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<b><span style="font-size:26.0pt">ESTELLE SET TO PERFORM HER SINGLE “CONQUEROR” WITH JUSSIE SMOLLETT OF
<i>EMPIRE </i>AT THE 2015 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS AIRING LIVE MAY 17<sup>th</sup> ON ABC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Also Performing On
<i>The<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">Late Late Show With James Corden</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> TONIGHT on CBS &
</span></span><i>UNCF An Evening Of Stars<sup>® </sup></i>on April 26<sup>th</sup> on BET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">Grammy Award-winning songstress and international recording artist
<b>Estelle</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>perform alongside
<b><i>Empire</i> recording artists Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray </b>at the
<b>2015 Billboard Music Awards</b>, airing live on<b> ABC May 17<sup>th</sup> at 8PM from The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
</b>The<b> <i>Empire</i></b> themed performance will feature a medley of the show’s biggest hits, including Estelle’s own empowering single
<b>“Conqueror,” </b><span style="color:black">(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvimH5_Ap4" target="_blank"><b>PRESS HERE</b></a><span style="color:black"> -
</span>from her current album<b> <i>True Romance)</i> </b>which was made into a duet for the show. The single immediately became the
<b>biggest-selling song on iTunes</b>, hitting the<b> Top 3 Overall and No. 1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Chart,
</b>after it was performed by<b> Estelle</b> and <b>Smollett </b>during <b>Estelle</b>’s guest starting role as “Delphine” on the hit FOX show.<b>
</b>The song also became a<b> Top 10 hit on the Hot R&B Songs Chart</b>, peaking at No. 8 on the list dated March 21 and<b>
</b>helped spur<b> The Empire TV soundtrack </b>to the <b>No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.
</b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-WWU696CYE"><b>PRESS HERE</b></a><b>
</b>to watch the performance from<b> <i>Empire.</i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Estelle</span></b> will also be stopping by
<b><i>The<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">Late Late Show with James Corden</span></i></b>
<b>tonight, April 23<sup>rd</sup></b>, to perform <b>“Conqueror”</b> – tune into <b>
CBS at 12:35am ET/PT.</b> On <b>Sunday April 26<sup>th</sup>,</b> <b>Estelle and Smollett</b> will sing their hit together on
<b><i>UNCF An Evening of Stars</i></b> airing on <b>BET</b> at <b>10/9c.</b> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-romance/id913537925">PRESS HERE</a><b>
</b>to purchase <b><i>True Romance</i></b> (<b>Established 1980, Inc./BMG)</b><span style="color:#006621">
</span>on <b>iTunes.</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Upcoming Live Dates & Appearances:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 1 New Orleans LA @ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 23 Aruba @ Soul Beach Music Festival<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">June 13 Boston, MA @ Boston Gay Pride<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">June 20 Detroit MI @ Chene Park Riverfront Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">June 21 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Gay Pride<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 10 San Diego, CA @ Comic-Con (with <i>
Steven Universe</i> cast)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 8 Columbia, MD @ Summer Spirit Festival – Merriweather Post Pavilion<b><o:p></o:p></b></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">RECENT PRAISE FOR ESTELLE:</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">"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>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.estelledarlings.com/" target="_blank">http://www.estelledarlings.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Estelle%20/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Estelle</a><span style="color:black"> //
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings</a><span style="color:black"> //
</span><a href="http://instagram.com/estelledarlings" target="_blank">Instagram.com/estelledarlings </a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on <b>Estelle</b>, please contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
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