estelle whoop whoop

    in life they will always be haters

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