British - Musician | July 21, 1986 -
I remember sitting on a bench in New York and sobbing and realising that my ambition to be a singer was making me selfish - I was a mother with two children, and I needed a backup plan.
Rebecca Ferguson
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I believe things are meant to be. It's the only way I can explain it because I had auditioned before to get on 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent,' and I didn't get through - it was literally, 'No!'
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My mum is a lovely woman, so strong but so kind and compassionate. She brought us up to be proud, loving and forgiving.
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What I hated then - and hate now - is the way that people say to girls like me who get pregnant young that it ruins your life. Having a child doesn't ruin your life - having a child is a blessing.
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I came from nothing. We didn't have money, so I started work at 14 because I really needed the money.
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Work made me more streetwise because you can be so sheltered at home. I'd definitely encourage my kids Lillie and Karl, who are nine and seven, to get Saturday jobs in the future.
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After 'X Factor,' I got loads of gigs. Then I went on holiday just after the tour and bought my Rolex in Tenerife. I needed to go through that phase - splurge and see that it's worthless - to get it out of my system.
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My nan taught me never to put value on possessions but to value family, friends and people. I buy lovely things and enjoy them, but they don't rule me.
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What I loved with Billie Holiday is she had a good way of parlaying the sorrow with a positive musical twist.
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My first-ever date on my first tour, the sound completely cut out. So I had to go on and just shout loudly to the audience.
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I'm very proud of my roots, and I would never try not to be who I am.
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I've been hugely inspired by the songwriting of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman - on their albums, they really tell it like it is.
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