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Auditioned for "The X Factor" (2004) in London, where she sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". All the judges were impressed and put her through. Her debut single "A Moment like This" became the 2006 UK Christmas number-one single (December 2006). Won "The X Factor" (2004) in 2006. The runner-up was Ray Quinn. Worked as a receptionist and as a waitress for Pizza Hut. Plays the guitar and piano. Lives in Hackney with her longtime companion Lou Al-Chamaa, an electrician. Was a classmate of Katie Melua at the BRIT School. Performed signature song "Bleeding Love" at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert in London's Hyde Park. [June 2008]