Samantha Florence Bailey (born 29 June 1977) is an English pop singer who won the tenth series of ''

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'' in 2013. Following her win, her debut single, a cover of

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's "

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" was released on 15 December 2013, achieving the

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on 22 December 2013. She was the first ''X Factor'' winner in three years to gain the Christmas number one spot. On 24 February 2014, Bailey supported

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on one of the dates of her UK leg of

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, as well as performing on ''The X Factor'' Live Tour. Her debut album, '' The Power of Love'', was released in March 2014 and debuted at number one on the

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. The album was re-issued in December 2014 as ''The Power of Love (The Gift Edition)''. The re-issue featured five new tracks—including three Christmas covers and a reworking of original song "Treasure". In support of the album, Bailey went on her first headline tour in January and February 2015.

Early life

Bailey was born in

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, London, to Ronnie (1950–2008) and Jackie Bailey. She has two brothers, Charlie and Danny. Ronnie died from

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in 2008. Sam grew up in

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, London, and attended

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and

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. Before auditioning for ''The X Factor'', she worked as a prison officer at HMP Gartree. near

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. In an interview on '' Daybreak'' the day after winning, Bailey said that she would quit her job at the Prison.

Career

In 1996, then 18-year-old Bailey formed the

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duo Girls Next Door with her friend Julie Nunney and they recorded a song called "Too Late", which was produced by

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bassist Clyde Ward. It was reported that

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heard the song when he was shopping at his local Asda, but turned the duo down because they were not on television, but Bailey later said that this story was not true. In 2013, Bailey auditioned for the tenth series of ''

'' in front of judges

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and

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, singing

's "

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" in her room audition. She received a standing ovation from all four judges afterwards, with Barlow calling her voice "incredible". She was given four "yeses" and progressed through to the arena auditions. She sang "

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" and " Run To You" at the arena, gaining another standing ovation from the audience and bringing Scherzinger to tears. She received four yeses again. Bailey was placed in the "over 25s" category at "bootcamp" and was mentored by Osbourne. She successfully made it through to "judges' houses" and was later chosen by Osbourne for the live shows, along with

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and Shelley Smith. Following the eliminations of Simpson in week 1 and Smith in week 2, Bailey became the last over 25 in the competition. On 8 December, she made it to the final along with

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and

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. On 14 December, she duetted with Scherzinger on "

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". The following night, she sang her winner's single, a cover of "

" by

. Later, having received more than 1 million votes over the course of the weekend, she was announced as the winner. When the voting statistics were announced on ''The X Factor'' afterwards, Bailey was revealed to have received the most public votes seven times out of ten. As the winner, she received a £1 million recording contract with

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and the opportunity to support

on the UK leg of

in February 2014. Bailey was reportedly due to support Beyoncé at ten shows, but that figure was cut down to just one due to ''The X Factor'' Live Tour. Her sole show with Beyonce was in

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on 24 February 2014. A report by '' The Sun'' claimed that Bailey had "misled the public" by stating she had no previous singing experience, when in fact she had been performing on cruise ships, in clubs and at music festivals for several years. Bailey defended herself in an interview with the ''

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'', stating: "I have been totally honest that I have sang for 20 years but never made it. What's the problem with that?" An ''X Factor'' executive producer also revealed that Bailey had auditioned for the show's fourth series in 2007, but did not get past the first producers' round. Bailey's winner's single "

" was released via digital download on 16 December 2013, the day after she won the show. On 18 December 2013, the single received a physical release, which features three of Bailey's best ''X Factor'' performances – " The Power of Love", "

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" and "

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". On '' The Xtra Factor'' after the final, Barlow said that he would like to write songs for Bailey. On 22 December, the song debuted atop the

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after selling 149,000 copies in its first week and became the

. In an interview with the

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after "Skyscraper" topped the charts, Bailey said, "2014 is going to be a huge year for me. Basically, I'm in the studio pretty much straight away. We're hoping to get an album out for spring. On the album, I'm going to try and do things a little bit differently." On 21 January 2014, Bailey tweeted that her debut album would be called '' The Power of Love'', named after the Jennifer Rush song which Bailey covered for the album. It was later revealed that the album would be released on 24 March 2014, and contain both cover versions and original material. On 22 January, Bailey appeared at the

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and sang "The Power of Love". She also performed a duet of "

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" with

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. This duet is also featured as one of the tracks on the album. Another duet on the album is " And I Am Telling You" with Scherzinger, which Bailey originally performed on the ''X Factor'' final. On 18 February 2014, the song "

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" received its debut airplay on

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. On 30 March, the album debuted at number one on the

, making Bailey the first ''X Factor'' winner to have a number-one album since

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topped the chart with her debut album '' Overcome'' in October 2009. The album sold 72,644 copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling album of 2014 in the UK at the time, overtaking

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' ''

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''. In support of the album, Bailey will go on her first headline tour in January and February 2015. The tour will comprise fifteen shows and will begin at the

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in her hometown of Leicester. The album was re-packaged and re-released on 1 December 2014. The re-issue featured five new tracks — including three Christmas tunes and a reworking of original song "Treasure". As well as the festive songs ("

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", "

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" and "

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"), the album also included "With You" from ''

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''. In February 2015, it was announced via Bailey's Twitter account that she had parted ways with

. In 2016 she was cast as Mamma Morton in the UK tour of the musical ''

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'' alongside John Partridge and

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. Bailey announced on her social media that she had gone to the United States to record her upcoming album. She has been working, among others, with

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, writing new songs for an album titled '' Sing My Heart Out'', released on 16 September. The album charted on the Top 40 in the UK on its first week. Sam is co-writer of most of the songs in this new album. During the summer holidays in 2016 Bailey toured

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Holiday Resorts as part of the ''Butlins Pop tour 2016''. Bailey took centre stage at De Montfort Hall as Queen of the Flower of Fairies in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' at the 2016 Christmas pantomime, next to

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. In 2018, it was announced that Bailey would be stepping into the role of Betty Simpson in ''Fat Friends – The Musical''. Bailey then joined the charitable music project "Stronger Together" to support of LGBTI people living in fear in Chechnya. Bailey then starred in the

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Musical tour, and in July, Bailey released "Bleed Red". Her song "Wonderful" was later part of the original soundtrack of the film ''High Strung: Free Dance''. In 2020 amid the

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crisis Sam joined a supergroup of celebrities called

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, the group included

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and

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to raise money for both

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and

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. They recorded a new rendition of

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and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020, on independent record label

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. The music video debuted exclusively on Good Morning Britain the day before release. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart. In 2021 Bailey penned a record deal with independent record label

, she released her first single on the label on 6 August 2021, a cover of

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hit single Black Velvet. The song peaked at number one on the Amazon best sellers chart and number 3 on the iTunes rock charts.

Personal life

Bailey currently lives in

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with her husband Craig Pearson, their three children—Tommy, Brooke, and Miley, and their deaf

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, Molly. Bailey and Pearson met in 2002 and were married in

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on 29 January 2003. On 6 March 2014, Bailey announced that she was 10 weeks pregnant with her third child. She

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her first ultrasound scan, alongside the caption "Hey everyone...... Meet peanut!!!" At 10:50am on 10 September 2014, Bailey gave birth to daughter Miley Beau. Former mentor and friend

is Miley's godmother. In October 2014, Bailey announced via Twitter she is suffering

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following Miley's birth. Bailey is a fan of her local football club,

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. In June 2014, Bailey announced that she had signed a deal to release her autobiography ''Daring to Dream''. It was released in November 2014.

Discography

* '' The Power of Love'' (2014) * '' Sing My Heart Out'' (2016)

Tours

Co-headlining

* ''The X Factor'' Live Tour (2014) *

Pop Tour 2016 (2016)

Headlining

* The Power of Love Tour (2015) * Sing My Heart Out Tour (2017) * Sam Bailey in Concert Tour (2018)

Supporting

(2014)

Stage credits

*''

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'' (2016) As Mama Morton *''

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'' (2017–2018) *''

'' (2019) *

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2022

References

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