Jamelia: Some Kind Of Superstar
Nick Hasted, Independent, The, 20 February 2004
WHEN JAMELIA disappeared four years ago, it seemed her coronation as Britain's R&B queen might be postponed for ever. Four hit singles, including the Top 5, anti-materialist 'Money', and a 2000 Mobo award were a precocious start for a girl only 18 when her success began.
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