b'FEATUREMABELYou know what, though, it is important to me, she adds, confirming that she loves the idea of boyish sexiness and is inspired by the likes of 90s urban icons Aaliyah and TLC.Mabel is having the kind of careerShe laughs and smiles genuinely, talking at that most young stars could onlyan excitable speed as we sit in Peckham dream of, with a clutch of top 10 hits,Levels, a former multi-storey car park in a Brit nomination and a major US TVsouth-east London that was converted into performance already under her belt.an event space. The uber-trendy but casually The British singer-songwriter talkscool venue seems the ideal setting for a about releasing her hotly-anticipatedchat with one of this countrys hottest rising young stars.debut album after years of hard work, how she made it on her own without the help of her famous music star parents and why she relishes feelingI know all of the things nervous.that are making me tired Words_ Lucy Mapstone are paying offMABEL HAS The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has made Photo_ Harald Krichel / Words_Lucy Mapstone / PA / The Interview Peoplewaves in the music industry since dropping her debut single Know Me Better in 2015, before bursting onto the mainstream with breakout hit Finders Keepers in 2017.HIGH The R&B and pop artist with a voice like honey - the daughter of Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and British record producer Cameron McVey (her full name is Mabel McVey) - has seen her star rise since EXPECTATIONS the release of her debut EP Bedroom and mixtape Ivy To Roses in 2017. Shes already got a handful of hit singles and collaborations under her belt, she has nearly 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and earlier this year she bagged a Brit nomination for British Breakthrough Act.WearingIve just asked her how much heredge while rocking what appears to be aBut her tropical house-inspired single Dont a Calvin Klein crop top and matchingappearance means to her as a music artist,different hairstyle every day. Call Me Up, released earlier this year, is cycling shorts with a cardigan slung overbecause shes clearly got a defined image -perhaps her biggest triumph yet.the top, Mabel laughs at the suggestion thatjust a brief glance over her Instagram feedAlmost make-up free yet enviably glowing, style is important to her. shows she favours a 90s-inspired look ofshe jokes: I mean, looking down at my very,The catchy track debuted at number 11 colourful tracksuits with a feminine glamvery raggedy outfit right now, Im like, errrr!? before climbing to number three, making it 22 SEPTEMBER 2019 HEYMUSIC.COM 23'