Kamille: From Chart-Topping Hits to Motherhood, The GRAMMY-Winning Star Opens Up on Her New Music and Life's Joys

Kamille, GRAMMY and BRIT award-winning singer-songwriter and producer talks to us about her new music and becoming a mother. 

With 34 platinum-selling singles and 6 UK number-one hits, she is one of the most successful women in the music industry. Kamille has written hits for several artists in the industry, including Little Mix, Stormzy, Dua Lipa, and Flo. In addition, she has a distinctive sound and style.

Kamille, we would like to thank you for taking the time to speak to us. Can you tell us how your day has been? 

My day has been amazing! I’ve been doing incredible interviews, talking to amazing people about my new album and I’ve been wrapping up songs that are on the album, just making sure that I’ve got everything done so it’s all been very exciting for me.

We would like to congratulate you on becoming a mother. Can you tell us what that experience has been like so far?

It’s been life-changing, there’s nothing like becoming a parent and everyone always says it but it’s not until you start to experience it that you understand. It’s the most incredible feeling knowing there’s someone on this earth that I have made, and my son is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Apart from obviously my husband, and my family and music and everything *laughs*.

You recently released a song titled 'Time to Kill what is the song about? 

Time To Kill is a very sexy song about wanting to make sure you and your bae are slowing it down for that special moment because sometimes we like to rush through stuff. It doesn’t only apply to sexy moments, but just life in general, There’s no rush, we’ve got time to kill so let’s just enjoy this moment together. It’s about feeling good, feeling good with your boo, and all the good vibes.

As you're about to release your debut album, can you give us a sneak peek at what to expect from it? 

I think you can expect a lot of happiness and joy, You can definitely sense the era that I’m in like empowerment and freedom, and I’m just feeling myself and living my life. I’ve gone independent now and I think that freedom physically actually shows through the music, so I just want to empower people and make them feel good about themselves. You can expect a lot of nostalgia, a lot of throwback moments, and music that I loved growing up – it’s all running through the whole album, so I’m excited about that.

You collaborated with the legend Nile Rodgers on your single 'Muscle Memory'. What was it like working with him and what was the inspiration behind the record?

It was incredible working with Nile Rodgers, he’s a legend and a complete icon when it comes to music and the fact that he even agreed to feature on my record that I produced on my own is just… to be honest I’m still blown away by it a bit! I think working with him at Abbey Road on a song that I produced and seeing him play the guitar and talk to me about the song is a moment I’ll never forget. He is one of the loveliest people I have ever met and was so sweet and encouraging so I will never forget those moments and I’m so glad that music was the thing that was able to bring me and Nile together on the record.

You are an incredible songwriter and have worked with girl group Little Mix. Can you tell us what that experience was like?

They just have my heart; they are my girls always. Even just thinking about them I smile because they’re just the best and I loved that time for them. We spent so much time together, we almost became sisters and we all grew together as people. We made so many songs together – I think I wrote about 35 songs for them. We had many Top 10s, Number 1s, and BRIT Awards to name a few, and it was just an amazing time in my life to be trusted with their career.

Another girl group you have worked with is FLO can you tell us about that and what it is like working with a group? 

They are incredible! The fact that we got the chance to work with them on Fly Girl with Missy Elliot was just amazing, I think out of all the songs, [Fly Girl] was a dream collaboration to be a part of. They have so much fun, they’re the sweetest girls ever and their voices are incredible. I just love working with girls, I’m obsessed with girls empowering other girls and they will always just be my bag because it’s my favourite thing to do. I had such a fun time working with them, they’re amazing.

In your experience as a songwriter and an artist, how do you decide whether a song is for you?

I think I know instinctively just be the way I’ve written it, I’ve produced it, it can tend to be quite easy to distinguish. I think songs that aren’t for me tend to be a lot more open lyrically, I think songs that are for me are usually written about my situations, so they tend to be tailor-made for me and whatever the situation I’m going through.

What was it like to win a Grammy Award for your work on Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' album?

It was amazing! I’ll never forget the way I felt when I found out that the album was Grammy Award-winning, it meant that it was something I could tick off my box. As a writer you dream of having [Grammy award-winning] attached to your name in any way and I’m so grateful for that. I’m grateful I had such an opportunity to be a part of such a cool body of work, and Dua Lipa is such an icon too!

Could you tell us about your involvement in the massive hit 'I’m Blue' by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha? 

That came about a few years ago, We were in the studio and David [Guetta] had an idea to sample Eiffel 65’s Blue, It’s such a legendary anthem and I also love flipping a good sample, it’s such a fun thing to do and create a fresh take on it. Bebe [Rexha] was in the studio with us and just started singing some ideas and we began writing some ideas around what she was singing. It was a beautiful and fun moment, I loved being a part of that song and I had no idea that it would be as popular as it was, so yeah an amazing moment for me.

When you are making music, can you instantly sense when a record will be a hit?

I can’t anymore, I used to be able to because I think, typically, when you think about what songs can be hits, a record label can have the power to make it a hit. Now, so much is different about music that even if I feel like a song is strong, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to do well. It can be done, but it’s not guaranteed. I think now what I tend to do is go off of how much I love the song and if it feels special. When I’ve left the studio, I might decide to listen to it on my way home in the car, and those are usually my tell-tale signs and then whatever happens, happens! As long as I’m proud of it, that’s all that matters.

Our readers love your sense of style, What inspires your outfits?

Thank you readers! I think what inspires my outfits typically is comfort, I’m a comfort girl and not typically a girl you would see out in heels, I’m always in super oversized and baggy clothes with some trainers. This is mainly because I live in the studio and the studio, you just want to be super comfortable. I love how oversized clothes are back in fashion so it’s working out for me well!

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