Sam Bailey
Sam Bailey | |
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 Bailey in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samantha Florence Bailey |
| Born | 29 June 1977 Bexley, London, England |
| Origin | Leicester, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1996, 2013–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | sam-bailey |
Samantha Florence Bailey (born 29 June 1977) is an English pop singer. In 2013, she won the tenth series of The X Factor, after she won the contest she released 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.[1] The first X Factor winner in three years to get the Christmas number one.[2] Her debut studio album, The Power of Love, 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, in September 2016 and peaked at number thirty-three on the UK Albums Chart.
Discography
[change | change source]Studio albums
[change | change source]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
IRE [4] |
SCO [3] | |||||||||||||||||
| The Power of Love |
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1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Sing My Heart Out |
|
33 | — | 53 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
[change | change source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
IRE [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Skyscraper" | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
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The Power of Love | ||||||||||||||
| "Compass" | 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" | 2021 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Edge of Seventeen" | 2022 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
[change | change source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | |||
| "With You" | 2014 | 147 | The Power of Love |
Soundtracks
[change | change source]| Title | Year | Film |
|---|---|---|
| "Wonderful" | 2019 | High Strung Free Dance |
Other appearances
[change | change source]| Title | Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| "River Deep Mountain High" | 2015 | Sweet Soul Music | The Overtones |
| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | 2020 | N/A | The Celebs |
Music videos
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Stronger Together" was released in support of the LGBTI people living in fear in Chechnya.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Christmas number one: X Factor's Sam Bailey tops chart". BBC. 22 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey: Claiming Christmas number one is 'icing on the cake'". Daily Express. 22 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For All except noted: "SAM BAILEY songs and albums | full Official Chart history". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
- For "With You": "CHART: CLUK Update 20.12.2014 (wk50)". Official Charts Company. Zobbel.de.
- 1 2 "Discography Sam Bailey". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 "British certifications – Sam Bailey". British Phonographic Industry. Type Sam Bailey in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey - Black Velvet". YouTube. SamBaileyMusicVEVO.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey - Edge Of Seventeen". YouTube. SamBaileyMusicVEVO.
- ↑ "Sam Bailey - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)". YouTube. SamBaileyMusicVEVO.