OutInform: Houston Pride Guide 2015 Issue | Page 14

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Estelle
Music lovers are probably most
familiar with the West London singer
and rapper thanks to worldwide hit
“American Boy,” which paired her
with Kanye West. It earned the duo
a Grammy. But she’s been plenty
been since that 2008 breakout, thank
you very much. Fourth studio album
“True Romance” was released earlier
this year and warmly received by
critics. She voices Garnet in the
animated series “Steven Universe,”
which has earned her a whole
new legion of fans. This year, she
enjoyed a boost thanks to a role
on the smash TV series “Empire.”
Estelle teamed up with openly gay
heartthrob Jussie Smollett for the
song “Conqueror,” which became
the show’s highest-charting song
on iTunes. The uplifting track is also
quickly, and appropriately, becoming
a Pride anthem.

JESSICA
SUTTA
Cats, as the saying goes, have nine
lives. And that’s true for Jessica Sutta.
The singer and dancer was captain of
the Miami Heat cheerleading squad
before purring through a slew of pop
hits as part of the Pussycat Dolls. Admit
it —at least one of their songs is still
on your iPhone. Sutta left the group in
2010 and quickly established herself
as a solo dance diva. She scored big
hits on Billboard’s dance char