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" Just before I auditioned for 'The X Factor,' there was nothing in my diary at all. I had no shows; nothing was happening. It was make-or-break time for me, and I had to consider doing another career altogether. "

Fleur East

Time

Career

Nothing

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Living

Used

" I can't ignore what I grew up listening to. My parents used to listen to Michael Jackson non-stop. They used to listen to Luther Vandross, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder. "

" Before going on 'X Factor' again, I felt like I'd tried everything else. "

Fleur East

Again

Before

" I feel like I'm quite versatile. I want to do lots of different styles. "

Fleur East

I Feel Like

Different

" I would never totally deny myself any specific type of food. "

" I didn't grow up in a wealthy family at all. Being at home all day and watching movies, that was a luxury. "

" I'd love to write with some people from the U.K., like Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande... there's a very long list. "

" I've been hyper-conscious about staying away from rubbish. I don't eat white bread, white rice or cereal unless it's porridge. "

" 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. "

Fleur East

Story

Day

" My mum is from Ghana, and she used to play highlife music in the house, and my dad used to listen to music. "

" I put pressure on myself all the time. I felt it so much with 'Sax,' but I had to just let go and enjoy it. "

Fleur East

Myself

Enjoy

" I do loads of squats with weights. It's great for your bum and legs. "

" 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. "

" I've waited so long to get to this point, and I'm so happy to be making my first album. I want to be a performer and an entertainer. "

" 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. "

" I'd done an EP, and nothing came from that, and I didn't know where to go from there. "

" '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. "

" I normally hit the gym five times a week. I tend to do half an hour of cardio - on the treadmill or a spin class - then head for the weights. I do a lot of core work, obviously! "

" I've worked in a call centre and as a nightclub waitress. I served champagne to Rihanna. "

" 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. "

Fleur East

Think

Writing

" I hated my big hair. I always wore it straight. "

" Even before I auditioned for 'X Factor' the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music. "

" 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. "

" I used to shop in ASDA all the time. Every now and then I still go in to get a little salad for lunch. "

Fleur East

Time

Lunch

" 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?' "

Fleur East

You

White

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" I uplift people and see the good in a bad situation. The worst is I'm very critical of myself. If I do a performance, I watch it 100 times afterwards and pick it apart. "

" I'd perform in the mirror; I'd pretend to do interviews. I'd practice my autograph for hours. "

" I do body conditioning, spinning and yoga. On the treadmill, I'll do intervals of running flat and then on incline. I'll do that for an hour. "