Lucy Honour Ruby Spraggan (born 21 July 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Spraggan was a contestant on for 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. Yeah,” I said, and I heard a crash of something being thrown across the room on the other end of the line. Then I heard a noise that sounded like a scene from a wildlife documentary: a primal, guttural cry, the kind that a buffalo makes when it watches helplessly from a distance as a lion kills its young. The line went dead.

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November 2014 Spraggan showcased new music she'd been working on since The X Factor. On 17 January via Facebook she announced the title of her second studio album titled We Are, which was released on 4 May 2015, and the first single "Unsinkable" released on 12 March 2015. Following the album's release Spraggan embarked on "The Unsinkable Tour". In 2015, Spraggan wrote and sang the "catchy" lyrics for the TV advert for online fashion store Simplybeyou. Later in 2015 Spraggan was signed to CTRL Records. On 3 February 2016 Spraggan announced, via social media, that her new EP would be called Home and due to be released on 9 February. The EP contained 3 new songs called "Home", "Yes, This One's for You" and "Skylights". It also included a new version of "Tea and Toast" which explained the story behind the song. Free studio time free amps and festival slots for Live and Unsigned acts that competed in Camden London Results". Live and Unsigned. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012 . Retrieved 4 September 2012. She was voted through the first three live shows before leaving the competition – apparently because of illness. Lane, Daniel. "Lucy Spraggan chats about new single lighthouse". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 August 2013. Willix, Pierra (15 July 2023). "Lucy Spraggan reveals she was raped during her time on The X Factor and was not given 'enough support' after quitting". Metro . Retrieved 15 July 2023.

Spraggan was born in Canterbury, but at a young age, moved with her family to Buxton in Derbyshire. She attended Buxton Community School and the University of Derby, [54] and currently resides in Manchester, UK. She stated in her X Factor appearance, when she was asked about her job by judge Tulisa, that "I am the person with a clipboard in the street that you try to avoid. I sell baby photos for 99p". [55] Lucy Spraggan Announces New Album". TotalNtertainment. 8 December 2022 . Retrieved 9 December 2022. Corner, Lewis (29 August 2012). "Little Mix, Rita Ora lead midweek chart". Digital Spy . Retrieved 3 May 2019. Spraggan's seventh studio album, Balance, was released in August 2023. Her autobiography, Process, is due for release in October 2023. Over the last decade, many people have told me they are aware of what really happened to me while I was competing on the X Factor in 2012 – some very directly. A journalist from Sheffield sat me down in front of a camera in my dressing room before my show for a “relaxed interview” and in the middle of nonchalant questions about what it’s like on the road, and what bands I’m into at the moment, said, “I heard you were raped and that is the reason you left the show.” A man in a London bar once shook my hand and blurted out the exact same sentence, waiting for my response as if he’d just asked me if I was having a good night. In those moments, the story was more important than the fact that I was a human being.

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I woke up the next day with this sense of sheer dread,” she said. “I don’t think I’ve ever felt that level of confusion since. I knew that I’d been raped, but I could not process that. So I put my clothes on and went into autopilot.” About the album Spraggan said "I wanted to put my own take on events that happen to everyone by telling these stories. I have been writing this album for as long as I can remember and I hope people will be able to relate." [28] The lead single " Lighthouse" was released 14 July. About the single 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'. [29] Spraggan confirmed the second single lifted from the album would be " Last Night (Beer Fear)" was released on 30 September. [30] Smith, Carl. "Lucy Spraggan Announces debut Album 'Join the club' and single 'last night' ". Sugarscape.com . Retrieved 28 August 2013. A spokesperson for ITV said: “The X Factor was produced by Thames [part of Fremantle] and Syco, who were responsible for duty of care towards all of its programme contributors. ITV is committed to having in place suitable and robust processes to protect the mental health and welfare of programme participants, and we have continued to evolve and strengthen our approach.”X Factor' Lucy Spraggan's song taken off iTunes due to 'rule change' ". Digital Spy. 29 August 2012 . Retrieved 6 September 2012. Spraggan announced a headline European tour to promote her studio album I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing (2017), starting at The Waterfront, Norwich on 1 March and concluding at the Gruner Salon, Berlin on 28 March 2017. The tour consisted of 18 dates in total. Summer festival highlights for Spraggan included performances at Hope & Glory (Wonders of the Age Stage), Isle of Wight (Big Top Stage), Glastonbury (Acoustic) and Tramlines (Sheffield).

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Spraggan was a 20-year-old gigging musician when she was scouted by X Factor producers, and she became the first contestant to perform her own songs and play an instrument. Her audition, a song called Last Night, was the world’s fourth most-watched YouTube video of that year, and she became the UK’s most Googled artist. The X Factor UK (25 August 2012), Lucy Spraggan's audition - Last Night - The X Factor UK 2012 , retrieved 13 May 2019 Methven, Nicola (26 August 2012). "X Factor's Lucy: Mum is thrilled that I'm gay - she thinks it makes her cooler". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 20 March 2017. Anstey Spraggan (22 May 2010). "How to survive a stepfamily". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 21 September 2012.