Celeste (singer)

Celeste Epiphany Waite was born in Culver City, California, on 5 May 1994, to an English mother and a Jamaican father.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2014/08/celeste-waite-born-again|title=Celeste Waite – "Born Again"|last=Tanner|first=Jon|date=5 August 2014|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=17 December 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dummymag.com/features/taking-off-celeste/|title=Taking Off: Celeste|last=Martin|first=Felicity|date=2 February 2019|website=Dummy|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127181945/https://www.dummymag.com/features/taking-off-celeste/|archive-date=27 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2019}} Her mother had been working as a make-up artist in the U.S., having initially worked in Hong Kong after graduating from beauty school in London.{{Cite web|last=Linazasoro|first=Nick|date=27 January 2021|title=Saltdean girl Celeste announces debut album and Brighton concert|url=https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2021/01/27/saltdean-girl-celeste-announces-debut-album-and-brighton-concert/|access-date=28 January 2021|website=Brighton and Hove News}}{{Cite web|last=Ekpoudom|first=Aniefiok|date=19 October 2020|title=For Celeste, the wait has finally paid off|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/celeste-interview|access-date=20 October 2020|website=GQ}} Her father had moved to the U.S. from Jamaica to be with his mother while she studied at university. Following her parents' separation, Celeste moved to her mother's native United Kingdom, settling in Dagenham at the age of three, before moving to the village of Saltdean on the outskirts of Brighton at the age of five, where she spent most of her early years.{{Cite news |url=https://indie-mag.com/2017/12/soul-newcomer-celeste/|title=soul newcomer celeste takes us back to her hometown|last=Markus|first=Undine|date=18 December 2017|website=INDIE Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=28 November 2019}}

At the age of 10, Celeste spent a year doing ballet at a performing arts school where teachers had offered her a scholarship. She recalls becoming interested in music through discovering Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, whose music was played throughout her family home, before discovering her own music from names such as Thelonious Monk, Koko Taylor and Sun Ra through YouTube and iTunes at the age of 14.{{Cite web|url=https://notion.online/celeste/|title=Celeste|last=Khamis|first=Laura|date=4 September 2019|website=Notion|language=en-GB|access-date=27 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2017/03/14/celeste-chocolate-track-review|title=HAVE YOU HEARD? Celeste – Chocolate|last=Johnson|first=Eugenie|date=14 March 2017|website=DIY|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/discovery-celeste|title=Discovery: Celeste|last=Weiss|first=Haley|date=13 February 2017|website=Interview|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213210030/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/discovery-celeste|archive-date=13 February 2017|access-date=28 November 2019}} Celeste recalls singing hymns at church in Brighton as one of her earliest musical memories.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/03/19/celeste-interview-spring-19-issue/|title=Interview with singer Celeste in Spring 19 issue of Wonderland|last=Walker|first=Lily|date=19 March 2019|website=Wonderland|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127173537/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/03/19/celeste-interview-spring-19-issue/|archive-date=27 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2019}} When Celeste was 16, her father died of lung cancer, aged 49.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/celeste-interview-music-strange-a4282266.html|title=Celeste: 'After my father died, I had so much more drive to do music'|last=Smyth|first=Savid|date=8 November 2019|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}}

File:Longridge Avenue, Saltdean (geograph 3002486) (cropped).jpg charity shop where she worked at age 17.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18250440.celeste-painted-kitchen-wall-fond-memories-saltdean-charity-shop-star-worked/|title='Celeste painted our kitchen wall': fond memories at charity shop where star worked|last=Churchman|first=Laurie|date=21 February 2020|website=The Argus|language=en|access-date=11 April 2020}}|237x237px]]

As a teenager, Celeste would write music and perform in bands. She "accidentally" wrote her first song, "Sirens", with her former bandmates at the age of 16. The song was inspired by the death of her father and was published to YouTube where it got the attention of her current manager.{{Cite web|url=http://www.umusic.ca/2019/02/07/meet-celeste/|title=MEET: Celeste, an alluring, soulful singer from England|date=7 February 2019|website=Universal Music Group|language=en-US|access-date=27 November 2019|archive-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127201127/http://www.umusic.ca/2019/02/07/meet-celeste/|url-status=dead}} Her manager arranged studio sessions for her at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, where the crew were reportedly so impressed with Celeste's song-writing skills, that they would try to give her more time in the studio. At 18, she started working in the studio after she graduated and began taking her music career seriously, while playing her first gigs in and around Brighton.{{Cite web |url=http://www.spbx.co.uk/euphony-concept-of-thought-and-celeste-waite-22812-ouch-bar/|title=Euphony, Concept Of Thought and Celeste Waite – 22/8/12 – Ouch! Bar|last=Goodier|first=Michael|date=24 August 2012|website=Soapbox|language=en-US|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217150011/http://www.spbx.co.uk/euphony-concept-of-thought-and-celeste-waite-22812-ouch-bar/|url-status=dead}} Celeste studied Music Technology at Varndean College for her sixth form education.{{Cite tweet|number=1215595802518786048|user=varndean|title=Congratulations to @celeste. A former student who studied Music Tech at Varndean College.|author=Varndean College|date=10 January 2020}}

Celeste told Annie Mac that while her friends asked for driving lessons as their 18th birthday gift, she asked for a MacBook laptop which she would later use to begin recording herself on GarageBand.{{Cite web|last=((BBC Radio 1))|interviewer-last1=Mac |interviewer-first1=Annie |title=Sat down with the lovely Annie Mac at BBC Radio 1 last week ❤️ Show is online for another 10 days if you'd like to listen|date=24 September 2019 |url=https://www.facebook.com/celeste/videos/2434794740107855/|work=Celeste|time= 0:38|via=Facebook|language=en|access-date=28 September 2019}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}} Celeste published her first SoundCloud song, "Born Again" to the platform in July 2014.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/listen-celeste-born-again|title=Listen: Celeste – "Born Again"|last=O'Brien|first=George|date=24 July 2014|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en|access-date=17 December 2019}} The song, which was produced by Tev'n, was described by Jim Carroll of The Irish Times as "a striking blast of soulful, seductive vocals backed by a ghostly electronic r'n'b groove."{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2014/08/14/new-music-young-rising-sons-marle-celeste-waite/|title=New Music – Young Rising Sons, Marlé, Celeste Waite {{!}} On The Record|last=Carroll|first=Jim|date=14 August 2014|website=Irish Times|access-date=17 December 2019}} Throughout 2014, Celeste published more songs such as "DEVIL" and "What's Your Poison?",{{Cite web|url=http://stagedoor.fm/2014/09/18/new-music-celeste-whats-poison/|title=New music: Celeste – 'What's Your Poison'|date=18 September 2014|website=Stagedoor FM|language=en-GB|access-date=17 December 2019}}{{Cite web|title=Celeste – DEVIL|via = YouTube| date=17 November 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8mjlGnjk9Q|language=en|access-date=17 December 2019}} the latter of which is the only 2014 song that remains on her SoundCloud account.{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/celestewaite|title=Celeste: Tracks|website=SoundCloud|publisher=Celeste [confirmed account]|language=en}} In November 2014, she compiled those three songs into a four-track self-titled EP to the platform. The EP which was described by Vice as a "combination of melancholic pop and glitchy electronic tracks."{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/da/article/premiere-celeste-debut-self-titled-ep-stream/|title=Premiere: Stream Celeste's Debut Self-Titled EP|date=4 November 2014|website=Vice|access-date=10 April 2020}} Celeste also started her BBC musical journey when she uploaded her song "North Circular" onto the BBC Music Introducing website in 2014, where it gained support from DJs on BBC Radio 1. She featured on British dance producer Tieks' 2014 debut single "Sing That Song" which reach No. 90 on the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite web|title=Listen to Tieks' "Sing That Song" f/ Celeste|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2014/08/tieks-celeste-sing-that-song|last=Keith|first=James|date=22 August 2014|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=20 May 2020}} She also featured on Swedish musician Avicii's song "Touch Me" in 2015, prior to making her solo mononymous debut.{{Cite web|title=Avicii, 'Stories' Review|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/10/01/album-review-avicii-stories/RlHwZdjipAKNahAc453Y5N/story.html|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=1 October 2015|website=Boston Globe|language=en-CA|access-date=20 May 2020}} It was during this time that Celeste assisted electronic duo Real Lies as a vocalist while they toured with Foals in 2015.

Celeste completed her GCE Advanced Levels in Music and Textiles in 2016 before working at the local Black Horse pub in Rottingdean.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/celeste-singer|title=Why Celeste is the most hotly tipped singer for 2020|last=Johnston|first=Kathleen|date=9 January 2020|website=GQ|language=en-GB|access-date=9 January 2020}}

Celeste released her debut single "Daydreaming" under Lily Allen's record label, Bank Holiday Records, in October 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/radar/read/on-the-radar-celeste/076525|title=On The Radar: Celeste|last=Homewood|first=Ben|date=18 June 2019|website=Music Week|language=en|access-date=27 November 2019}} The song was produced by London-based producer J. D. Reid and Tev'n.{{Cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/352710/p2fb-watch-four-up-and-coming-musicians-to-keep-an-eye-on-in-2020|title=WATCH: Four up-and-coming musicians to keep an eye on in 2020|last=AFP Relax News|date=24 November 2019|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} She wrote the song while working in her local Black Horse pub in Rottingdean. She told i-D: "I couldn't wait to leave! I was pulling pints and listening to Shirley Bassey imagining I was in Carnegie Hall doing a performance in floor length fur."{{Cite web |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/7xvgmd/10-things-to-know-about-celeste|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127201419/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/7xvgmd/10-things-to-know-about-celeste|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2019|title=10 things to know about celeste|last=Nylander|first=Lynette|date=15 November 2016|website=i-D|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} Celeste made her radio debut in December 2016 when BBC Radio 1 presenter Annie Mac played "Daydreaming" after announcing Celeste as one of her "New Names".{{Cite web |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/celeste-milk-and-honey|title=Celeste embarks on a journey to the promised land in new track on Lily Allen's label "Milk & Honey"|last=Hawkes|first=Jake|date=14 February 2017|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} The song was added to the BBC Radio 1Xtra playlist in February 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/48Cmh9ZctGGB6DJCRxkxj50/celeste-is-bbc-music-introducing-artist-of-the-year-2019|title=Celeste is BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year 2019|date=3 December 2019|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=13 December 2019}}

Celeste released her debut EP, The Milk & the Honey, under Bank Holiday Records in March 2017.{{Cite web|title=The Milk & the Honey (EP) by Celeste|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-milk-the-honey/1212590968|work=Apple Music|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/19/one-to-watch-celeste-milk-honey-lately-michael-kiwanuka|title=One to watch: Celeste|last=Mahanty|first=Shannon|date=19 October 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=27 November 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} The 3-track EP includes the tracks "Milk & Honey", "Chocolate" and "Daydreaming". Celeste told The Line of Best Fit that the song "Milk & Honey" is about "finding some sort of Nirvana". She continued by saying that the song "touches upon [her] aspirations of wealth and love and visions [she has] had dreams about, and reminisces on times of melancholy." Eugenie Johnson of DIY compared Celeste's vocals on "Chocolate" to that of Billie Holiday. The EP also received support from Beats 1 presenter Julie Adenuga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/she-s-such-an-exciting-fresh-talent-warner-chappell-signs-celeste/074783|title='She's such an exciting fresh talent': Warner/Chappell signs Celeste|last=Paine|first=Andre|date=17 December 2018|website=Music Week|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}}

Following the EP's release, Celeste completed a month-long residency at a venue named Laylow in Ladbroke Grove.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/celeste-interview-coco-blood-lately-2531309|title=Celeste on crafting soul from the heart of Notting Hill and making a fan in Spike Lee|last=Evans|first=Georgia|date=22 July 2019|website=NME|language=en-GB|access-date=28 November 2019}} It was here where Celeste began performing for celebrities such as Riz Ahmed and Idris Elba. "Spike Lee picked up one of my records and I signed it for him, which I never ever expected," Celeste told NME. She embarked on her second-ever UK tour as a supporting act, this time with Rae Morris in September 2017.{{Cite tweet|number=910579638862311424|user=raemorrismusic|title=so looking forward to seeing @celestewaite play & having her on tour with us... tickets still available here ...|author=Rae Morris|date=20 September 2017}}

Celeste released the promotional single "Not For Me" in October 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/not-for-me-single/1293199107|title=Not for Me – Single by Celeste|website=Apple Music|date=20 October 2017|access-date=28 November 2019}} Celeste described the single as "a song about unrequited love and falling out of love with the city that [she] grew up in, London."{{Cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/10/19/premiere-celeste-not-for-me/|title=Premiere: Celeste – "Not For Me"|date=19 October 2017|website=Wonderland|language=en-US|access-date=28 November 2019}} She originally wanted the song to be on her first EP, The Milk & the Honey, but lost it on the digital file system. She released it as an independent single after finding it a few months later. Celeste embarked on her third-ever supporting tour of the UK and Europe with the band Skinny Living in October 2017. She played her last show supporting Roy Ayers at The Jazz Café in London in late November 2017.{{Cite tweet|number=907987454136918016|user=celeste|title=I'm going on tour around the UK & Europe 💃🏽 all dates with @SkinnyLivingUK including the Jazz Cafe supporting Roy Ayers|author=Celeste|date=13 September 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/celeste/photos/a.544093542383515/1428959893896871/?type=3|title=Last night night supporting #RoyAyers at The Jazz Cafe|date=30 November 2017|via=Facebook|publisher=Celeste|language=en|access-date=28 December 2019}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}}

Celeste signed to Polydor Records where she caught the attention of singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, who was already on the label. Throughout 2018, Celeste released the singles "Lately" as well as a live version of the song "Both Sides of the Moon".{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lately-feat-gotts-street-park-single/1439797526|title=Lately (feat. Gotts Street Park) – Single by Celeste|website=Apple Music|date=2 November 2018|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/both-sides-of-the-moon-live-single/1436583660|title=Both Sides of the Moon (Live) – Single by Celeste|website=Apple Music|date=28 September 2018|access-date=28 November 2019}} The two songs were recorded by UK production collective Gotts Street Park and were released ahead of Celeste's second EP, Lately which was to be released in March 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/celeste-fathers-son-music-video/|title=celeste's new single is an emotional ode to absent fathers|last=Dunn|first=Frankie|date=28 January 2019|website=i-D|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} In January 2020, Celeste told NME that "Both Sides of the Moon" was her favourite song to write and record, stating "It was the first song at the time that I felt used all of the lyrics and imagery that I'd wanted to for so long in a song, but also had a sonic that I'd been trying to achieve for a while".{{Cite web |title=Celeste: Meet the NME 100|date=3 January 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOmOcQwavoU|via=YouTube|work=NME|language=en|access-date=8 January 2020}} Celeste signed to Warner Chappell Music publishing company in December 2018,{{Cite web|url=https://uk.warnerchappell.com/news-details/749|title=Warner/Chappell signs deal with Celeste|date=14 December 2018|website=Warner Chappell Music|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128093502/https://uk.warnerchappell.com/news-details/749|url-status=dead}} before releasing the single "Father's Son", a "heartbreaking examination of absent fathers", in January 2019. She saw support when "Father's Son" was promoted on BBC Radio 6 Music by Tom Robinson in March 2019,{{Cite web|url=http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/celeste-releases-lately-ep-out-today/|title=CELESTE RELEASES LATELY EP, OUT TODAY|date=22 March 2019|website=Universal Music Group|language=en-US|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002d0b|title=The Tom Robinson Show – Sat 9 Feb 2019|last=Robinson|first=Tom|date=9 February 2019|website=BBC Radio 6 Music|access-date=28 November 2019}} as well as when "Both Sides of the Moon" was played on BBC Radio 1 by Annie Mac and Huw Stephens in October 2019,{{Cite tweet|number=1057171986550525952|user=celeste|title=thank you @AnnieMac @huwstephens @AdeleRoberts for playing BOTH SIDES on @BBCR1 yesterday ❤️ the support is overwhelming 🌙💛🌗💫 xxx|author=Celeste [confirmed account]|date=30 October 2018}} "Both Sides of the Moon" was also played on Beats 1 by Elton John, who noted: "Celeste is quite something else...watch out for her." The song was also picked for Apple Music's Best of 2018 playlist.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ro/playlist/best-of-2018-editors-picks/pl.757b83f216514160865f52cb05a88e87|title=Best of 2018: Editors' Picks|website=Apple Music|language=en-gb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228104612/https://music.apple.com/ro/playlist/best-of-2018-editors-picks/pl.757b83f216514160865f52cb05a88e87|archive-date=28 December 2019|access-date=28 December 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/celestewaite/photos/a.544093542383515/1886506978142158/?type=3|title=Celeste on Facebook: "Both Sides of the Moon has been added to Apple Music's best of 2018 playlist!! Thank you so much Listen here:.."|date=13 December 2018|via=Facebook|publisher=Celeste [confirmed account]|language=en|access-date=28 December 2019}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}}

Celeste released her second extended play titled Lately in March 2019. The five-track EP features "Both Sides of the Moon (Live)", "Lately", "Father's Son", "Summer (ft. Jeshi)" and "Ugly Thoughts".{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/UK-Breakout-Celestes-New-EP-Lately-Out-Now-On-True-PantherEQT-20190322|title=U.K. Breakout Celeste's New EP Lately Out Now On True Panther/EQT|last=BWW News Desk|date=22 March 2019|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} The EP charted on the British, German, French and Spanish iTunes charts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/artists/music/celeste-2/albums/lately-ep/|title=iTunesCharts.net: 'Lately – EP' by Celeste (British Albums iTunes Chart)|website=iTunesCharts.net|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209114706/http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/artists/music/celeste-2/albums/lately-ep/|archive-date=9 December 2019|access-date=9 December 2019}} Shannon Mahanty of The Guardian wrote, "Proving Celeste's deft ability to sever a heartstring, [Lately] moves from the soul-tinged jazz of the title track, to sultry toxic love ballad 'Both Sides of the Moon', via 'Father's Son'". Celeste performed a showcase at SXSW under BBC Radio 1 in March 2019, as well as a BBC Music Introducing session at Maida Vale Studios in April 2019. Celeste supported Neneh Cherry at the Brighton Festival in May 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://brightonfestival.org/event/17458/neneh_cherry/|title=Neneh Cherry + support at Brighton Festival / Brighton Festival|website=Brighton Festival|language=en|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617231254/https://brightonfestival.org/event/17458/neneh_cherry/|url-status=dead}} and performed on the BBC Music Introducing stage at Glastonbury Festival as well as at Field Day in June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/er3v9r/acts/anx3q9|title=Glastonbury 2019 – Celeste|publisher=BBC|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/this-is-field-day-2019-straight-up/|title=this is field day 2019, straight up|last=Dunn|first=Frankie|date=12 June 2019|website=i-D|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} Gemma Samways from NME described Celeste's debut Primavera Sound set in June 2019 as "spellbinding", noting that "next year she'll be on a much, much bigger stage."{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/primavera-sound-the-12-best-acts-we-caught-at-the-spanish-festivals-groundbreaking-2019-edition|title=Primavera Sound: the 12 best acts we caught at the Spanish festival's groundbreaking 2019 edition|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|date=2 June 2019|website=NME|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007203913/https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/primavera-sound-the-12-best-acts-we-caught-at-the-spanish-festivals-groundbreaking-2019-edition|archive-date=7 October 2019|access-date=28 November 2019}}

In the latter half of 2019, Celeste released 4 singles, namely "Coco Blood", "She's My Sunshine" and both a studio and live version of "Strange".{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/celeste/888705492#see-all/single-albums|title=Singles & EPs – Celeste|website=Apple Music|access-date=28 November 2019}} "Coco Blood" was described by Savannah Sicurella of Paste as a "warm coming-of-age song" that references Celeste's British-Jamaican heritage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/06/daily-dose-celeste-coco-blood.html|title=Daily Dose: Celeste, "Coco Blood"|last=Sicurella|first=Savannah|date=24 June 2019|website=Paste|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} Celeste ventured to Jamaica to film the music video which was directed by Akinola Davids, also known as Crack Stevens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/07/22/celeste-coco-blood-video-premiere|title=Celeste heads to Jamaica for the vivid 'Coco Blood' video|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=22 July 2019|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/UK-Breakout-Celeste-Debuts-New-Single-COCO-BLOOD-20190624|title=U.K. Breakout Celeste Debuts New Single COCO BLOOD|last=BWW News Desk|date=24 June 2019|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=28 November 2019}} Celeste collaborated with Mulberry in June 2019 when she performed at the inaugural #MulberryMyLocal event in London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.luxurydaily.com/mulberry-celebrates-londons-music-scene-in-pop-up-series/|title=Mulberry spotlights London's music scene in pop-up series|last=Ramirez|first=Sarah|date=24 June 2019|website=Luxury Daily|language=en-US|access-date=8 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mulberry-pub-gigs|title=Mulberry Is Inviting You To The Pub This Summer|last=Newbold|first=Alice|date=12 June 2019|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB|access-date=8 January 2020}} She provided the theme song for the acclaimed BBC documentary programme Black Hollywood: They Gotta Have Us in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivemissionsmore.com/music-supervision-black-hollywood-theyve-gotta-have-us/|title=Music Supervision / Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'|website=Five Missions More|access-date=28 December 2019}} In October 2019, Celeste supported Janelle Monáe for a night at Columbiahalle in Berlin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbb24.de/kultur/beitrag/2019/07/berlin-konzertkritik-janelle-monae-columbiahalle.html|title=Eine bleibende Erinnerung tief im Herzen der Fans|last=Lehmann|first=Jens|date=7 October 2019|website=Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg|language=de|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725041647/https://www.rbb24.de/kultur/beitrag/2019/07/berlin-konzertkritik-janelle-monae-columbiahalle.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/celeste-on-the-rise|title=On The Rise: Celeste|last=Padin|first=Malvika|date=5 December 2019|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en|access-date=15 December 2019}} She made her television debut when she performed "Strange" on an episode of Later... with Jools Holland on 24 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07rtsns|title=BBC Two – Later... Live Tracks, Celeste – Strange (Later... With Jools Holland)|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=8 January 2020}}

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In November 2019, Elton John added "Strange" and "She's My Sunshine" to his personal Apple Music playlist.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/elton-johns-playlist/pl.9192e00c1da741719f7b4816d164031e|title=Elton John's Playlist|website=Apple Music|publisher=Rocket Hour|language=en-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128121754/https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/elton-johns-playlist/pl.9192e00c1da741719f7b4816d164031e|archive-date=28 November 2019|access-date=28 November 2019}} Celeste gained support from English television personality James Corden after he tweeted "I cannot stop listening to [Celeste] this is her song Strange. It's sensational. I dare you not to love her. I dare you x"{{Cite tweet|number=1189788247066497024|user=JKCorden|title=I cannot stop listening to @celeste this is her song Strange. It's sensational. I dare you not to love her. I dare you x|author=James Corden|date=31 October 2019}} Celeste sold out a three-night residency at Omeara in London,{{Cite web|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/celeste-has-announced-a-new-batch-of-dates-for-2020|title=Celeste has announced a new batch of dates for 2020|date=25 October 2019|website=Dork|language=en|access-date=16 January 2020}} before embarking on a tour supporting Michael Kiwanuka in November 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50680360|title=Soul singer Celeste wins Brits Rising Star award|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=6 December 2019|publisher=BBC|access-date=6 December 2019|language=en-GB}} On 3 December 2019, Celeste won the BBC Music Award for BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/celeste-introducing|title=Celeste awarded BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year 2019|date=3 December 2019|publisher=BBC|access-date=18 December 2019}} Following this, she appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour segment where she talked about her musical upbringing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-50649195/celeste-being-yourself-is-one-of-the-most-important-things|title=Celeste: Being yourself is important|date=3 December 2019|website=BBC News|language=en|access-date=19 December 2019}}

On 6 December 2019, the British Phonographic Industry announced that Celeste was the winner of the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards and that she would be receiving the award and performing at the ceremony in February 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/06/soul-singer-celeste-named-winner-of-brits-rising-star-award|title=Soul singer Celeste named winner of Brits rising star award|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=6 December 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 December 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} This was followed by the release of Compilation 1.1, a collection of Celeste's "best singles so far".{{Cite web|title=Compilation 1.1 by Celeste|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/compilation-1-1/1489458593|publisher=Apple Music|language=en-gb|access-date=9 December 2019}} The project is a re-issue of the EP Lately, with "Strange" and "Coco Blood" as additional songs. Celeste took to Twitter to promote the project, saying: "All of my releases so far in one place, Compilation 1.1 is available to stream now".{{Cite tweet|number=1203283014450466817|user=celeste|title=All of my releases so far in one place, Compilation 1.1 is available to stream now https://Celeste.lnk.to/Compilation x|author=Celeste [confirmed account]|date=7 December 2019}} Celeste was later longlisted in the annual poll of 170 music critics, Sound of 2020 by BBC, who admired her for her "Timeless soul to tug at your heartstrings" and specifically noted her as "the one to beat" following her previous accolades from the Brit Awards and BBC Music Introducing.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50741299|title=Yungblud and Celeste make BBC Sound of 2020 list|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=12 December 2019|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 December 2019|language=en-GB}}

While in Paris, Celeste made her French television debut when she performed "Strange" after actors Timothée Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh promoted their film Little Women (2019) on an episode of the French talk show C à vous in December 2019.{{Cite web |title=C à vous la suite Intégrale : Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan et Celeste|url=https://www.france.tv/france-5/c-a-vous-la-suite/c-a-vous-la-suite-saison-11/1117587-c-a-vous-la-suite.html|work=France Télévisions|date=11 December 2019 |publisher=C à vous|language=fr|access-date=15 December 2019}} She also later performed the song on the New Year's special of Top of the Pops on BBC One.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/top-of-the-pops-2019-christmas-and-new-year-line-up-revealed-including-lewis-capaldi-mabel-dermot-kennedy-and-freya-ridings__27939/|title=Top of the Pops' Christmas and New Year line-up revealed|last=White|first=Jack|date=6 December 2019|website=Official Charts Company|language=en|access-date=31 December 2019}}

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During the 2020 New Year, Celeste was predicted as a breakthrough act for the year by publications such as Vogue,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/miss-vogue/article/2020-new-musicians|title=9 Musicians Set To Go Global In 2020|last=Collins|first=Hattie|date=20 December 2019|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB|access-date=7 January 2020}} The Guardian,{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/27/bradford-bassline-and-ketamine-charged-punk-50-new-artists-for-2020|title=Bradford bassline and ketamine-charged punk – 50 new artists for 2020|last1=Beaumont-Thomas|first1=Ben|date=27 December 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=9 January 2020|last2=Snapes|first2=Laura|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} NME,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/nme-100-essential-new-artists-for-2020-2592024|title=The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2020|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=3 January 2020|website=NME|language=en-GB|access-date=8 January 2020}} GQ,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/best-music-artists-2020|title=Seven musicians to love in 2020|last=Solomon|first=Kate|date=2 January 2020|website=GQ|language=en-GB|access-date=9 January 2020}} The Independent,{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/ones-to-watch-2020-new-music-artists-georgia-celeste-benjiflow-tia-carys-a9259736.html|title=The 10 new artists to look out for in 2020|last1=O'Connor|first1=Roisin|last2=Pollard|first2=Alexandra|date=31 December 2019|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=7 January 2020}} and Ticketmaster UK.{{Cite web|url=https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/new-for-2020/|title=Ticketmaster: New For 2020|website=Ticketmaster UK|access-date=9 January 2020}} On 9 January 2020, Celeste was announced as the winner of BBC's music poll Sound of 2020,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51020113|title=Celeste got fired over her love of music – now she's won the BBC Sound of 2020|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=9 January 2020|publisher=BBC|access-date=9 January 2020|language=en-GB}} before she released her first single of the year, "Stop This Flame".{{Cite web|url=https://www.readdork.com/news/celeste-stop-this-flame-single|title=Celeste has dropped her new single 'Stop This Flame', and topped the BBC Sound of 2020 poll|date=9 January 2020|website=Dork|language=en|access-date=9 January 2020}} GQ named Celeste as "the most hotly tipped singer for 2020." after the release of "Stop This Flame". Celeste made her first appearance on BBC World News on the Breakfast segment, before having her single "Stop This Flame" debuted on BBC Radio 1 by Annie Mac.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000d1ws|title=Radio 1's Future Sounds with Annie Mac – Sound Of 2020: Celeste|date=9 January 2020|last=Mac|first=Annie|type=Radio broadcast|language=en|work=BBC Sounds|minutes=30:18|quote=...I went on BBC Breakfast and I was actually on the news which was so surreal...|access-date=10 January 2020|archive-date=9 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109215959/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000d1ws|url-status=dead}} Compilation 1.1 reached No. 1 on the UK's iTunes Chart following her BBC Sound of 2020 win.{{Cite web|url=http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/artists/music/celeste-2/albums/compilation-11/|title='Compilation 1.1' by Celeste (British Albums iTunes Chart)|website=iTunesCharts.net|access-date=9 December 2019}}

Celeste made her American late-night television debut when she performed "Strange" on The Late Late Show with James Corden in late January 2020.{{Cite web|title=Celeste: Strange|date=30 January 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPNnHZk0ai8|via=YouTube|publisher=The Late Late Show with James Corden|language=en|access-date=30 January 2020}} She was featured alongside Maisie Peters on the front cover of Music Week in January 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/opinion/read/is-new-music-better-than-ever-in-2020/078639|title=Is new music better than ever in 2020?|last=Homewood|first=Ben|date=21 January 2020|website=Music Week|language=en|access-date=21 April 2020}} Following Celeste's performance of "Strange" at the 2020 Brit Awards, Celeste saw interest from other big names in the pop music industry who attended the ceremony such as Billie Eilish,{{Cite tweet|number=1231898771950362624|user=BigTop40|title=So @billieeilish is just as big a fan of @celeste's music are we are|author=((The Official Big Top 40))|date=24 February 2020}} Camila Cabello,{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CamilaCabelloBR/status/1231949801916375041|title=Camila Cabello Instagram Story: 24 February 2020|access-date=29 February 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}} Finneas,{{Cite tweet|number=1232334740910264322|user=finneas|title=Heard this song for the first time when performing at the brits and fell in love with it immediately|author=FINNEAS|date=25 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225161621/https://twitter.com/finneas/status/1232334740910264322|archive-date=25 February 2020|url-status=dead}} and Stormzy.{{Cite tweet|number=1230155489578823680|user=BRITs|title="That's a perfect song." The moment @stormzy bumped into @celeste backstage at The #BRITs and told her exactly how much he loves 'Strange'|author=BRIT Awards|date=19 February 2020}} Celeste was listed on Forbes{{'}} annual 30 Under 30 list, which recognises the 30 most influential people in Europe under the age of 30, in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Celeste, Lewis Capaldi, Ncuti Gatwa And The 30 Under 30 Europe Entertainment Class Of 2020|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sofialottopersio/2020/03/17/celeste-lewis-capaldi-ncuti-gatwa-and-the-30-under-30-europe-entertainment-class-of-2020/|last=Persio|first=Sofia Lotto|date=17 March 2020|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2 May 2020}} In late March 2020, Celeste made the front cover of The Sunday Times Style, where she was named "fashion's new front-row star".{{Cite news|last=Russell|first=Scarlett|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/meet-celeste-the-brit-award-winning-singer-creating-a-sound-thats-all-her-own-scj9qs33q|title=Meet Celeste, the Brit award‑winning singer creating a sound that's all her own|date=29 March 2020|work=The Times|access-date=21 April 2020|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-P4AhSB0uM/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B-P4AhSB0uM |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=limited|title=Polydor Records on Instagram: "Celeste for The Sunday Times Style Cover...|date=27 March 2020|website=Instagram|publisher=Polydor Records|language=en|access-date=21 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}

In April 2020 she did a virtual performance from her bedroom on The Graham Norton Show to encourage social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-04-10/graham-norton-show-lockdown/|title=Graham Norton joined by Michael Bublé, Michael Sheen, Martin Freeman, Daisy Haggard and Celeste for first lockdown show|last=Fullerton|first=Huw|date=10 April 2020|website=Radio Times|language=en|access-date=10 April 2020}} For the April 2020 fundraiser telecast, The Big Night In, Celeste performed a cover of Bill Withers' "Lean on Me" and also appeared in the Live Lounge Allstars' charity single "Times Like These."{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-04-23/bbc-big-night-in-hosts-performers/|title=When is the BBC'S Big Night In on TV? Special guests, performances and everything you need to know|last=Molina-Whyte|first=Lidia|date=23 April 2020|website=Radio Times|language=en|access-date=23 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/listen-to-radio-1s-live-lounge-charity-single-times-like-these-featuring-dua-lipa-chris-martin-and-bastille__29532/|title=Radio 1 unveil all-star Live Lounge charity single: Listen|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=23 April 2020|website=Official Charts Company|language=en|access-date=23 April 2020}} Celeste and Sam Smith were the only two artists to do solo musical performances in the telecast. The charity single was Celeste's first No. 1 and her first top 10 entry in the UK. She planned to embark on her first headlining tour of Europe in April 2020, however these shows were cancelled due to the same coronavirus pandemic.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottishmusicnetwork.co.uk/celeste-cancels-april-headline-tour/|title=Celeste cancels April headline tour|date=20 March 2020|website=Scottish Music Network|language=en-GB|access-date=10 April 2020}}

Celeste released the single "I Can See The Change", which was produced by Grammy-winning musician Finneas, in late May 2020.{{Cite web|title=Celeste unveils Finneas-produced new single "I Can See The Change"|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/celeste-unveils-finneas-produced-new-single-i-can-see-the-change|last=Kenneally|first=Cerys|date=27 May 2020|website=The Line of Best Fit|language=en|access-date=27 May 2020}} She was nominated in the Best New International Act category at the 2020 BET Awards. She recorded a cover version of Bob Marley's "One Love" for the brand Oakley as part of their "For the Love of Sport" campaign in August 2020.{{Cite magazine|last=Chan|first=Tim|date=11 August 2020|title=Bob Marley's Family Taps British-Jamaican Singer Celeste on Remake of 'One Love'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-marley-one-love-oakley-1042228/|access-date=12 August 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Sawyer|first=Johnathan|date=12 August 2020|title=Oakley Remakes Bob Marley's "One Love" for New Campaign|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/oakley-one-love-bob-marley-remake/|access-date=12 August 2020|website=Highsnobiety|language=en-US}} Celeste subsequently released the non-album single, "Little Runaway", alongside a music video.{{cite web|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=26 August 2020|title=Celeste debuts haunting new track 'Little Runaway'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/celeste-debuts-haunting-new-track-little-runaway-2737856|accessdate=26 August 2020|work=NME}} During this time, her single "Stop This Flame", re-gained popularity after becoming the theme song for Sky Sports' weekend coverage (Saturday Night Football) of the Premier League.{{Cite web|last=Homewood|first=Ben|date=11 September 2020|title=Celeste to soundtrack Sky Sports Premier League coverage for new season|url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/celeste-to-soundtrack-sky-sports-premier-league-coverage-for-new-season/081098|url-status=live|access-date=20 September 2020|website=Music Week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912231616/https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/celeste-to-soundtrack-sky-sports-premier-league-coverage-for-new-season/081098 |archive-date=12 September 2020 }}

Celeste performed and recorded three songs for the original soundtrack for the film The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=8 October 2020|title=Celeste Unveils Video for 'Hear My Voice,' From 'Trial of the Chicago 7' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/celeste-video-hear-my-voice-trial-chicago-7-1234797462/|access-date=8 October 2020|website=Variety}} One of these songs, "Hear My Voice", served as the lead single for the soundtrack album,{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Sophie|date=8 October 2020|title=Hear Celeste's New Song For Netflix's 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7'|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/celeste-hear-my-voice/|access-date=8 October 2020|website=Universal Music Group}} and earned Celeste a nomination for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards.{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Clayton|date=22 September 2020|title='The Trial of the Chicago 7' Submits Original Song for Oscars From Celeste and Composer Daniel Pemberton (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/trial-of-the-chicago-7-oscars-original-song-1234778505/|access-date=8 October 2020|website=Variety}} She was later nominated for Best Original Song at the 78th Golden Globe Awards with the same song. Celeste also provided the single "A Little Love" as the soundtrack to the 2020 John Lewis & Partners Christmas advert, becoming the first original song and non-cover version to do so.{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=13 November 2020|title=John Lewis Christmas advert song review – Celeste, A Little Love: Steeped in jazz tradition and old-world romance|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/john-lewis-christmas-advert-review-celeste-a-little-love-b1722249.html|accessdate=16 November 2020|website=The Independent}} She performed the song on at the 2020 Royal Variety Performance.{{Cite news|last=Power|first=Ed|date=8 December 2020|title=Royal Variety Performance 2020, review: Show full of dad jokes and heart was a victory in itself|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2020/12/08/royal-variety-performance-2020-review-show-dad-jokes-heart-victory/|access-date=11 December 2020|issn=0307-1235}} She also performed "Stop This Flame" and a cover of Nat King Cole's "Smile" during the 2020 BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony.{{Cite news|date=15 December 2020|title=Celeste to open Sports Personality 2020|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/55317924|access-date=21 December 2020}} Celeste and American jazz musician Jon Batiste provided a duet version of the song "It's All Right" inspired by the 2020 Disney-Pixar film Soul.{{Cite tweet|number=1331251236759347215|user=DisneyPlusUK|title=Brit-award winning @Celeste lends her vocals for the end credit song 'It's Alright' as a duet with @JonBatiste for #PixarSoul, coming exclusively to #DisneyPlusUK on December 25|author=Disney+ UK [verified account]|date=24 November 2020}}{{Cite web|date=18 December 2020|title=Maggie Rogers, NIKI, and More: Best New Music Friday|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/maggie-rogers-niki-and-more-best-new-music-friday|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224234301/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/maggie-rogers-niki-and-more-best-new-music-friday|archive-date=24 December 2020|access-date=19 December 2020|website=Teen Vogue}}

On 31 December 2020, she released the single "Love is Back" and performed it on Jools' Annual Hootenanny 2020/21, where she also performed "It's All Right" and a duet of "Blue Moon" with Tom Jones.{{Cite web|last=Richards|first=Will|date=31 December 2020|title=Celeste closes out the year with uplifting new single 'Love Is Back'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/celeste-closes-out-the-year-with-uplifting-new-single-love-is-back-2847111|access-date=1 January 2021|website=NME}} Celeste would later perform "Love is Back" on the 449th episode of The Graham Norton Show in mid January 2021.{{Cite web|last=Cannon|first=Eoghan|date=22 January 2021|title=Who is on The Graham Norton Show this week?|url=https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/who-graham-norton-show-tonight-lineup-438251/|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Entertainment.ie|quote=singer-songwriter Celeste will be performing her latest single 'Love Is Back'.}} Celeste's debut studio album titled Not Your Muse was released on 29 January 2021,{{Cite web|last=Atkinson|first=Jesse|date=2 December 2020|title=Celeste announces debut album Not Your Muse|url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/3393479/celeste-announces-debut-album-not-your-muse|access-date=2 December 2020|website=Gigwise}} and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.{{Cite news|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=5 February 2021|title=Celeste gets a number one album, Golden Globe nomination and Super Bowl ad|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55954697|access-date=5 February 2021}} Celeste sang the lullaby "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" in a Super Bowl ad for Inspiration4, an all-civilian charity space mission. At the 2021 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Album of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist and Best New Artist. Not Your Muse was shortlisted for the 2021 Mercury Prize.{{Cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=22 July 2021|title=Arlo Parks & Celeste Make Hyundai Mercury Prize 2021 Shortlist|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9604845/arlo-parks-celeste-hyundai-mercury-prize-2021-shortlist/|access-date=23 July 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}

On 3 November 2023, Coca-Cola released a Christmas-themed advertisement on YouTube with Celeste singing a cover to 'Anyone Can Be Santa'.{{Citation |title=The World Needs More Santas {{!}} Coca-Cola | date=2 November 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znIyaGS5BNc |access-date=27 January 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=6 November 2023 |title=Coca-Cola has just released this year's Christmas advert |url=https://www.ladbible.com/news/coca-cola-christmas-advert-santa-539353-20231103 |access-date=27 January 2024 |website=LADbible |language=en}}

In 2024, Celeste played a jazz club singer in the film Blitz, directed by Steve McQueen.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15939198/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm |title=Blitz (2024) - IMDb |access-date=2024-12-01 |via=www.imdb.com}}

Celeste's vocals and music are often compared to those of Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday and Adele.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grrif.ch/musique/celeste-la-nouvelle-amy-winehouse|title=Celeste, la nouvelle Amy Winehouse|date=6 September 2019|website=GRIFF|language=fr-FR|access-date=15 December 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://focus.knack.be/entertainment/muziek/bbc-verkiest-nieuwe-amy-winehouse-celeste-tot-sound-of-2020/article-normal-1551295.html|title=BBC verkiest 'nieuwe Amy Winehouse' Celeste tot Sound of 2020|last=Van Loy|first=Jasper|date=9 January 2020|website=Knack|url-status=dead|access-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109150220/https://focus.knack.be/entertainment/muziek/bbc-verkiest-nieuwe-amy-winehouse-celeste-tot-sound-of-2020/article-normal-1551295.html|archive-date=9 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://nuvomagazine.com/magazine/winter-2019-volume-22/celeste|title=The Woman with a Velvet Voice, Celeste|last=Habib|first=Ayesha|date=6 December 2019|website=NUVO|language=en-US|access-date=15 December 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/brits-rising-star-celeste-i-got-sacked-from-lots-of-jobs-for-putting-music-first-11879488|title=Brits Rising Star Celeste: 'I got sacked from lots of jobs for putting music first|last=Minelle|first=Bethany|date=10 December 2019|publisher=Sky News|language=en|access-date=15 December 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockenseine.com/en/artist/celeste/|title=CELESTE|website=Rock en Seine|language=en|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215130932/https://www.rockenseine.com/en/artist/celeste/|url-status=dead}} Nick Reilly from NME described Celeste as a "once-in-a-generation talent" who is "the finest British soul singer to emerge in years."{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/celeste-london-live-review-2019-2577464|title=Celeste live in London: Haunting and unforgettable, Celeste proves why she's primed for superstardom|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=14 November 2019|website=NME|language=en-GB|access-date=20 December 2019}} David Smyth from Evening Standard wrote, "it's obvious she has it in her to join the wall of fame very soon." Modestas Mankus from Our Culture Mag wrote: "Celeste has established herself as an artist who can mould and bring out authenticity and passion with fluency and maturity that not many artists can do so quickly in their careers [...], [her] consistency in putting out thoughtful and quality music puts her on a positive track to becoming a vastly influential figure in the world of music."{{Cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2019/09/07/review-celeste-strange/|title=Review: Celeste 'Strange'|last=Mankus|first=Modestas|date=7 September 2019|website=Our Culture Mag|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223191236/https://ourculturemag.com/2019/09/07/review-celeste-strange/|archive-date=23 December 2019|access-date=19 January 2020}} BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac said: "I have received countless emotional texts from listeners who have had to sit in their car and lose themselves to her song 'Strange' before carrying on with their evening. Her songwriting is personal and poignant but with universal appeal."{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2069370/celeste-bbc-musics-sound-of-2020-winner-shares-new-song-stop-this-flame/news/|title=Celeste, BBC Music's Sound Of 2020 Winner, Shares New Song "Stop This Flame"|last=Helman|first=Peter|date=9 January 2020|website=Stereogum|access-date=9 January 2020}}

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| text = It appears that a talent such as Celeste only comes around rarely, what's more inviting about the enchantress is the humility that Celeste encompasses. It appears she hasn't fully realised the sheer power and talent she has just yet, but when she enviably does it'll be world domination for this star.{{Cite web|url=https://notion.online/celestial-celeste/|title=Celestial Celeste|last=Dankwah|first=Yasmine|date=19 November 2019|website=Notion|language=en-GB|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| author = Yasmine Dankwah from Notion after attending one of Celeste's sold-out Omeara performances in November 2019.

}}Celeste is also admired by many for her unique fashion sense that recalls the 1960s and is inspired by The Supremes, Édith Piaf and Shirley Bassey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/chopova-lowena-interview|title=Pop's New Gen Stars Love This London-Meets-Bulgaria Craft Brand|last=Newbold|first=Alice|date=21 April 2020|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB|access-date=21 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/inside-the-dior-couture-2020-dinner|title=Celeste Sang Beneath Feminist Banners at the Dior Couture After-Show Dinner|last=Ramzi|first=Lilah|date=22 January 2020|website=British Vogue|language=en|access-date=21 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/celeste-brit-awards-2020|title=Celeste Pays Homage To Her Soul Heroes In Gucci At The Brits|last=Newbold|first=Alice|date=19 February 2020|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB|access-date=21 April 2020}} She is styled by Ella Lucia and has been scouted by Alessandro Michele of Gucci. In March 2020, Celeste made the front cover of Sunday Times Style, where she was named "fashion's new front-row star". In October 2020, Celeste was named by Elle magazine as one of "10 Trailblazing Women Changing the Future You Need to Know".{{cite magazine|date=28 October 2020|title=Black History Month: 10 Trailblazing Women Changing the Future You Need to Know|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/articles/g31482/10-women-who-are-the-future-of-black-history-month/|magazine=Elle|access-date=23 January 2021}}

In 2017, Celeste moved to London with only £100 and was fired from her job as she would skip work to make music. She told the BBC: "I'd rather call in sick and go to the studio than have the money for that month." She currently resides on Ladbroke Grove,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/celeste-soul-singer-fashion|title=Soul Singer Celeste Has The Style Of A '60s Ingenue With A Desire To Be Different|last=Newfold|first=Alice|date=23 January 2020|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB|access-date=10 April 2020}} and began dating English model and poet Sonny Hall shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic began. They broke up after furious rows.{{Cite web|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|date=13 November 2020|title=Celeste won't let anything — not even a pandemic — stand in her way|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/celeste-interview-sound-of-2020-a4573390.html|access-date=8 December 2020|website=Evening Standard}} She is a keen football fan and an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54027472 |title=Premier League predictions: Lawro v soul singer and Arsenal fan Celeste |website=BBC Sport |date=13 September 2020 |access-date=30 January 2021}}

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