Estelle - The 18th Day

It's this kind of humble confessional which sets Estelle apart from her contemporaries.
"The album is real personal", she admits. "It's about people that have hurt me, and people that have made me happy. Everything I write about has actually happened to me." Completely autobiographical, "The 18th Day" chronicles Estelle's life, her family and her relationships. The number 18 also has a special significance as it was the day she was born. However, it almost never happened for on the 18th of January 1980 Estelle's mother had a near death experience while giving birth. Since then she has never taken her life for granted.

Perhaps that's what makes this album so refreshingly inspirational and upbeat. Estelle is not one to play the pity me card and will not go along with the "rising above the ghetto" template which has been laid out for her as a British black artist. The positivity of her music shines like a beacon and cuts through the grime, crime and "tryin' to make a dime" stance which characterises much of the UK urban scene.
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