British singer and songwriter Rebbeca Ferguson came to prominence in 2010 when she became the runner-up on the seventh series of the original UK version of The X Factor. She subsequently signed a joint record deal with Syco and Epic Records in the UK. Ferguson later signed in the United States to Columbia Records.

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Her debut album Heaven was released in 2011 to commercial and critical success. It was co-written by Ferguson. The album is certified platinum in the UK and Ireland. Ferguson cites Aretha Franklin, Kings of Leon and Amy Winehouse among her influences. Ferguson's first album is of the soul, blues, pop, R&B genres, with lyrics describing heartbreak and relationships. Her debut album's music was compared to work by Aretha Franklin and Macy Gray. On describing her own sound she said, "quite soulful, I don’t know what you compare it to. I’m just me."

Ferguson released her debut single "Nothing's Real but Love" on November 20, 2011, which was written by Ferguson and Eg White. The single peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart. Her debut album Heaven followed and was released December 5, 2011 in the UK. The album features Ferguson collaborating with Eg White, Steve Booker, Fraser T. Smith, Xenomania, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor and Brian Higgins. Ferguson later revealed that she would be co-writing the whole of her album in order for her to "connect" with the songs. The album would feature genres like Soul, pop and Blues. The album came to critical acclaim with critics lauding Ferguson for being the first credible artist to come from reality television format. Cowell also praised the album tweeting on November 21st how proud he was of Ferguson, "I am absolutely blown away by Rebecca Ferguson, her album and by her performance. Congratulations!".

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The album was certified platinum for shipments of 300,000 units by the British Phonographic Industry in its first two weeks of release.