Born: October 29, 1987
Place of Birth: Walthamstow, London, England
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Fleur East is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, and presenter. She competed on the second series of the televised singing competition The X Factor in 2005 as a member of the girl group Addictive Ladies.
In 2012, she 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, finishing second place behind Ben Haenow.
East became The X Factor's first contestant to reach number one on the UK iTunes Store chart during the competition with her cover of "Uptown Funk" (originally by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars).
In 2015, she signed to Syco Music and released her debut album, Love, Sax and Flashbacks. It was preceded by the lead single "Sax," which reached number 3 in the UK and received a platinum certification.
In 2020, East released her second studio album, Fearless. Since then, she has competed in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! And Strictly Come Dancing (2022), and presenting on Hits Radio and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.
Fleur East was born to an English father and a Ghanaian mother. She was raised in Walthamstow, London. She has family living in Yorkshire, and she has a younger sister named Keshia, a make-up professional. She attended Holy Family Technology College in Walthamstow and Queen Mary University of London, where she studied journalism and contemporary history.