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Celeste Epiphany Waite, born on 5 May 1994, is an English singer and songwriter. She began her career in 2014, providing vocals for electronic producers such as Avicii, Tieks, and Real Lies, while also self-publishing music on SoundCloud. She made her solo debut with the EP The Milk & the Honey in 2017, released through Lily Allen's label Bank Holiday Records. After signing with Polydor Records in 2018, she released her second EP, Lately, in 2019. That year, she topped the BBC's Sound of... poll and received the Rising Star Award at the Brit Awards. Her debut album, Not Your Muse, was released in 2021 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album earned her nominations for Album of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist, and Best New Artist at the Brit Awards, as well as a nomination for the Mercury Prize. In 2021, she was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing "Hear My Voice" from the film The Trial of the Chicago 7.