Rebecca Ferguson (singer)
Rebecca Caroline Ferguson (born July 21, 1986 in Liverpool ) is a British singer .
Career
Ferguson graduated from Hugh Baird College in Bootle and is a qualified legal secretary. She initially took part in the castings for The X Factor and P. Diddy's Starmaker , without success . In 2010, she applied again for the seventh season of The X Factor . There she penetrated into the final, where she was defeated on December 12, 2010 in the last vote Matt Cardle . Like the winner and 3rd place One Direction , she received a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment after the competition .
Her debut single Nothing's Real but Love , which she wrote with Eg White , was released on November 20, 2011 and reached number 10 on the UK charts . The debut album Heaven , which was released two weeks later and reached number 3, was even more successful . In spring 2012, the single and album were also released in Europe and entered the charts there. The album reached the top 20 in the German-speaking countries and in June also number 23 in the US charts .
In December 2013 the second studio album Freedom was released. For the show 30 years RTL on 3rd / 4th January 2014 and their advertising campaign she presented the title Light On.
In March 2019, the Schiller album Morgenstund was released, on which she sings the song Love .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2011 | Heaven |
DE15 (12 weeks) DE |
AT18 (9 weeks) AT |
CH7 (24 weeks) CH |
UK3 × 2
(46 weeks)UK |
US23 (2 weeks) US |
First published: December 5, 2011
|
2013 | Freedom |
DE54 (3 weeks) DE |
- |
CH55 (5 weeks) CH |
UK6th
gold
(13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 29, 2013
|
2015 | Lady Sings the Blues | - | - |
CH46 (1 week) CH |
UK7 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 6, 2015
|
2016 | Superwoman | - | - |
CH91 (1 week) CH |
UK7 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 14, 2016
|
EPs
- 2012: iTunes Festival: London 2012
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2011 | Nothing's Real but Love Heaven |
DE64 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH24 (10 weeks) CH |
UK10
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 20, 2011
|
2012 | Teach Me How to Be Loved Heaven |
DE92 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH66 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: April 2012
|
Glitter & Gold Heaven |
DE68 (2 weeks) DE |
AT51 (3 weeks) AT |
CH36 (6 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: April 29, 2012
|
|
Backtrack Heaven |
- | - | - |
UK15 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 14, 2012
|
|
2013 |
I hope freedom |
- | - | - |
UK15 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 2013
|
Light On Freedom |
DE40 (4 weeks) DE |
AT41 (1 week) AT |
CH52 (4 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: December 2013
|
More singles
- 2012: Shoulder to Shoulder
- 2015: Get Happy
- 2016: Bones
As a guest musician
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2010 | Heroes | - | - | - |
UK1 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 21, 2010
with 2010 X Factor finalists |
swell
- ↑ "Sony Music Page" ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. by Rebecca Ferguson
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US
Web links
- official website (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ferguson, Rebecca |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferguson, Rebecca Caroline (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pop singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool , England , UK |