Lucy Spraggan | |
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 Spraggan performing in London, 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lucy Honour Ruby Spraggan |
| Born | 21 July 1991 Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Origin | Buxton, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | |
| Spouse(s) |
Georgina Gordon
(m. 2016; sep. 2019)Emilia Smith (m. 2024) |
| Website | lucyspraggan |
Lucy Honour Ruby Spraggan (born 21 July 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Spraggan was a contestant on The X Factor in 2012, and she 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. Following the show Spraggan signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, and she has released seven studio albums in total.
Spraggan auditioned for The X Factor in 2012, , performing her composition "Last Night".[1] Spraggan quit her run on The X Factor due to illness, finishing in ninth place, and second in her category. She later revealed in her biography, Process, that her departure was a consequence of her being raped by a porter in a hotel. Her debut major-label album, Join the Club, was released on 7 October 2013, reaching No 7 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] She has since released five more studio albums, Choices, was released on 26 February 2021 and debuted at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] The album was preceded by the singles "Flowers", "Roots" and "Sober".[4][5] Subsequently; Spraggan's seventh studio album, Balance, was released in August 2023. Her autobiography, Process, was released on 20 July 2023.
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 - 05 March 2021 - 11 March 2021". Official Chart. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Lucy Spraggan - Choices". iTunes. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Despres, Tricia (25 February 2021). "The Transformation of Lucy Spraggan Finds Its Creative Outlet on New Album 'Choices'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 4 March 2021.