years_active birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
1996 , 2013 -- present bexley , london , england syco sony sam bailey
 sam bailey solo_singer 29 june 1977 vocals pop , soul leicester , england samantha florence bailey singer
sam bailey

samantha florence `` sam '' bailey -lrb- born 29 june 1977 -rrb- is an english singer , known for winning the tenth series of `` the x factor '' in 2013 .
following her win , her debut single , a cover of demi lovato 's `` skyscraper '' , was released on 15 december 2013 , achieving the christmas number one 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 beyoncé on one of the dates of her uk leg of the mrs. carter show world tour , 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 uk albums chart .
the album was re-issued in december 2014 as `` the power of love -lrb- the gift edition -rrb- '' .
the re-issue features five new tracks - including three christmas tunes and a reworking of original song `` treasure '' .
in support of the album , bailey went on her first ever headline tour in january and february 2015 .
