Pepper Rose (formerly known as Katie Pepper and Pepper) is an English singer.

Career

Pepper together with Emma Alkazraji made up the musical group known as Pepper and Piano. Pepper and Piano got to the final of the

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talent show, ''

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'' which was held at

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in September 2010. In getting to the semifinals of the show, the duo released a single entitled, "You Took My Heart", which peaked at number 7 on the UK iTunes singles chart, with another song called "One Of Those Days" reaching number 63 after the final. Pepper was later signed by rapper

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, who was a judge on the talent show, to his label

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in 2012. The singer had already changed her stage name to simply that of Pepper. She also incorporated more of a

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sound in her music. The Dizzee Rascal song "

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" was released as an official single for the London Olympics of 2012 and featured Pepper on vocals upon the track. The single charted at number 22 in August 2012. At an Art for Change event in October 2014 within

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, Pepper performed a cover of

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". Pepper Rose is currently the lead singer in the band Spirit Machines. Pepper has said she is influenced by soul and pop artists such as

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and

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Personal life

Pepper is a former student of

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. Pepper is also a fan of Arsenal F.C.

References

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