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词条 Fleur East
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     2005–13: The X Factor, Addictiv Ladies and independent releases  2014: Return to The X Factor  2015–17: Love, Sax and Flashbacks  2018–present: I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and return to music 

  3. Musical style

  4. Discography

  5. Tours

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Fleur East
| image = Fleur East at The Arches, 23rd November 2011 (6399974481).jpg
| caption = East performing in 2011
| background = solo_singer
| alias = Fleur
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|29|df=yes}}
| origin = Walthamstow, London, England
| genre = {{flatlist|
  • R&B
  • hip hop
  • soul
  • pop
  • dance

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| occupation = {{flatlist|
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • fitness model

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| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = {{flatlist|
  • Syco
  • Strictly Rhythm
  • Columbia
  • Hunter Corp

}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
  • Addictiv Ladies
  • DJ Fresh

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Fleur East (born 29 October 1987),[1] also known as Fleur, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and fitness model. She competed on the second series of televised singing competition The X Factor in 2005 as a member of the girl group Addictiv Ladies. In 2012, she then launched a solo career with the record label Strictly Rhythm and released songs with dance musicians including DJ Fresh and Drumsound & Bassline Smith.

East returned to The X Factor as a solo artist in 2014 for its eleventh series, where she placed runner-up. She became the show's first contestant to reach number one on the UK iTunes Store chart during the competition with her performance of "Uptown Funk" (originally by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars).[2] In 2015, she signed to Syco Music and released a full-length album, Love, Sax and Flashbacks.

Early life

East was born to an English father and a Ghanaian mother. She was raised in Walthamstow, London. She also has family living in Yorkshire.[3] Also, she has a younger sister named Keshia, a make-up professional.[4] She attended Holy Family Technology College in Walthamstow and Queen Mary University of London, where she studied journalism and contemporary history.[5][6][7] In an interview with the Daily Mirror, East said she was the victim of racism in childhood, with one child asking her, "Are you black or white?"[8]

Career

2005–13: The X Factor, Addictiv Ladies and independent releases

East was in the girl group Addictiv Ladies, who were on series 2 of The X Factor in 2005, mentored by Simon Cowell, but were eliminated in week 1 after ending up in the bottom two with Chico Slimani.[9] She was introduced to drum-and-bass producer DJ Fresh through her manager in 2011, and Fresh subsequently hired her as a vocalist for a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session of his.[10] In 2012, she featured on Fresh's song "Turn It Up" from his album Nextlevelism and toured extensively with him in 2012, including performances at T4 on the Beach, V Festival and the iTunes Festival.[10][12][11]

East signed to the record label Strictly Rhythm in January 2012 and released two singles as the lead artist (credited as Fleur): "Broken Mirror" with Cutline and "Turn the Lights On" (produced by Culture Shock).[10][12] She also featured on "The One" by Horx and P3000.[13] In 2013, she featured on Drumsound & Bassline Smith's "One in a Million", which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 53, and headlined the Miss Face of Africa EU ceremony in London.[14] In December 2013, she self-released her debut EP She for free download.[15] One of the EP tracks, "Super Rich Royals", is a mashup cover of "Super Rich Kids" by Frank Ocean and "Royals" by Lorde.

East worked as a waitress at the London nightclub Aura Mayfair to help support her music career, and was also a fitness model with the agency W Athletic, but struggled with her finances.[16][17][18] She later said that by early 2014, she was "definitely depressed" and considering ending her music career, until her friends and relatives encouraged her to re-audition for The X Factor.[19]

2014: Return to The X Factor

{{main|The X Factor (UK series 11)}}

In June 2014, East auditioned for the eleventh series of The X Factor. She sang John Legend's "Ordinary People" in her room audition, where she received three "yes" votes and progressed through to the arena auditions. She sang Chris Brown's "Fine China" at the arena and progressed to the boot camp stage with four "yes" votes. East made it past the six chair challenge and through to the judges' houses stage in the "Over 25s" category, mentored by Cowell once again, to whom she performed "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. Cowell chose East for the live shows, alongside Jay James and eventual winner Ben Haenow.

In the semi-final of the live shows, East performed "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, a rendition The Guardian{{'}}s Stuart Heritage described as "truly astonishing [...] Fleur barged in and left the competition in ruins. It was two minutes and 53 seconds of all-out attack; possibly the biggest moment that any [Simon] Cowell show has produced since we first met Susan Boyle, only this was even more surprising because we already knew Fleur, and this far she’d merely been adequate."[20] Popjustice declared it "the most exciting moment of the entire series [...] Whichever act wins The X Factor this coming weekend, Fleur’s now established herself as the one who deserves and will undoubtedly get The Full Ella (FKA The Full Leona) when it comes to career rollout."[21] East's version went to number one on the UK iTunes Store,[22] which led the original song to be released five weeks earlier than planned; it subsequently reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.[23] In the final, the show's final, East was announced as the runner-up in the competition, losing to fellow over-25 Ben Haenow with 34.3% of the votes to Haenow's 57.2%.[24]

2015–17: Love, Sax and Flashbacks

In January 2015, East announced that she had signed to Cowell's record label Syco Music.[25] She recorded her debut album with musicians including Wayne Hector, The Invisible Men, Jack Splash, and TMS.[26] She announced in July 2015 that she had been working on her first fashion collection with women's fashion brand Lipsy London.[27] "Sax", the lead single from her debut album, was released in November 2015 and reached number three in the UK.[28][29] Her debut album, titled Love, Sax and Flashbacks, was released on 4 December.[30] On 22 January, East released the single "More and More". She performed the single at the National Television Awards. In 2016, East signed with Columbia Records to launch her international music career.[31]

In October 2017, it was revealed that East and Syco had parted ways after three years via mutual agreement.[32][33]

2018–present: I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and return to music

On 12 November 2018, East was announced as participating in that year’s series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[34] East finished in fourth place on 8 December 2018. Later that month, East announced via Instagram that she would be releasing her first single in four years, "Favourite Thing". The single was released on 4 January 2019 in addition to the music video release on YouTube. East also performed the song live for the first time on television on This Morning.

Musical style

East describes her music as "urban-inspired with a few twists"[12] and lists Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Sade, Emeli Sandé, Jessie Ware, and Florence Welch among her inspirations.[11][40] East's early solo work was heavily influenced by drum and bass artists including Netsky and Matrix & Futurebound.[35]

Discography

{{Main|Fleur East discography}}
  • Love, Sax and Flashbacks (2015)

Tours

  • The X Factor Live Tour (2015)
  • Sax Tour (2016)

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/entertainment/fleur-east-songs-x-factor-age-sister-boyfriend/|title=Who is Fleur East? I'm a Celebrity 2018 and X Factor star's songs, age, sister and more facts|publisher=Smooth Radio|accessdate=27 November 2018}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/x-factor-fleur-east-tops-itunes-chart-with-uptown-funk-9910791.html|title=X Factor: Fleur East tops iTunes chart with 'Uptown Funk'|work=The Independent|accessdate=2016-01-28}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factor-hopeful-fleur-east-4596597|title=X Factor hopeful Fleur East tells how racist bullies made her life hell|last=Buxton|first=Olivia|date=9 November 2014|work=Daily Mirror|publisher=Trinity Mirror|accessdate=9 November 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/11659812.X_Factor_s_Fleur_East_performs_to_crowds_as_community_unites_behind_Walthamstow_finalist/|title=X Factor's Fleur East performs to crowds as community unites behind Walthamstow finalist|author=Zoie O'Brien|work=East London and West Essex Guardian Series|accessdate=2016-01-28}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/659241.students_show_they_have_the_xfactor/|title=Students show they have the X-factor|author=Guardian Series|work=East London and West Essex Guardian Series|accessdate=2016-01-28}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk/wp-content/files_mf/familymatters2811.pdf|title=Family Matters. Newsletter of the Holy Family Catholic School|last=|first=|date=|website=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112133917/http://holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk/wp-content/files_mf/familymatters2811.pdf|archivedate=12 January 2015|deadurl=yes|accessdate=5 February 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/xfactor/news/fleur-east-five-facts|title=Five things you need to know about Fleur East|work=itv.com|accessdate=2016-01-28}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factor-hopeful-fleur-east-4596597|title=X Factor hopeful Fleur East tells how racist bullies made her life hell|author=Olivia Buxton|date=9 November 2014|work=Daily Mirror|accessdate=2 June 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/x_factor.shtml|title=BBC – 1Xtra TX – Addictiv Ladies: X Factor?|date=15 October 2005|publisher=BBC|accessdate=5 October 2014}}
10. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://soundhall.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/an-interview-with-fleur/|title=An Interview With... Fleur|publisher=Soundhall|date=30 September 2012}}
11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/news/interviews/Introducing-Fleur|title=Introducing Fleur|publisher=}}
12. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/7/Fleur-(Singer-Songwriter-and-Artist)-Interview-Strictly-Rhythm-Recs-The-Social-Nov-2012|title=Fleur (Singer, Songwriter & Artist) Interview – Strictly Rhythm Recs @ The Social Nov 2012|publisher=Music Gateway|date=29 November 2012}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thejitty.com/articles/fleurinterview|title=Fleur – Interview|author=Hunter|publisher=}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.faceofafricaeu.com/index.php/2014-11-01-22-36-32/season-two/item/70-fleur-east|title=Fleur East|author=Super User|publisher=}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iluvlive.co.uk/blog/2385/Fleur-She-EP|title=Fleur – She (EP)|publisher=iluvlive|date=3 December 2013}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/555595/omg-2014-x-factor-finalist-fleur-east-knows-all-rita-ora-s-party-secrets|title=OMG 2014 X Factor finalist Fleur East knows ALL Rita Ora's party secrets!|work=nowmagazine}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wathletic.com/models/profile/fleur-east/large/alphabetical/sport-luxe/?female=1|title=Model/ Sport Profile – W Athletic|author=Anton|publisher=}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/x-factor-final-2014-fleur-4807569|title=X Factor Final 2014: Fleur East was so broke she nearly gave up music|author=Janine Yaqoob|date=14 December 2014|work=mirror}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/x-factors-fleur-east-fight-4779402|title=X Factor's Fleur East: My fight with depression inspired me to be a winner|author=Ashleigh Rainbird|date=9 December 2014|work=mirror}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/dec/08/fleur-east-uptown-funk-performance-x-factor-bruno-mars-mark-ronson|title=Fleur's Uptown Funk performance was the moment X Factor became relevant again|author=Stuart Heritage|work=the Guardian|accessdate=2016-01-28}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/2014-az-e-and-f-are-for-east-fleur/132951/|title=2014 AZ: E and F are for East, Fleur – Popjustice|work=Popjustice|accessdate=2016-01-28}}
22. ^{{cite news|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/x-factor-fleur-east-tops-itunes-chart-with-uptown-funk-9910791.html|title = X Factor: Fleur East tops iTunes chart with 'Uptown Funk'|work = The Independent|accessdate = 2016-01-28}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mark-ronsons-uptown-funk-breaks-all-time-streaming-record-4943/|title=Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk breaks all-time streaming record!|publisher=}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/x-factor/11291141/x-factor-2014-final-results-winner-Fleur-East-Ben-Haenow-live.html|title=Ben Haenow wins The X Factor 2014: as it happened – Telegraph|date=15 December 2014|work=Telegraph.co.uk}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a620807/x-factors-fleur-east-signs-record-deal-with-simon-cowells-label-syco.html|title=X Factor's Fleur East signs record deal with Simon Cowell's label Syco|work=Digital Spy}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s103/the-x-factor/news/a631827/fleur-east-working-on-uptempo-album-with-wayne-hector.html|title=Fleur East working on "uptempo" album with Wayne Hector|work=Digital Spy}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/x-factor-runner-fleur-east-working-lipsy-fashion-line|title=X Factor runner-up Fleur East working on Lipsy fashion line|work=voice-online.co.uk|accessdate=2016-01-28}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a671908/fleur-east-reveals-sax-will-be-the-first-track-released-from-her-debut-album.html|title=Fleur East reveals 'Sax' will be the first track released from her debut album|work=Digital Spy}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48674/fleur-east/|title=FLEUR EAST - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|accessdate=27 November 2018}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=https://itun.es/gb/TJuS-|title=iTunes – Music – Love, Sax and Flashbacks by Fleur East|publisher=iTunes Store (GB)}}
31. ^{{cite web|last1=Corner|first1=Lewis|title=Fleur East signs major US record deal and lines up HUGE television appearances|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a794842/fleur-east-signs-major-us-record-deal/|website=Digital Spy|publisher=Hearst Corporation|accessdate=21 May 2016|location=United Kingdom|date=20 May 2016}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/18/fleur-east-dropped-by-simon-cowells-syco-label-three-years-after-the-x-factor-7010546/|title=Fleur East dropped by Simon Cowell's Syco label three years after The X Factor|date=18 October 2017|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2018}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2017101843290/fleur-east-leaves-simon-cowell-label-syco/|title=I'm a Celebrity star Fleur East leaves Simon Cowell's record label Syco|date=20 November 2018|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2018}}
34. ^{{cite web|title=I'm A Celebrity: John Barrowman, Harry Redknapp and Fleur East in line-up|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46189861|website=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=14 November 2018|location=United Kingdom|date=13 November 2018}}
35. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://breakbeat.co.uk/interviews/international-womens-day-special-get-to-know-fleur/|title=International Women's Day Special: Get To Know... Fleur – Drum & Bass Arena :: Blog|date=8 March 2013|work=Drum & Bass Arena :: Blog}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.fleur-east.com/}}
{{Fleur East}}{{The X Factor (UK)}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:East, Fleur}}

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