Lucy Honour Ruby Spraggan was born on 21 July 1991 and is an English singer-songwriter.
33 Facts About Lucy Spraggan
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Lucy Spraggan auditioned for The X Factor in 2012, performing her own composition "Last Night".
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Lucy Spraggan subsequently finished in ninth place, and second in her category.
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Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant in the show's history to score a Top 40 single and album before the live shows aired, with her independently released album Top Room at the Zoo.
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Lucy Spraggan has since released four more studio albums; the latest, Choices, was released on 26 February 2021 and debuted at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Lucy Spraggan's prizes awarded by Live and Unsigned for her progress in the competition consisted of a festival slot at Osfest, and a slot at Australia's 'Go Connect' Festival.
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On 20 October 2011 Lucy Spraggan independently released her album Top Room at the Zoo.
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Lucy Spraggan auditioned for the ninth series of The X Factor, which was shown on 25 August 2012, singing her own song "Last Night" from Top Room at the Zoo.
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Lucy Spraggan won herself a place at bootcamp after performing the song, which left the audience at the Manchester auditions chanting for more.
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Lucy Spraggan's second song, which was a rendition of "Halo" by Beyonce, was shown on The Xtra Factor.
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Lucy Spraggan returned to the stage with a mix-up of songs that she really liked and meant a lot to her.
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Tulisa then said that she wanted to hear one of her tracks so Lucy Spraggan decided to sing "Tea and Toast", stating that the song was about a real couple.
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Lucy Spraggan made it through to the live shows as one of the three female singers selected by mentor Tulisa.
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In week 4, Lucy Spraggan was ill so she automatically got through to week 5.
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Lucy Spraggan announced her signing to record label Columbia Records in March 2013.
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About the single Lucy Spraggan explains 'Whenever I'd run out of money or get on the wrong bus, I'd see a lighthouse and things would start to getting better'.
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November 2014 Lucy Spraggan showcased new music she'd been working on since The X Factor.
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In 2015, Lucy Spraggan wrote and sang the "catchy" lyrics for the TV advert for online fashion store Simplybeyou.
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On 3 February 2016 Lucy Spraggan announced, via social media, that her new EP would be called Home and due to be released on 9 February.
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On 9 November 2016, Lucy Spraggan announced her fourth studio album I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing, which was released on 27 January 2017.
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Lucy Spraggan announced a headline European tour to promote her studio album I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing, starting at The Waterfront, Norwich on 1 March and concluding at the Gruner Salon, Berlin on 28 March 2017.
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On 19 May 2017 Lucy Spraggan announced via her social media pages that she was going to embark on a 31 date UK tour throughout September and October of that year.
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Lucy Spraggan is currently writing new material for a new album due out in Spring 2019 to be released through Cooking Vinyl and will be performing at festivals including Kendal Calling, Y Not and Belladrum over the Summer.
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On 19 March 2021, Lucy Spraggan released "Animal " as a promotional single.
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On 21 May 2021, Lucy Spraggan released a cover version of the 1999 S Club 7 single, "Bring It All Back".
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On 28 May 2021, Lucy Spraggan announced her UK tour, due to commence 25 October 2021.
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In late 2022, it was announced that Lucy Spraggan had signed with Simon Cowell's record publishing label, Syco Music.
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On 7 December 2022, Lucy Spraggan released the single "Balance", which she co-wrote alongside Aron Bicksy and Philip Magee, and announced her upcoming studio album of the same name, due for release in April 2023.
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On 8 December 2022, Lucy Spraggan announced her memoir, Process, would be released in July 2023.
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Lucy Spraggan followed this release with two more singles: "OCD" on 3 March 2023, and "Bodies" on 19 April 2023.
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Lucy Spraggan was born in Canterbury, but at a young age, moved with her family to Buxton in Derbyshire.
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Lucy Spraggan attended Buxton Community School and the University of Derby, and currently resides in Manchester, UK.
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Lucy Spraggan came out as gay at 14 years old and married Georgina Gordon on 18 June 2016; the couple separated on 12 November 2019.