Estelle

I love singing, so I want to see how far I can take it. I love the challenge, and I won't be happy until I have a wall full of gold discs and seven huge world tours under my belt. ”

Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different view. I'm coming at soul from my own place. ”

I'd really started hating music. I'd started hating all the songs, hating being in the industry, hating doing the shows. So I had to learn to love music again if I wanted to continue doing this. ”

I love rom-coms. Any will do. Films such as 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' or 'Funny Face' with Audrey Hepburn. ”

You know, sometimes you fall in love and you get treated badly, sometimes you get treated well. ”

The Americans love me because I'm so completely unwilling to change my whole Britishness. ”

I always have to get my U.K. fix, and 'Downton Abbey' is definitely that. I absolutely love period dramas, but this one is particularly appealing - following the ins and outs of aristocracy as well as the interaction between the rich and the poor. ”

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it. ”

Adele ain't soul. ”

I went to New York and Miami and hung out by the beach, and I love the American boys, so I wrote a song about it. ”