Fleur East (born 29 October 1987), also known mononymously as Fleur, is a British singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer and fitness model. She was the runner-up of the eleventh series of The X Factor in 2014. She became the first contestant to reach number one on the UK iTunes chart during the competition with her performance of "Uptown Funk" (originally by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars). In January 2015, East signed to Syco Music.