X Factor star Sam Bailey plays Wednesbury show - in pictures and video
Last night X Factor star Sam Bailey wowed crowds at Wednesbury Town Hall.
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Hosted by Marc Bolton, the 42-year-old singer performed alongside singing sensation Amy Lou for the event.
The London pop star is best known for winning the tenth series of hit TV talent show The X Factor in 2013.
Following her win, her debut single, a cover of Demi Lovato's Skyscraped, was released and went to Christmas number one.
She has since gone on to support Beyoncé on one of the dates of her UK leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, and release her debut album, The Power of Love.
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Sam went on her first headline tour in 2015. The following year, she was cast as Mamma Morton in the UK tour of the musical Chicago alongside John Partridge and Hayley Tamaddon.
In 2018, it was announced that Bailey would be stepping into the role of Betty Simpson in Fat Friends - The Musical.