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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="margin-top:.1pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Rebecca Ferguson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="margin-top:.1pt;text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Debut Album “Heaven” Set For Release on May 29<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="margin-top:.1pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Set for Live Debut Performance on TODAY on May 29<sup>th</sup>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width="312" height="228" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD3817.BB6C90B0" align="left" hspace="12" alt="5 LR" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">British
sensation <b>Rebecca Ferguson</b> is set to release her highly anticipated debut album
<b><u>Heaven</u></b> in the United States on <b>May 29<sup>th</sup></b> through <b>
Syco/Columbia Records</b>. The album debuted at <b>#3</b> on the UK album chart with the biggest first week album sales for a debut UK female artist in 2011 and was certified platinum in just three weeks. The collection was met with acclaim overseas for its
soul power with <b><i>The London Times</i></b> praising “Her gorgeous debut puts Rebecca Ferguson in the same league as Aretha Franklin.” Rebecca is set to make her live debut performance in the United States on
<b><u>TODAY </u></b>on <b>May 29<sup>th</sup></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin-top:.1pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Rebecca collaborated with industry heavyweights
<b>Eg White</b> (Adele, James Morrison, Duffy), <b>Fraser T Smith</b> (Cee Lo Green) and
<b>Claude Kelly</b> (Britney, Whitney Houston, Jessie J) during the making of <i>
Heaven</i>. </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xapple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">You can hear the full stream of
<i>Heaven</i> <a href="https://smeusa.box.com/s/b5c4b74e1b4555ea85ff">here</a> (password: heaven)</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">To view Rebecca Ferguson’s EPK please click the link below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><a href="https://mail.pressherepublicity.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=8a2b01dccaf94e7f94b2ecb8dc7b4fbf&URL=http%3a%2f%2fvideo.razorandtie.com%2frebeccaFergusonEPK_V4_LINK.mov" target="_blank" title="http://video.razorandtie.com/rebeccaFergusonEPK_V4_LINK.movblocked::http://video.razorandtie.com/rebeccaFergusonEPK_V4_LINK.mov"><span style="color:windowtext">http://video.razorandtie.com/rebeccaFergusonEPK_V4_LINK.mov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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