Sam Bailey | |
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 Bailey in 2015 | |
| 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.