“I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald a...” — Estelle Quote

“I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.”

“Americans have their issues with skin colour, even within the black community, with light and dark skin; it's crazy - but no one's oblivious to it.”

“I think every artist strives for a record that crosses all energy, lines, boundaries or languages or barriers.”

“I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10 years older than I was.”

“I go back to, like, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Elvis. I listen to everything.”

“I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.”