Celeste Epiphany Waite (born 5 May 1994) known mononymously as Celeste, is an American–born British singer-songwriter from Saltdean.Her music blends British soul and jazz-tinged blues over subtle R&B melodies. In late 2019, she won both a Brit Award and a BBC Music Award and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2020 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020.