Kamille (musician) facts for kids

Camille Angelina Purcell (born 29 June 1988), known as Kamille, is a talented British singer, songwriter, and music producer. She has helped create many popular songs for famous artists.

Kamille's work as a songwriter and producer has led to over 10 billion streams online. Her songs have earned more than 30 platinum awards in the UK. She has also had 6 UK number-one singles and over 20 UK top 10 hits. Her songs have reached number one in more than 15 countries. As an artist herself, Kamille has gained over 117 million streams.

She is known as one of the UK's most successful songwriters. Kamille has won several important awards for her music. These include a BRIT Award, two Grammy Awards, and an Ivor Novello. She became the youngest black woman to receive the "Outstanding Song Collection" Award.

Kamille's Early Life and Career Start

Camille Angelina Purcell was born on June 29, 1988, in Streatham, London. Her family comes from Jamaica and Cuba. Growing up, Kamille felt she had to achieve a lot. Her mother received an MBE award, and her father was a successful businessman.

Kamille loved singing as a child. She even attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School on weekends. There, she improved her singing, dancing, and acting skills. However, her parents wanted her to focus on her education first. She listened to them and earned a degree in economics. After college, she worked as a stockbroker.

Kamille started her songwriting journey when a family friend introduced her to a music producer. She began spending time in a studio after her work hours. One day, she decided to leave her stockbroker job during lunch and never went back.

Months later, in 2012, Kamille had her first big success. She co-wrote a song called "What About Us". This song was given to The Saturdays and featured Sean Paul. The track quickly went straight to number one in the UK.

Kamille's Songwriting Success and Pure Cut

After her hit with "What About Us", Kamille began writing for many artists. These included Leona Lewis, Jessie J, JLS, and especially Little Mix. In November 2013, Little Mix released their second album, ‘Salute’. Kamille had co-written three songs on it. This started a long and successful partnership with the group.

In 2015, Little Mix released "Black Magic", which Kamille co-wrote. It went straight to number one in the UK and stayed there for three weeks. This song also earned Kamille her first Brit Award nomination in 2016. Later that year, she wrote ‘Shout Out to My Ex’ for Little Mix. This song also stayed at number one for three weeks. It became the first single by a girl group in a decade to achieve 4x Platinum status in the UK. It is one of their most famous songs. In 2017, this song won Kamille and Little Mix their first Brit Award for ‘Best British Single’.

In total, Kamille has written 32 songs for Little Mix. These songs have helped the group achieve seven UK Top 5 albums and ten UK Top 20 singles. In 2018, Kamille wrote and sang on the song 'More Than Words' from Little Mix's fifth album. This song was about their close friendship. Many people, including Little Mix themselves, have called her the group's unofficial fifth member.

Kamille has worked with many other successful artists. In 2018, she had two UK number-one singles in a row. First was ‘I'll Be There’ for Jess Glynne. Then came ‘Solo’ for Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato. Both songs were nominated for 'Best British Single' at the 2019 Brit Awards. ‘Solo’ was the most-Shazamed song of 2018. It has been streamed over 1 billion times on Spotify. Kamille won Songwriter of the Year at the A&R Awards in 2018.

In January 2019, Kamille co-wrote ‘Don't Call Me Up’ for Mabel. This song became Mabel's most successful hit. It reached number 3 in the UK singles chart and was nominated for a Brit Award. It has achieved 3x Platinum status in the UK and over 1 billion Spotify streams. Kamille also co-wrote ‘Mad Love’ and ‘Boyfriend’ for Mabel. Both of these songs have also earned Platinum awards in the UK. She also sang a verse on the song ‘Selfish Love’ from Mabel's album ‘High Expectations’.

In November 2019, Kamille received the 'Music Creative Award' at the Music Week Women in Music Awards. This award recognized her important work behind the scenes in music.

Also in 2019, Kamille started her own record label and publishing company called Pure Cut. She was inspired by artist and businesswoman Beyoncé. Kamille wanted to help other artists with her knowledge and experience. In 2020, she built her own recording studio, 'Saint Studios', in London.

In 2020, Kamille co-wrote 'Cool' for Dua Lipa's album ‘Future Nostalgia’. This album was nominated for a Mercury Prize award. That year, Kamille also helped create five more UK Top 10 singles. She also provided uncredited vocals for Headie One, AJ Tracey and Stormzy's song ‘Ain't It Different’. The song appeared on Headie One's album ‘Edna’, which reached number one in the UK Albums Chart.

Kamille also works to create more opportunities for women in music. In 2020, she mentored songwriter and producer Griff. She also teamed up with producer Fred Again to launch the 'Next Up' program. This program helps find and mentor female producers.

In March 2021, Kamille won her first Grammy Award. This was for 'Future Nostalgia' winning 'Pop Vocal Album' at the 63rd Grammy Awards. She also received her sixth Brit Award nomination for 'Ain't It Different'.

In September 2022, Kamille achieved her sixth UK Number 1 single. This was with David Guetta and Bebe Rexha's 'I'm Good (Blue)'. This song also reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

In 2023, she co-wrote two songs on Kylie Minogue's album Tension. This album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. This was Kamille's tenth UK Number 1 album as a credited songwriter. In May 2023, she won her first Ivor Novello award for 'Outstanding Song Collection'. She became the youngest Black woman to win this award.

In February 2024, Kamille received her second Grammy Award. This was for her work on Fred Again's album Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), which won Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Kamille's Artist Career

In 2017, Kamille officially started her own career as a singer. She released her first single, "Body", featuring Avelino in October. Her first EP, "My Head's a Mess", came out in November through Virgin records.

In March and April 2018, Kamille performed live as a solo artist for the first time. She opened for Jessie Ware on her UK Glasshouse Tour. In June 2018, she sang on Gorgon City & Ghosted's 'Go Deep'. In July, she released her new solo single 'Emotional' featuring Kranium and Louis Rei. This song was later remixed to include verses from Chip and Stefflon Don.

Kamille also performed as a live vocalist for British DJ Jax Jones. She sang his song "Breathe" with him on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. She also performed at the 2018 Jingle Bell Ball at the O2 Arena in London. In December 2018, she appeared on the Christmas Edition of Top of the Pops.

In 2019, Kamille focused on collaborations as an artist. She was featured on 'My Love' with Dr Vades and 'Easy Loving You' on SG Lewis' EP 'Blue'. She also worked with GRM Daily on the track 'One More Night', alongside Wretch 32 & WSTRN.

Towards the end of 2019, Kamille launched her record label, Pure Cut. She was the first artist to sign with her own label. Her first Pure Cut release was the single 'Don't Answer' featuring Wiley. She then released her first Christmas song, 'Santa x4', featuring Next Town Down.

In November 2019, Kamille joined Little Mix on stage for the first time as an artist. She performed 'More Than Words' with them during four nights of their LM5 Tour at the O2 Arena in London. One of these performances was filmed for the LM5: The Tour Film.

In 2020, Kamille released singles like 'Love + Attention' and 'Somebody' featuring Ebenezer. She also featured as an artist on 'Miss Jagger' with Lotto Boyzz.

In January 2021, Kamille released the single 'AYO!' with S1mba. The music video for 'AYO!' showed her new studio, Saint Studios, to the public for the first time. Her second single, 'Mirror Mirror', was released in March 2021. Its music video included cameos from MNEK and Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall. The song became very popular on TikTok, reaching number one on the UK Hot 50 Chart. The hashtag #WhoTheBaddest was used over 68 million times.

Kamille provided vocals for 'Move' by Kingdom 93 & Goldfingers in May 2021. This song was released on Warner Records. In July, she released "Sad Party", featuring Haile and Ivorian Doll.

In 2022, Kamille released two singles: "learning" and "weight Loss".

On May 12, 2023, Kamille released "Muscle Memory", the first single from her first album. It featured Nile Rodgers. A month later, she released "Options", featuring Tamera and Bellah. "Time To Kill", the third single, came out in August 2023. On September 8, 2023, Kamille released her first studio album, K1.

In May 2024, Kamille released 'Headline', the first single from her upcoming second album, 'K2'. The song was named BBC Radio 1's 'Tune of the Week' the next month. In July, she released the second single, 'Freak'.

Personal Life

In June 2020, Kamille got engaged to producer Tazer. They got married in August 2021. Their wedding was shown on the Channel 4 TV show 'Highlife'. Kamille gave birth to a son in April 2023.

Discography

Studio Albums

Extended Plays

Singles

Guest Appearances

Awards and Recognition

Kamille has won many awards for her amazing work in music. Here are some of her achievements:

See also

In Spanish: Camille Purcell para niños