Musician and pop culture figure Fleur East initially gained attention for her
second place performance on the UK competition series The X Factor, and parlayed
that time in the spotlight to embark on a recording career and land a gig as a
radio host.
Born October 29, 1987, in the London suburb of Walthamstow, East made a
less-successful play for X Factor success in 2005 with the girl group Addictiv
Ladies, and it wasn’t until 2014 that she returned with her own blend of R&B and
dance-pop and saw it through to the end. In the intervening years, she had been
a featured performe...