English singer and songwriter, born 25 August 1988 in Islington, London, England.
Daughter of former Soul II Soul singer Melissa Bell.
The winner of the 5th series of "The X Factor" .
Auditioned for "The X Factor" in 2005 and she made it past the boot camp stage but she did not make it to the live shows as her category mentor, Louis Walsh felt that she wasnt ready.
The second female to win "The X Factor" the first being Leona Lewis.
Debut studio album, Overcome was released 19th October 2009 making it to Number 1.
Released her first single from debut studio album, Bad Boys on October 12th 2009 reaching Number 1 in the UK Charts.
Close friends with Cheryl.
