first number one on the UK Albums Chart with her debut project Not Your Muse last month. Not since Jess Glynne topped the charts in 2015 has a British female singer achieved this feat.
Not to mention, just last year Celeste landed at number one in BBC’s Sound of 2020 poll and copped a Rising Star Brit Award.
Though she’s been compared to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Adele, and the late Nina Simone, Celeste is proving her ability to carve out a lane of her own.Though she was born in Los Angeles, Celeste, whose father is Jamaican and mother British, was raised in Brighton, UK, and currently resides in London, England.
She has come a long way since her YouTube cover days at 17. Now at 26 years old, Celeste is an award-winning singer-songwriter.
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