Edited sentence: After leaving the Fame Academy, Sinéad’s debut single was up against the hype of Tatu’s debut and she was beaten to the number one spot – news she received just before singing live at the Six Nations rugby.As we now know, she narrowly lost the title to David but went on to sign a lucrative record contract with Mercury Records.However, ‘I Can’t Break Down’ sold over 70,000 copies and reached number 65 in the top selling singles of 2003.In July 2003 Sinéad’s debut album ‘Ready To Run’ was released but suffered from poor promotion and only reached number 48 in the album charts despite good reviews.In the final show we saw her sing ‘Don’t Speak’ once again and then premiére her debut single ‘I Can’t Break Down’.In the penultimate week Sinéad sang ‘One Way Or Another’ and then dueted with Ainslie on ‘I Can’t Get No satisfaction’ and Ronan Keating on ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’.In the second half of the show Sinéad belted out ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’ before her final performance of the series ‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues’ which she sang with David.Recent rumours have suggested that Sinead has plans to record a new album, but meanwhile, Sinead can be seen at events across Northern Ireland.She also slotted in presenting on ‘First Stop’, appearing on a variety of TV shows and writing new material.Sinéad excels at performing live and since losing her record contract with Mercury in late 2003 she’s wowed the crowds on a University tour – backed by a guitar-based band – and played to a full-house at Music LIVE 2003 at the NEC.We first saw Sinéad on our screens on the Fame Academy showdown that launched the series, where she competed against David and Paul to win the final place in the Academy with 51% of the vote.‘What You Need Is’, a rocky number heard first on Spring Break Live on Channel 5, followed this