{"id":44603,"date":"2019-01-06T14:02:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T14:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=44603"},"modified":"2019-01-06T14:02:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T14:02:43","slug":"fleur-east-is-back-with-brand-new-single-favourite-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/01\/fleur-east-is-back-with-brand-new-single-favourite-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleur East Is Back With Brand New Single &#8216;Favourite Thing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Released on January 4 on Hunter Corp Records, Fleur East&#8217;s new single &#8216;Favourite Thing&#8217; is an homage to her mother&#8217;s <span class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\">Ghanaian heritage, and is a brilliant fusion of dance beats, tribal drums, and African chants, held together with a gorgeous melody.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Favourite Thing&#8217; kicks off the new year for Fleur, who is fresh from her fantastic turn on ITVs &#8216;I&#8217;m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here&#8217;. Co-written by Fleur, along with Phil Plested and Dayo Olatunji, and produced by Red Triangle, the song comes with a sensational video which shows off Fleur&#8217;s considerable dancing talent, as well as her formidable vocal skills. The video was directed and edited by Moe Swaleh, with choreography by Eden Shabtai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking about &#8216;Favourite Thing&#8217; Fleur said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The song has influences from my mother&#8217;s side of my family in Ghana.\u00a0My mum has always made sure I know a lot about my heritage.\u00a0It&#8217;s really anthemic and upbeat.\u00a0I&#8217;m so grateful to be starting 2019 in the position I&#8217;m in. I really feel like people got to see the real me in the jungle. 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