Sam Bailey
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samantha Florence Bailey |
| Born | 29 June 1977 Bexley, London, England |
| Origin | Leicester, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1996, 2013–present |
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| Website | sam-bailey |
Samantha Florence Bailey (born 29 June 1977) is an English pop singer. In 2013, she won the tenth series of The X Factor, after she won the contest she released her debut single, a cover of Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" was released on 15 December 2013, achieving the Christmas number one on 22 December 2013. The first X Factor winner in three years to get the Christmas number one. Her debut studio album, The Power of Love, was released in March 2014 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album was re-released in December 2014 titled The Power of Love (The Gift Edition), and featured five new tracks including three Christmas covers and a reworking of an original song titled "Treasure". She released her second studio album, Sing My Heart Out, in September 2016 and peaked at number thirty-three on the UK Albums Chart.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRE |
SCO | |||||||||||||||||
| The Power of Love |
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1 | 2 | 1 |
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| Sing My Heart Out |
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33 | — | 53 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRE | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Skyscraper" | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
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The Power of Love | ||||||||||||||
| "Compass" | 2014 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Sing My Heart Out" | 2016 | — | — | Sing My Heart Out | |||||||||||||||
| "Stronger Together" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||||
| "Bleed Red" | 2018 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Take It Out on the Dance Floor" (featuring Rick Live) |
— | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Black Velvet" | 2021 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Edge of Seventeen" | 2022 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| "With You" | 2014 | 147 | The Power of Love |
Soundtracks
| Title | Year | Film |
|---|---|---|
| "Wonderful" | 2019 | High Strung Free Dance |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| "River Deep Mountain High" | 2015 | Sweet Soul Music | The Overtones |
| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | 2020 | N/A | The Celebs |
Music videos
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Skyscraper" | 2013 |
| "Sing My Heart Out" | 2016 |
| "Changes" (duet with Steve Steinman) |
2018 |
| "Black Velvet" | 2021 |
| "Edge Of Seventeen" | 2022 |
| "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" | 2022 |
Notes
- ↑ "Stronger Together" was released in support of the LGBTI people living in fear in Chechnya.
References
- ↑ "Christmas number one: X Factor's Sam Bailey tops chart". BBC. 22 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey: Claiming Christmas number one is 'icing on the cake'". Daily Express. 22 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For All except noted: "SAM BAILEY songs and albums | full Official Chart history". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
- For "With You": "CHART: CLUK Update 20.12.2014 (wk50)". Official Charts Company. Zobbel.de.
- 1 2 "Discography Sam Bailey". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- 1 2 "British certifications – Sam Bailey". British Phonographic Industry. Type Sam Bailey in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey - Black Velvet". YouTube. SamBaileyMusicVEVO.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey - Edge Of Seventeen". YouTube. SamBaileyMusicVEVO.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)". YouTube. SamBaileyMusicVEVO.