Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Ferguson

The runner-up on the 2010 season of ‘The X Factor,’ U.K. singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson won raves for her debut album ‘Heaven’.

The runner-up on the 2010 season of ‘The X Factor,’ U.K. singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson won raves—and even comparisons to idol Aretha Franklin—for her 2011 debut album ‘Heaven’. Her music is best described as soul/R&B, but she cites artists ranging from Kings of Leon to Tupac Shakur to Florence + the Machine among her influences. The 26-year-old was named April’s MTV PUSH artist.

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