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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ESTELLE TO PERFORM “CONQUEROR” (EMPIRE REMIX) WITH JUSSIE SMOLLETT AT
<i>UNCF AN EVENING OF STARS<sup>® </sup></i>AIRING APRIL 26<sup>th</sup> ON BET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Estelle To Join Panel for Re-launch of Art For Amnesty at Amnesty International USA’s 50<sup>th</sup> Annual Gathering on March 21<sup>st</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cartoon Network’s
<i>Steven Universe</i> Airs Estelle’s First Song As Her Character Garnet <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img width="357" height="430" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D05FEC.2ACC5860" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D05FEC.2ACC5860"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(Photo Credit: Uzo Oleh)</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Grammy Award-winning artist
<b>Estelle</b> will perform her hit</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> song<span style="color:black">
<b>“Conqueror”</b></span><b> </b>(the lead single from her new album<b> <i>True Romance</i>)<span style="color:black">
</span></b>as a special duet with<span style="color:black"> <b>Jussie Smollett </b>
at <b><i>UNCF An Evening of Stars<sup>®</sup></i></b></span>. A hallmark of African American superstars supporting minority education for 36 years, the show will be hosted by
<b>Anthony Anderson</b> and will <b>air April 26<sup>th</sup> on BET Network at 10p/9c.</b><span style="color:black">
</span><b>“Conqueror”</b> <b><span style="color:black">(</span></b></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvimH5_Ap4" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">became the
<b>biggest-selling song on iTunes</b> after the<span style="color:black"> duet version
</span>of the song <span style="color:black">aired </span>last week <span style="color:black">
during <b>FOX’s </b></span><b>hit show <i><span style="color:black">Empire</span>. </i></b>Performed by<b> Estelle
</b>(who guest starred as <b>Delphine</b>) and<b> Jussie Smollett </b>(who plays<b> Jamal</b>),
<b>“Conqueror” (Empire Remix) </b>claimed the <b><span style="color:black">#1 spot on the iTunes Hip-Hop Songs Chart
</span></b><span style="color:black">and a</span><b> Top 3 spot on the iTunes Overall Songs Chart<span style="color:black">.
<i>Entertainment Weekly</i> </span></b><span style="color:black">called it <i>“shining, triumphant”</i> while<b>
<i>People</i> </b>gushed <i>“it is the jam we cannot get out of our heads.”</i></span><b>
</b></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WWU696CYE"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">to watch the performance from<b>
<i>Empire</i></b><i>, </i>which can be found on the <b><i><span style="color:black">Original Soundtrack From Season One Of “Empire”</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">out now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On
<b>March </b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">21<sup>st</sup></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<b>Estelle</b> will </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">speak on a panel during the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">re-launch of the <b>Art for Amnesty program
</b>in partnership with the global Art for Amnesty, during <b>Amnesty International USA’s 50th Annual General Meeting
</b>at the<b> New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. </b>She will join <b>Annie Lennox, Harry Belafonte,
</b>Oscar winner<b> Laura Poitras, Jesse Williams </b>(<i>Grey’s Anatomy)</i>, <b>
Piper Kerman </b>(Author of <i>Orange is the New Black)</i>,<b> </b>MTV World GM<b> Nusrat Durrani
</b>and Amnesty International USA Executive Director<b> Steven W. Hawkins</b> for the discussion. The Art for Amnesty program works with artists, musicians, filmmakers, museums, art galleries, and entertainment industry non-profits around the world who are
committed to using their voices to advocate for human rights. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Estelle,</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">who <span style="color:black">
voice</span>s<span style="color:black"> </span>one of the lead <span style="color:black">
characters, <b>Garnet,</b> on <b>Cartoon Network</b>’s hit show <b><i>Steven Universe</i></b></span><b><i>,
</i></b>sang her first full-length song as <b>Garnet</b> entitled <b>“Stronger Than You.”
</b>It premiered during a <b>special half-hour episode on Thursday, March 12<sup>th</sup> at 5pm ET/PT</b>.
</span><a href="http://youtu.be/JpXcpiOdp4s"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRESS HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> to watch the video for
<b>“Stronger Than You” </b>(music & lyrics by Rebecca Sugar with additional music written by Jeff Liu).
<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-romance/id913537925"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">to purchase
<b><i>True Romance</i></b> (<b>Established 1980, Inc./BMG)</b><span style="color:#006621">
</span>on <b>iTunes.</b> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a href="http://youtu.be/ayRh6dZIFWw"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
to watch <b>Estelle</b> perform <b>“End of the Road”</b> with <b>Gladys Knight & Martina Mc</b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bride during Skyville Live.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PRAISE FOR “CONQUEROR” & ESTELLE’S
<i>TRUE ROMANCE</i> ALBUM:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“..anthemic” –
<b><i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“striking” –
<b><i>VH1</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">"It delivers...[with] a fairytale ending." -
<b><i>Rolling Stone</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“…a cornucopia of styles delivered by a singer who clearly has learned from all of them, and who never
felt the need to settle.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">” <i>– <b>New York Times</b></i></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">"Estelle’s influences range from pop to hip-hop to reggae to soul....sensational pipes..." -
<b><i>People</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#111111">“…there’s a tell-tale swirl to the sound, whipping together a ripple of strings, a gleam of bass and a splash of jazz…the
music’s peculiar amalgam of British soul gives the star a place of her own.” <i>– <b>New York Daily News</b></i></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.estelledarlings.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">http://www.estelledarlings.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Estelle%20/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.facebook.com/Estelle</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
// </span><a href="https://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
// </span><a href="http://instagram.com/estelledarlings" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Instagram.com/estelledarlings </span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For more information on
<b>Estelle</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Press Here<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Carla Senft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">carla@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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