Bio
Born in Lancashire on 30th July 1991 Diana Vickers has been singing since the age of 11.
Diana has a real passion for music and her talent came to light when she entered the X-Factor in 2008. After impressing the judges and public Diana made it to the live show stages of the competition.
On her first live show Diana sang U2’s “With or Without You”. She then covered Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”, for which she received nothing but praise with Dannii Minogue describing it as “box fresh” and Simon Cowell remarking she is “the one to beat”.
The following week she performed “Smile” which again received much praise and the judges were even more impressed with her version of Blondie’s “Call Me”.
In week five, Diana was excused from performing due to a severe case of laryngitis. She had wanted to perform the Mariah Carey song “Always Be My Baby” up until a few hours before the show, but her doctor advised her not to, saying she could do permanent damage to her vocal chords. This is the first time the producers have ever excused any act from performing. She was said to be devastated not to meet Mariah, “I was still hoping and praying that I would be well enough to perform but the producers spoke to the doctor who made it clear that I could risk long-term damage to my voice. I was absolutely devastated to be told I couldn’t perform on Saturday night and disappointed not to be able to meet Mariah Carey.”
In week seven she sang Take That’s “Patience” commenting that she felt 100% once again and hoped to deliver her best performance to date. During the show, guest Gary Barlow offered to sign her if Simon Cowell didn’t, to which Cowell responded “We will not be accepting Gary Barlow’s kind offer for a recording contract. Leona has done fine with me, thank you Gary.”
In the week 9 semi-finals, Diana performed Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” as her first song and received excellent comments from all the judges, Cheryl Cole said that “she had got that sparkle back”. She followed this with Dido’s “White Flag” but was subsequently voted out of the competition, to the shock and upset of her fellow contestants. This led to the moment that caught the nation’s hearts and left us all with a tear in our eyes. During Diana’s final ‘Goodbye’ performance of “White flag” All the other contestants stormed the stage and surrounded Diana in one great big tearful hug. A true ‘Kodak’ moment!
Since leaving the X-factor Diana has moved onto bigger and better things. Being signed by RCA records puts her in the company of some greats, Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, and Christina Aguilera to name but a few…..
We eagerly await the release of Diana’s first album, and hope it encapsulates the friendly ,bubbly, crazy, and quirky personality that we all love.
