Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström, known professionally as Rebecca Ferguson, is a British-Swedish actress. She is best known for her lead role as Elizabeth Woodville in The White Queen, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, and her starring role as Ilsa Faust in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth21 July 1986
CityLiverpool, England
believe meant
I believe things are meant to be. It's the only way I can explain it because I had auditioned before to get on 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent,' and I didn't get through - it was literally, 'No!'
believe good grew knew needed sing
When I was on the X-Factor, I found that I grew a lot as a performer. I knew I could sing but I didn't believe in myself enough... I needed to hear that I was good.
dream believe ambition
I knew I could sing. That one thing I did believe in was that I could sing, but then constantly getting rejected, it started to get me down. But my voice was always there and my dream and my ambition was always there when I went through bad times.
hugely tracy
I've been hugely inspired by the songwriting of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman - on their albums, they really tell it like it is.
alongside beauty good interested invest music studied
I've always been interested in beauty. I studied it when I was 16 and 17, and I know it's a good idea to invest in something alongside my music.
bit foundation life model obsessed pop secret trying
Sometimes I won't put a lot of make up on; I won't put foundation on. I'll just pop a bit of blusher on. I'm not obsessed with trying to look like a Victoria's Secret model - it's real life.
best buying guilt loads mum realised
You always have guilt as a working mum, and you overcompensate by buying them loads of things. That was what I was doing, anyway. I've kind of realised now that I'm the best mum that I can be.
good
I was really good at manicures, facials and make-up.
freedom given
I think jazz has given me freedom with my voice.
brothers closest felt older protective sam younger
We have two older brothers and two younger sisters; Sam and I are in the middle, and I've always felt protective and closest to him.
best dance looking love music pop
I do love dance music, but at the same time, I'm not looking to put out a big pop album. You've got to be the best you can be.
ok
I can do an OK manicure, but I need to stick to singing.
came money needed work
I came from nothing. We didn't have money, so I started work at 14 because I really needed the money.
quick
For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.