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However, that wasn't the end of her singing journey because, as a result of her exposure on the show, she was hired as a backing singer for the Radio 1 Live Lounge by DJ Fresh and subsequently toured with him.
Fun fact - during this time, East worked as a waitress in London nightclub Aura Mayfair to support her music dreams. Fleur returned to The X Factor as a soloist in 2014 after her friends and family convinced her to re-audition.
She performed John Legend's 'Ordinary People' and wowed the judges. This time round, she got all the way to the final when she was pipped to the post by Ben Haenow.
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