Rebecca Ferguson in Manchester

Rebecca Ferguson is a British soul and pop singer-songwriter, born in Liverpool in 1986. She became widely known as the runner-up on The X Factor in 2010, then released the album Heaven, featuring “Nothing’s Real but Love” and “Glitter & Gold.” Her later records include Freedom and Superwoman. The Heaven Tour took her to theatres across Britain in 2012. She also opened for Lionel Richie on the UK leg of his Tuskegee Tour, bringing her songs to arenas, and later returned to theatres for concerts centred on Lady Sings the Blues.