Hubbry Logo
search
logo

Kamille (musician)

logo
Community Hub0 Subscribers
Write something...
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
See all
Kamille (musician)

Camille Angelina Purcell (born 29 June 1988), known professionally as Kamille, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer.

Kamille's co-writing and co-production contributions have accumulated to over 10 billion streams, as well as over 30 UK platinum certifications, 6 UK #1 singles, over 20 UK top 10 singles, #1 singles in over 15 countries and hundreds of hours of airplay on radio across the globe. She has also amassed over 117 million streams as an artist herself.

She has solidified herself as one of the UK's most successful songwriters, and has won several awards for her work, including a BRIT Award, two Grammy Awards, a Music Week Women in Music Award, and an Ivor Novello Award, becoming the youngest black female to receive the prestigious "Outstanding Song Collection" Award.

Camille Angelina Purcell was born on 29 June 1988 in Streatham, London. She is of Jamaican and Cuban descent. Growing up Kamille felt she had "big shoes to fill" due to both of her parents being successful in their respective careers, with her mother being in receipt of an MBE and her father a successful business man. Kamille grew up singing and even attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School part-time on the weekends where she developed her singing, dancing and acting skills, however her parents always encouraged her to focus on her education. Following her parents advice, went on to gain a degree in economics, before working as a stockbroker.

Kamille started her songwriting career when she was introduced to a producer by a family friend and began spending time in a studio after work. She decided one day to leave her job on her lunch break and never went back. Months later in 2012, Kamille had her breakthrough when a song she had co-written, "What About Us", was pitched to Polydor Records and given to The Saturdays featuring Sean Paul. The track went straight to number one in the UK.

Following on from her success with "What About Us", Kamille began writing with artists such as Leona Lewis, Jessie J, JLS, and most notably Little Mix. In November 2013, Little Mix released their sophomore album Salute in which Kamille had co-written 3 songs. This began a long-term relationship between her and the girls which propelled them, and Kamille herself, to worldwide success. In 2015, Little Mix released the first single from their third album, "Black Magic", co-written by Kamille, which went straight to #1 in the UK and remained there for 3 weeks. This also gained Kamille her first Brit Award nomination for Best British Single in 2016. Later that year she wrote "Shout Out to My Ex", the first single from their 4th album, Glory Days. The track also 3 weeks at #1 in the UK and has since been certified 4× Platinum in the UK, becoming the first single by a girl group in a decade to achieve this milestone, and their most notable hit to date. The track won Kamille and Little Mix their first Brit Award in 2017, for Best British Single.

In total, she has written 32 songs for Little Mix, which have contributed to seven consecutive UK Top 5 albums and ten UK Top 20 singles. In 2018, Kamille wrote and featured on the song "More Than Words" from their fifth album, about their close relationship over the years of working together. She has been considered the group's unofficial 5th member, both publicly by Little Mix themselves, and by the national press.

Kamille has collaborated with countless other globally successful artists, achieving multiple successes. In 2018 she achieved two UK #1 singles back-to-back, first with "I'll Be There" co-written for Jess Glynne, immediately followed by "Solo" co-written for Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato, both of which were nominated for Best British Single at the 2019 Brit Awards. "Solo" was named the "most-Shazamed" song of 2018, and has since achieved over 1 billion streams on Spotify. Kamille's achievements were recognised at the A&R Awards 2018 where she won Songwriter of the Year.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.