Fleur East Quotes
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Even before I auditioned for 'X Factor' the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music.
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Before going on 'X Factor' again, I felt like I'd tried everything else.
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It's funny because the perception is that the typical 'X Factor' contestant is the person who's just working 9 to 5 and just decides to one day go and audition. So yeah, for me, it was a very different story.
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I hated my big hair. I always wore it straight.
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The attitude among the people I knew was, 'Fleur wants to be a singer' but it was never, 'Go for it. You can do it.' Everyone was cynical because we'd never seen anyone where we came from do it.
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After my first video, I went out and had chicken noodle soup with my sister and manager. We were like, 'How rock n' roll are we? Celebrating the first video with chicken soup.'
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'The X Factor' was the final push I needed to have the presence and confidence on stage, which I didn't have before. It's a crash course in the music industry. If you can survive the show, you're ready for the industry.
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My mum is from Ghana, and she used to play highlife music in the house, and my dad used to listen to music.
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I would never totally deny myself any specific type of food.
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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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I'd perform in the mirror; I'd pretend to do interviews. I'd practice my autograph for hours.
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I feel like I'm quite versatile. I want to do lots of different styles.
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Even writing verses from my first album, there were songs that I didn't use because I just felt that they weren't really for me. But I think that happens naturally when you write songs. You're in a different mood in every session. There's so many songs out there that could potentially be used by other artists.
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I'd love to write with some people from the U.K., like Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande... there's a very long list.