Compass is a song written by

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. Wa ...

and originally recorded by Australian singer

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, the winner of the third edition of ''

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'', for his second studio album of the same name (2010). "Compass" was later recorded by Norwegian classical recording artist

Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen (born 11 June 1987) is a Norwegian people, Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours". Biography Solli-Tangen wa ...

. It was released in February 2011 through Universal Norway as the third and final single from Solli-Tangen's debut studio album '' Guilty Pleasures'' (2011). The song failed to chart.

Track listing

Digital download # "Compass" - 3:42

Sam Bailey version

In 2014, "Compass" was recorded by English singer

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, the winner of the tenth series of ''

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''. It was released as the second single from her debut studio album '' The Power of Love'' on 16 March 2014. The song received its debut airplay on

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on 18 February 2014. On 24 February, the official audio track was uploaded to

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