If there’s any barometer of Gabrielle’s cultural worth in the 2020s, look no further than the promo for Stormzy’s 2022 single Mel Made Me Do It. There she was, an artist whose first hit was a staggering 29 years ago, sharing screen time with this decade’s hottest UK rapper and such names as Usain Bolt, José Mourinho and Ian Wright. Similarly, when the now 54-year-old released her latest single, the gorgeous, giddily infectious A Place in Your Heart, there she was on Graham Norton’s top-rated chat show. Her last album, 2021’s Do It Again, went Top 5. The one before that almost did the same.
When the singer gigged in 2023, for the 30 Years Of Dreaming Tour, she sold out all 32 dates. Gabrielle, it seems, is as exalted…
