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My Take
I respect how Rebecca Ferguson turned a runner-up finish into a career with real spine. Coming second on The X Factor in 2010 could have meant a footnote, yet her debut Heaven hit number three and she followed it with three more top-three albums. That's not luck, that's a voice and a work ethic. What I admire most is the Liverpool soul singer choosing her own lane, including the gutsy Lady Sings the Blues. To me she's a reminder that talent show fame is only a doorway; what you build after walking through it is the actual measure, and she built something lasting.
Overview
Rebecca Caroline Ferguson (born 21 July 1986) is an English soul singer and songwriter. In 2010, Ferguson finished as the runner-up in the seventh series of The X Factor. She later released her debut album titled Heaven in December 2011. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, and went onto achieve another three top three albums with: Freedom (2013), Lady Sings the Blues (2015), and Superwoman (2016).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rebecca Ferguson
- Name (Japanese)
- レベッカ・ファーガソン (歌手)
- Reading
- れべっか・ふぁーがそん (歌手)
- Born
- July 21, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / singer / recording artist / pop musician / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Hugh Baird College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.rebeccaofficial.co.uk/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rebeccaferguson__/
- Xhttps://x.com/RebeccaFMusic
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.