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.
— Rebecca Ferguson
There's certain people that do pop well. Beyonce's one of them, Rihanna, Rita Ora, I could go on and on. You've got to recognise what your talent and niche is.
If I got married one day and settled down, I would love to have more children.
The aim for me is to have a long career. I've got a couple of kids, and so I can't really be a fashion because I have to sustain a life for my children.
I think there's definitely a dance album or at least single in me somewhere. I would want to work with a really cool Ibiza DJ, though.
I'm very proud of my roots, and I would never try not to be who I am.
My nan taught me never to put value on possessions but to value family, friends and people. I buy lovely things and enjoy them, but they don't rule me.
I came from nothing. We didn't have money, so I started work at 14 because I really needed the money.
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!'
There's this culture where we celebrate people snapping back into shape a week after the birth, but I don't want to be one of those people - I just want to enjoy Arabella.
I do think that when you get older, you kind of learn not to judge because you realise that no one's perfect, and we're all fighting our own private demons.
When you're recording classic songs, you've got to kind of make them your own, and you can't always worry about what people are going to think.
I'm quite good at knowing, 'This isn't right for me,' or, 'That person will be really good at singing that.'
I remember being wise beyond my years when I was little.
I was really good at manicures, facials and make-up.
I can do an OK manicure, but I need to stick to singing.
A lot of negative stuff has happened to me - that's why I'm tough - but I don't want people to be like, 'Oh, poor Becky,' because I'm not a victim.
I think, even in society, people get so caught up in how they look. I think I let that go, and I've learnt to not care.
I'm playing with music and working on different types of music. But I've realised that I can't really stray from what is my marker.
I feel like people are just waiting for me to fail, so I have to be careful what decisions I make in my career.
I'd gone from being a mum to all of a sudden having people fussing and overly pampering me. It can easily change you.
I love a good remix! Moto Blanco did a great one of 'I Hope'.
My first-ever date on my first tour, the sound completely cut out. So I had to go on and just shout loudly to the audience.
After 'X Factor,' I got loads of gigs. Then I went on holiday just after the tour and bought my Rolex in Tenerife. I needed to go through that phase - splurge and see that it's worthless - to get it out of my system.
What I hated then - and hate now - is the way that people say to girls like me who get pregnant young that it ruins your life. Having a child doesn't ruin your life - having a child is a blessing.
I remember sitting on a bench in New York and sobbing and realising that my ambition to be a singer was making me selfish - I was a mother with two children, and I needed a backup plan.
Some people won't like me; that's just human nature. I battled with that for years, trying to please people, but now I haven't got time to win people over! I've got nappies to change!
When I first studied Billie Holiday's life story years ago, I admit that I was quite judgmental.
I think that's what I love about jazz is that you can do what you want, and you're allowed to mess up.
It's sad really, I think 'Freedom' would've done better, but it got shelved because of the pregnancy, so it might be something that might get revisited in the future; who knows?
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.
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.
I love L.A. I'd move there tomorrow if I could.
I'm one of these people who tries to look for the good in people, but I've learnt that, actually, no, some people fundamentally just are not nice.
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.
I want to go out with my friends and have a laugh. It's funny: you always attract men when you don't want them - you'll go out, and they'll want your number, while you're left thinking, 'Where were you when I wanted a boyfriend?'
For me, it's not about quick grabs and quick sales; it's about having a sound that will last and sustain.
I like Sam Bailey - she's got a huge voice.
I've been hugely inspired by the songwriting of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman - on their albums, they really tell it like it is.
What I loved with Billie Holiday is she had a good way of parlaying the sorrow with a positive musical twist.
Work made me more streetwise because you can be so sheltered at home. I'd definitely encourage my kids Lillie and Karl, who are nine and seven, to get Saturday jobs in the future.
My mum is a lovely woman, so strong but so kind and compassionate. She brought us up to be proud, loving and forgiving.
Women's bodies are amazing; what our bodies can do is incredible, so it's sad that we get distracted - all this stuff about being skinny, be this, be that - they're all distractions.
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.
That's what I've tried to do: I've tried to make music that I really love.
I think jazz has given me freedom with my voice.
I'm not on the stage going, 'Look at me! I'm amazing!' I accept my vulnerability, don't pretend I'm something I'm not. I don't want to come across as fake.
We grew up in Woolton, Liverpool. We didn't have much, but it was irrelevant. We played out a lot with all the kids on the street.
I'm not very good at business. I'm more of a creative, fun-loving hippie type.
After the 'X Factor,' there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn't understand business.
