Diana Vickers

To say I love Diana Vickers would be an understatement. She was a contestant on X-Factor 2008 (the UK's biggest reality TV singing competition) and made the show a MASSIVE success that year. She delievered some breath-taking covers of 'Hallelujah', 'Man In The Mirror' (Michael Jackson), 'With Or Without You' (U2), 'Call Me' (Blondie) and 'Patience' (Take That). She was an early favourite to win until she fell ill and had to miss a week; since that point her confidence deteriorated and the backlash from the press was pretty nasty.
Anyway, she came fourth, just missing out on the final which, in my opinion, was a travesty (X-Factor has a 3 person final, not a 2 person like AI). She came back full force on her last week, belting out 'Girlfriend' by Avril Lavigne and Dido's 'White Flag' but it was a case of too little too late. Regardless she scored a record deal with RCA and is now working on her debut.

Below are links to mp3's of a few of her live performances, my favourite is Man In The Mirror, leave comments and tell me what you think. Her voice is untamed but I think that's what I like about it - completely raw talent. Hopefully they won't autotune her to death on her album...

Man In The Mirror
Call Me
With Or Without You

She has about 5/6 more, but these 3 are her best in my opinion. Comment if you want me to post the rest. :D