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Connecting Fleur East and Noel Fielding



Fleur East
She sang Chris Brown's "Fine China" at the arena and progressed to the boot camp stage with four "yes" votes.

Chris Brown
In August 2010, Brown starred alongside an ensemble cast, including Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen and T.I. in the crime thriller '' Takers'', and also served as executive producer of the film.

Idris Elba English actor, producer and DJ
Elba performed a rap for the second album by Noel Fielding and Sergio Pizzorno's band, the Loose Tapestries.


Fleur East
East describes her music as "urban-inspired with a few twists" and lists Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Sade, Emeli Sandé, Jessie Ware, and Florence Welch among her inspirations.

Jessie Ware English singer, songwriter, philanthropist, and broadcaster from London
The show has since entered its tenth season, including guests such as Ed Sheeran, Randy Jackson, Nigella Lawson, Sandy Toksvig, Daniel Kaluuya, Paloma Faith, George Ezra, Annie Mac, Paul McCartney and Kylie Minogue.

Sandi Toksvig Danish-British comedian, writer and broadcaster
From 2017 to 2020 she was co-presenter of '' The Great British Bake Off'', alongside comedian Noel Fielding.
On 16 March 2017 she was announced as the new co-presenter of '' The Great British Bake Off'' on Channel 4, alongside Noel Fielding.


Fleur East
She became the show's first contestant to reach number one on the UK iTunes Store chart during the competition with her performance of "Uptown Funk" (originally by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars).
In the semi-final of the live shows, East performed "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, a rendition '' The Guardian''{{'}}s Stuart Heritage described as "truly astonishing [...] Fleur barged in and left the competition in ruins.

Bruno Mars
He later began playing guitar after being inspired by American rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
Other artists Mars has said inspired his work include Janet Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, George Clinton, and Usher.

Jimi Hendrix American guitarist, singer and songwriter (1942–1970)
Hendrix influenced post-punk guitarists such as John McGeoch of Siouxsie and the Banshees and Robert Smith of the Cure.

Robert Smith (musician) English singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
Asked by NME.com backstage after the ceremony if there were any plans for more pop-star cameos in ''The Mighty Boosh'', series co-creator and co-star Noel Fielding replied, "We're trying to get hold of Robert Smith for the film – I want him to be my uncle. That would be great!"


Fleur East
East describes her music as "urban-inspired with a few twists" and lists Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Sade, Emeli Sandé, Jessie Ware, and Florence Welch among her inspirations.

Florence Welch
Welch led a tribute to Amy Winehouse by performing Winehouse's song "Back to Black" and the Annie Lennox-classic '' Walking on Broken Glass'' during the VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul concert held in December 2011.

Amy Winehouse British singer and songwriter (1983–2011)
On 12 March 2013, with the help of ex-addict Russell Brand, the Foundation launched the Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme For Schools across the UK which aims to provide effective education around drugs, alcohol and dealing with emotional issues.

Russell Brand
In March 2007, he co-hosted an evening of the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs with Noel Fielding.





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