“I'd love to write with some people from the U.K., like Ed Sheeran, Eme...” — Fleur East Quote

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

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

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

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've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.

I've been called the Jewish Ed Sheeran.

I appreciate a lot of singer-songwriters that the normal person doesn't, but I feel like everyone thoroughly enjoys an Ed Sheeran show.

I love pop songs. One that I've heard a lot is 'Shape of You' by Ed Sheeran. I also love mariachi songs by Alejandro Fernandez and Vicente Fernandez.

I really admire Ed Sheeran. He seems to have really beaten his way through and I think that's fantastic. He's his own man - good for him. But there aren't many of him out there.

If you can have Ed Sheeran on your record, you may as well.