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Celeste<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Of all the things to be
\nI choose the kindness
\nAnd if you gave some to me<\/em><\/p>\n

I think we’d find ourselves here dancing in the street
\nEveryone we meet would smile a little daydream
\nIt could be amazing
\nWouldn’t it be wonderful if everybody gave a little love?”
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

~ <\/em>Celeste, from the John Lewis Christmas advert 2020<\/p>\n

Another youngster this week:\u00a0 Singer and songwriter Celeste issued her first album on Friday (29th January), entitled “Not your Muse”, on the Polydor label.\u00a0 She won the Rising Star Award at the Brit Awards on 6th December 2019.\u00a0 The first time I heard her voice, I thought: “Where does that come from?” I still wonder that.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sun conjunct Mercury in Taurus straightaway places her as a singer-songwriter.\u00a0 One of her foremost musical influences was Taurean: Ella Fitzgerald, whose Sun was exactly conjunct Venus in Taurus.\u00a0 Her Mercury trines Uranus\/Neptune, giving her a bright mental awareness and receptivity to inspiration.\u00a0 Mercury in Taurus is also on her South Node, suggesting past lives as a singer and communicator.\u00a0 Her Moon is in poetic Pisces.\u00a0 She has Venus exactly square Saturn, and another of her musical influences has this aspect: Aretha Franklin.\u00a0 Venus square Saturn can give a touch of melancholy, but also may give an element of voice control.\u00a0 She has the complex Uranus\/Neptune of those born in her year (1994). All three of her outer planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) aspect her North Node (karmic mission), so she may be destined to enter the collective consciousness with her talent.<\/p>\n

Life and Career<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Celeste was born Celeste Epiphany Waite (what an uplifting middle name!) in California, to an English mother (a make-up artist) and Jamaican father.\u00a0 Her parents separated, and by the age of three she had moved to England with her mother.\u00a0 Her father died when she was 16, and she wrote a song (“Sirens”) in tribute to him.\u00a0 At sixth form, she studied Music Technology.\u00a0 In 2016 she released her first single “Daydreaming”, a song which really showcases her voice.\u00a0 She moved to London in 2017, and was signed with Polydor in 2018.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald were early influences: “I’d almost be pitting myself against these singers from a different era to see if I could do some of the things they could do.”\u00a0 Her voice has been compared to that of Amy Winehouse and Billie Holiday.<\/p>\n

When it was announced that she had won the Rising Star award, her transits included a favourable trio of trines composed of Mars trine her Saturn in Pisces, Uranus trine her Chiron in Virgo and Pluto trine her natal Mercury in Taurus.\u00a0 She was all set for a sparkling 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic put paid to her plans for touring Europe.\u00a0 Saturn and Pluto were transiting her natal Neptune\/Uranus conjunction in Capricorn, but also sextile her natal North Node\/Pluto conjunction in Scorpio (the latter conjunction possibly signifying a karmic mission as Soul Singer).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, she was also making a name for herself in fashion and style, appearing on the front cover of the Sunday Times Style magazine as “fashion’s new front-row star”, another province of her ruling planet Taurus.<\/p>\n

Collaboration with John Lewis<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

John Lewis had hitherto relied for its Christmas advert on established records and covers, but for its 2020 campaign Celeste was commissioned to write and sing the accompaniment to their advertisement.\u00a0 Her voice was amazing on this song, and the words of “A Little Love” might have been twee for the regular audience, but were perfect for the Christmas spirit:<\/p>\n

“Happiness
\nNothing better in this world to get than happiness
\nIf I give this gift to you
\nWouldn’t everybody get a little love?”<\/em><\/p>\n

This song was launched on 12th November 2020, with a transit of Jupiter to her natal Neptune (reminiscent of her middle name, Epiphany).<\/p>\n

Relationship<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She is currently seeing poet Sonny Hall (how romantic).\u00a0 He is four years younger than her, but himself an interesting young man. “Being with someone who’s an artist in their own right has led me further down a path of intrigue, towards the relationship between artist and muse”, she has said.\u00a0 Sonny Hall issued his first volume of poetry in September 2019, and also models for Kate Moss’ agency.\u00a0 He has Sun exactly conjunct Mercury in Gemini, which makes him the wordsmith type of poet (as distinct from the dreamy Piscean type of poet).\u00a0 His synastry with Celeste includes a dynamic sextile between his Jupiter and her Uranus, which suggests they could be successful in collaborative work.<\/p>\n

Duets<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Celeste is an intriguing singer, a performer on her own terms, bound for a beautiful future.\u00a0 There are some duets on YouTube well worth watching, between Celeste and other artists. One is a performance of\u00a0 “You Do Something To Me”, with Paul Weller.<\/p>\n

A must-watch is her performance on the New Year Hootenanny with Tom Jones, singing “Blue Moon”:<\/p>\n

Here is a link:<\/p>\n