Celeste Epiphany Waite (born 5 May 1994 in Culver City, California), known mononymously as Celeste, is a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter based in London. Raised in Saltdean near Brighton, she began her career in 2014 providing vocals for electronic producers including Avicii and Tieks, while self-releasing music on SoundCloud.
Her debut single "Daydreaming" was released in 2016 on Lily Allen's Bank Holiday Records label. She signed with Polydor Records in 2018 and released her second EP, Lately, in 2019. That same year she won the BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year award and the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards, before being named BBC Sound of 2020.
Her debut album Not Your Muse was released in January 2021 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, making her the first British female artist to top the chart with a debut album in over five years. The album earned nominations for the 2021 Mercury Prize and Brit Awards for Album of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist, and Best New Artist. She also co-wrote "Hear My Voice" for the film The Trial of the Chicago 7, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
Celeste's music blends soul, jazz, and alternative R&B, drawing comparisons to artists such as Adele and Nina Simone. In 2024 she appeared as a jazz club singer in Steve McQueen's film Blitz.
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