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Ella Eyre doesn't think she could have coped with overnight success.
The 21-year-old singer signed her record deal in 2012 but is only just readying her debut album, and thinks having a few years to develop as an artist has helped her career "massively".
Asked if she sees waiting for success as a positive thing, she said: "100 per cent. I've massively grown up emotionally and as an artist over the last couple of years.
"Waiting for success makes it all the more worthwhile when it does come.
"I don't know how I'd have coped if things had happened overnight as it does with 'X Factor' contestants."
Ella - who is dating Rixton's Lewi Morgan - has penned all her record 'Feline' herself and finds it "funny" listening back to some of the songs she wrote in the early days of her career.
She told OK! magazine: "I say that if It comes from the heart then it will go to the heart and that's what I try and live by.
"I'd never let anyone write a song for me. It's about all of my experiences growing up. Stuff people can relate to.
"It's so funny listening back to how I used to deal with break-ups when I was 16."

Katy Perry feels like she has "entered a food-eating competition".
The 'Dark Horse' hitmaker is currently making the most of having time off from her busy tour schedule and indulging in some calorific treats.
She said: "Right now, I'm off tour for the summer and it's almost like I've entered a food-eating competition which lasts three months! So I'm really enjoying myself."
When she isn't keeping in shape with her intense dance routines, Katy enjoys staying trim by going hiking with her friends as it means she can fit in a catch up at the same time as exercising.
She told LOOK magazine: "I think a very easy, no money way to stay in shape is to go on wonderful hikes with your girlfriends.
"Which is great because, sometimes, you find you can't keep up with all your friends - you want to spend time with them, so then you're kind of working out and catching up at the same time.
"But my tour definitely keeps me in shape when I'm on one."
The 30-year-old pop star admires her friend Kate Hudson's figure and wishes she was as "committed" to looking after herself as her pal.
She said: "My friend Kate Hudson continues to look fantastic and she's had two kids, but she's very natural, healthy, and she does an alkaline diet.
"She's very committed and hopefully one day I will be able to be that committed."

Carly Rae Jepsen has written a song about masturbation.
The 'I Really Like You' hitmaker has revealed she penned the steamy song along with collaborator Bonnie McKee while working on her third album 'Emotion' but swiftly decided it was too explicit to feature on the record.
Asked if she has boundaries with her songwriting, she said: "I have no rules. I'm laughing because near the end of the album you just have to try everything, at least that's my theory on it. You've just got to let yourself explore ... So I worked with this amazing artist called Bonnie McKee, who I worked on 'Kiss' [Carly's 2012 album] with, and we got in the room and we were both in a really weird mood and we wrote a song about, basically being alone ... Trying to find a delicate way to say this. It rhymes with contemplation ..."
Interrupting her, someone shouted: "Masturbation?"
She continued: "Thank you! I couldn't say it myself. Anyways, about five minutes into it I was like, 'You know this isn't making my album right?' and we were like, 'Well whatever, let's just go with it.' And it was so fun to just let yourself ... Because I write for the joy of it and you've gotta let yourself go everywhere."
And although the 29-year-old star vowed never to use the song, she was shocked to discover a Chinese band have secured the track for themselves, unaware of what the saucy lyrics mean.
Speaking on New York radio show 'Zach Sang & The Gang', she said: "We were kind of laughing a little bit later on because it got picked up actually. There's a group in China that wants to make it their next single, and we were like, 'Alright! I wonder if they know what it means?'"

Mel C has joked she needs to start practising her "backflips" ahead of the Spice Girls reunion.
On Thursday evening (06.08.15), it was revealed the band are set to reform next year - aside from Victoria Beckham who does not want to be involved - to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary, prompting Mel C, nicknamed Sporty Spice, to joke about it on Twitter.
She wrote: "Woke up this morning wondering whether I need to start practising my backflips???!!! (sic)"
While the 41-year-old star was known for her backflips during their performances, Emma Bunton, known as Baby Spice, was renowned for always having her blonde locks in pigtails, leading to her retweeting Mel's message and continuing the joke.
Reposting the message on Twitter, she added: "Do I need to put my pigtails in?!?!? (sic)"
Shortly before the news was announced, Mel B had teased a reunion might happen by posting a picture on Instagram of herself at the height of her Spice Girls fame along with the caption, "The world deserves to hear your voice! #BeLoud #Tbt (sic)".
Since the news broke, Spotify has revealed 'Wannabe' is the most streamed track released by the group, while Mexico City features the highest amount of monthly listeners of the band.
Geri Horner - known as Geri Haliwell before marrying Formula One team captain Christian Horner in May - has yet to comment on the reunion, although is expected to be involved when further announcements are made later in the year.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Mel B flew into London last month to secretly agree the plan with the other three girls. They should each make more than ten million pounds from this.
"It will be the four girls who are making the calls about this."

One Direction will shoot their new video at NASA's Space Center.
The four-piece band released their new single 'Drag Me Down' last week and are now planning to film an out-of-this-world video at the facility in Houston, Texas, to match the track, which is the first to be taken from their as-yet untitled fifth studio album.
According to MailOnline, the intergalactic clip will feature plenty of gadgetry with band members Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan gaining access to training equipment, airfields and other areas located at the astronaut centre.
The track is the first to be released by the band since Zayn Malik quit earlier this year to pursue a solo career and Liam has since revealed they are planning to take a break from the band at some point after the release of their next LP, which is due later this year.
He said: "You know, I think everyone needs a little bit of a break now, and a sit down and a stop, to kind of take in all the great things that've happened."
And when asked what he wants to do during their time off, he added: "There's loads of things. I've been writing a lot on the road at the moment, not for me, just for other people. I've been doing a lot of things, you know trying to get into the producing side of it which is pretty cool."

Alice Cooper believes being an alcoholic was "an education".
The 67-year-old rocker has revealed he doesn't regret his years of being addicted to alcohol because coming out of it made him feel like a much stronger person.
Asked what advice he would give to his younger self, he said: "I'll tell you the truth, I always think I would say, 'Wow, don't become an alcoholic.' But then, going through that alcoholic experience, especially with those guys, was an education. The fact that I did get through it and came out the other end okay, was something that gave me a lot of strength later on. I figured if I could get through that ... Because I was a classic alcoholic - there was pretty much nothing that was going to stop us at that point."
However, The Hollywood Vampires' musician - who will release their new album on September 11 - revealed he was faced by an ultimatum at the peak of his drinking which led to his decision to quit so he could continue making music.
He told Digital Spy entertainment news website: "It was a choice between living and dying, and my doctor said, 'Look, you can go and join the rest of the Vampires who have gone, or you can make 20 more albums. You better make your decision in three weeks though, because that's how much time you have.' I made the decision that I'd rather make records. The finality of that is that it's very poetic that I decided not to die with the other guys, and end up honouring them through this album. So there was a two-fold reason to quit drinking."

Perrie Edwards loves One Direction's new song.
The Little Mix singer, who recently split from ex-1D star Zayn Malik, says her favourite song of the summer is the four-piece's latest release, 'Drag Me Down'.
The track is the band's first single without Perrie's former fiancé Zayn and was released just a week ago.
Perrie told Radio Disney: "I like One Direction's new song 'Drag Me Down'. It's incredible."
The comments come as the 22-year-old continues to get over the end of her three-year relationship with Zayn, who has since signed a solo record deal with RCA Records.
It was recently reported that the heartthrob broke up with the 'Black Magic' singer two weeks ago by text message.
A source said: "It's unbelievable, he's an immature little boy with no thought for anyone else's feelings. Perrie is one of the sweetest girls in the world and she's stood by him through thick and thin.
"But he ended their engagement with one text message and in the two weeks since there's been complete radio silence between them. Who does that? She's devastated, which everyone understands, but is doing her best to focus on work and to put on a brave face in public."

Mary Lambert and Sam Smith are planning a collaboration.
The 26-year-old singer has recently become pals with the 'Stay With Me' hitmaker and revealed they intend to sit down and write a song for the two of them to perform in the near future as they are both working on their second LPs.
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Sam Smith and I have developed a really nice friendship and I just feel kindred - like I just feel very similar to him, so we text occasionally and we've been out for cocktails and stuff. He's a wonderful person.
"Sam and I have talked at length about writing something vulnerable and something powerful, so I hope it will happen. I hope it's on the next of either of our albums.
"I have so much respect for him and I think we have similar intentions for our music too. I'm just so proud of him, out there killing it."
But Mary - who shot to fame when she featured on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' gay rights anthem 'Same Love' in 2012 - says she has far grander plans than just music, having recently released her debut album 'Heart On My Sleeve'.
She explained: "I have so, so many plans. I just wish that the year was longer and I wish I had more time. I have screenplays in my head, I wanna write a musical, I wanna do Broadway, I'm working on my second book of poetry which also has essays in it, I wanna do a clothing line. There's so many things that I want to tackle, that I really believe are feasible that I would love to do, like movies."

The Spice Girls are reforming for a world tour - without Victoria Beckham.
The 'Spice Up Your Life' hitmakers celebrate 20 years since the release of their first single 'Wannabe' next year and reportedly plan to mark the occasion with a global concert series, but the fashion designer will not be joining Emma Bunton, Mel C, Geri Halliwell and Mel B on stage.
A source said: "This will be one of the biggest pop reunions of all time.
"There is a huge demand for the Spice Girls to get back together, especially with the nostalgia around the two-decade anniversary of their first release next summer.
"Mel B flew into London last month to secretly agree the plan with the other three girls. They should each make more than ten million pounds from this."
Victoria - who took part in the group's 2007-2008 reunion tour and their appearance at the London Olympics closing ceremony three years ago - still has the option to take part but insists she is too busy.
The source added to The Sun newspaper: "Victoria wishes the girls the best of luck.
"She is far too busy running her fashion brand and looking after her family to get back on a stage.
"She also feels that they left the stage on an amazing high with their Olympics performance and worries a reunion could tarnish their legacy."
Initially the group were reluctant to commit to anything without the 40-year-old star, but realised time was running out for a reunion if they didn't agree it soon.
The insider said: "For a long time they put off the idea of working any projects without her because they wanted to stay as a five-piece, but with the 20th anniversary coming up they realised it was a case of now or never."
The quartet are expected to begin negotiations with tour promoters and choose their new management team in the coming weeks.
The source said: "It will be the four girls who are making the calls about this. There is a lot to work out in terms of their schedules and priorities, but they want to be in control.
"Talks between them are continuing and there are likely to be some official decisions made when they back from their summer holidays in September or October."