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Ester Dean

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Ester Dean is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Nicki Minaj and Afrojack. Those roots explain a lot about how Ester Dean arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The-Dream, Keri Hilson, Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland and Cassie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Chris Brown and Christina Aguilera, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Ester Dean, reaching back through Nicki Minaj and forward to Britney Spears. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ester DeanNicki MinajAfrojackBritney SpearsNicki MinajBeyoncéChris BrownChristina AguileraFlorence + the MachineDrakeSelena GomezThe-DreamKeri HilsonMichelle WilliamsKelly RowlandCassieNicki MinajLumideeBaby Bash

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Ester Dean connections

Ester Dean grew out of Nicki Minaj and Afrojack, shares an orbit with The-Dream, Keri Hilson, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland, went on to shape Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé and Chris Brown. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Ester Dean

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