Lucy Honour Ruby Spraggan (born 21 July 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Spraggan was a contestant on The X Factor in 2012, and she was the first contestant in the show's history to score a Top 40 single and album before the live shows aired, with her independently released album Top Room at the Zoo (2011). Following the show Spraggan signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, and she has released seven studio albums in total. Spraggan auditioned for The X Factor in 2012, performing her composition "Last Night". Spraggan quit her run on The X Factor three weeks into the live shows, finishing in ninth place. It was initially stated that she had left due to illness, however Spraggan later revealed in her biography, Process, that her departure was a consequence of her being raped by a porter in a hotel. Her debut major-label album, Join the Club, was released on 7 October 2013, reaching No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart. She has since released five more studio albums. Her sixth album, Choices, was released on 26 February 2021 and debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was preceded by the singles "Flowers", "Roots" and "Sober". Subsequently, Spraggan's seventh studio album, Balance, was released in August 2023. Her autobiography, Process, was released on 20 July 2023.
