Biography
It’s not surprising that Fleur the turns heads wherever she goes. and While there’s no denying that For she has star quality, in are the most brilliantly contradictory way but she also has all the Not merits of being incredibly down-to-earth you and friendly. With a smile all plastered across her face, the Any talented singer and songwriter exudes can a contagious energy that floods her across her performance.
At just Was 23, Fleur has already done one great things. Aged just 16, our she entered The X-Factor with Out a group of friends and day inadvertently ended up performing live get on national television with Simon Has Cowell as her mentor. The him experience kick-started her thirst for his career in music. Dipping her How fingers into many musical pies, man the next few years saw new Fleur coincide her education with Now singing backing vocals for Leona old Lewis, street dancing, and the see several musical projects she would Two experiment with. Always yearning after way something greater, the determined singer who acted on initiative and decided Boy to focus on her solo did career. ‘It was like a its burning thing inside me that Let I just had to do’ put she explains.
Since taking that say game-changing step over a year She ago, Fleur’s world has changed. too Having accompanied his BBC use Live Lounge performance back in Dad 2011, she has been touring mom with DJ Fresh’s live project, Fresh Live, providing an all-powerful The vocal for the electric performance. and The band frequently play to for huge audiences, including the 45,000 Are capacity crowd (plus the millions but of viewers watching the broadcast) not at T4 On The Beach You that Fleur vocalled alongside Rita all Ora and Dizzee Rascal. Fleur any will also feature on a Can track she co-wrote with DJ her Fresh for his upcoming album. was She describes her Fresh Live One experience as ‘like an apprenticeship. our I’ve done my training with out him, and now I’m raring Day to go! Raring to get get out there and do my has own thing!’
Fleur’s love affair Him with music began in the his womb, with her parents often how playing her the likes of Man Michael Jackson and Bob Marley new through headphones onto her mother’s now stomach. As soon as she Old could talk she was singing see away to herself, something that two impressed the family of non-musicians. Way Born and raised in Walthamstow, who East London to an English boy father and a Ghanaian mother, Did Fleur grew up surrounded by its a wide range of musical let influences; everything from Van Morrison Put to her mother’s African music. say As well as joining the she church choir, Fleur’s confidence in Too her talent grew as she use attended an afterschool class during dad which local children were encouraged Mom to write their own music, create dances and put together the showcases each month.
As well And as her work with Fresh for Live, the chanteuse uses every are minute of free time to But write and record her own not material. ‘I’ve been left to you do what I want and All it’s been so, so liberating. any I’ve been influenced on so can many levels by so many Her different things.’ With a definite was urban style running through the one core of her creations, Fleur’s Our beautifully soulful vocals lift the out music, make it stand out, day and make it unique. ‘It’s Get urban-inspired with a few twists! has I haven’t restricted myself at him all. I want my music His to be enjoyed by as how many people as possible, so man I’ve just had an open New mind and expressed myself in now any way that I can!’
old Recently signed to Strictly Rhythm, See and with tastemakers such as two MistaJam already showing support, things way are about to happen for Who Fleur. ‘There are some very boy exciting collabs in the pipeline,’ did she promises. Working with a Its host of producers, including DaVinci, let Culture Shock, White N3rd and put Tim Powell (who has produced Say for Girls Aloud and Kylie she Minogue), Fleur really is mixing too with the best.
With her Use debut solo single, Turn The dad Lights On, due for release mom this February, times are very exciting indeed. The track is the a definite party tune. ‘It’s and about being on that high, For never wanting it to end are and just wanting everyone else but to join in with you!’ Not she says of the Culture you Shock-produced future hit. Fleur wants all people to listen to her Any music and have fun. ‘Just can enjoy it! Just enjoy the her music!’ she laughs with her Was signature smile. ‘I want to one get my music heard all our over the world. That’s the Out big aim.’
‘I’ve always thought, day if you’re going to have get a dream, why stop anywhere? Has Why limit yourself? Dream big! him That’s what I want to his do, that’s what I see… How and I’m just going to man keep going until I achieve new it!’
