Sam Bailey

Samantha Florence Bailey (born 29 June 1977) is an English pop singer. In 2013, she won the tenth series [en] of The X Factor, after she won the contest she released her debut single, a cover of Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper [en]" was released on 15 December 2013, achieving the Christmas number one [en] on 22 December 2013.^[1] The first X Factor winner in three years to get the Christmas number one.^[2] Her debut studio album, The Power of Love [en], 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 [en], in September 2016 and peaked at number thirty-three on the UK Albums Chart.

Sam Bailey
Bailey in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Samantha Florence Bailey
Born	(1977-06-29) 29 June 1977 (age 48) Bexley [en], London, England
Origin	Leicester, England
Genres	Pop soul
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1996, 2013–present
Labels	CO-OP [en] Sony Tiger Drum Saga Entertainment [en]
Website	sam-bailey.com

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		UK [3]	IRE [4]	SCO [3]
The Power of Love [en]	Released: 24 March 2014 Label: Syco, Sony Format: Digital download, CD	1	2	1	BPI: Gold[5]
Sing My Heart Out [en]	Released: 16 September 2016 Label: Tiger Drum Format: Digital download, CD	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 [3]	IRE [4]
"Skyscraper [en]"	2013	1	1	BPI: Silver[5]	The Power of Love
"Compass [en]"	2014	—	—
"Sing My Heart Out"	2016	—	—		Sing My Heart Out
"Stronger Together"[A]	2017	—	—		Non-album singles
"Bleed Red"	2018	—	—
"Take It Out on the Dance Floor" (featuring Rick Live)		—	—
"Black Velvet [en]"	2021	—	—
"Edge of Seventeen [en]"	2022	—	—
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) [en]"		—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [3]
"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 [en]
"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"[6]	2021
"Edge Of Seventeen"[7]	2022
"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"[8]	2022

Notes

1. "Stronger Together" was released in support of the LGBTI people living in fear in Chechnya.