English - Musician | October 29, 1987 -
I used to just sit in the living room and make up songs on the keyboard.
Fleur East
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I used to hate performing in front of anybody, but I was forced to sing in front of family, at family gatherings. Then it slowly developed, and I started to love it.
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I'm a believer in things happening for a reason.
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Everyone assumes it is just 'Wendy who works at Tesco' who goes to audition for 'X Factor,' and then their lives are changed, wham, like that. Me, I am someone who has tried for years in the music industry.
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Traditionally with debut albums, labels insist on a face, so people know who you are.
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I didn't grow up in a wealthy family at all. Being at home all day and watching movies, that was a luxury.
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There's so much pressure, but I think if you really love it, if you truly love it, and it's your passion to sing, then that's what will get through. I think if you don't have that, you'll realise quickly.
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Before going on 'X Factor' again, I felt like I'd tried everything else.
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I got to the point where I'd featured on songs; I'd done backing singing for major artists. I'd done all these shows, but it was always for other people.
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My mum is black, my dad is white, and when I was a teenager, people would say, 'So what are you? Are you black? Or white? What are you more of?'
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I hated my big hair. I always wore it straight.
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I'd done an EP, and nothing came from that, and I didn't know where to go from there.
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