Diana Vickers (born 30 July 1991) is an English singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer from Accrington, who initially rose to fame as a semi-finalist on the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008. In January 2009 Vickers signed a record deal with RCA Records and after touring with her fellow finalists from The X Factor until March 2009, began work on her debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree, until September 2009.
From October 2009 to January 2010 Vickers played LV in the West End revival of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at The Vaudeville Theatre, for which she won the award for "Newcomer of the Year" at the What’s On Stage Awards. Vickers' debut single, "Once", charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after its release on 19 April 2010 and has sold over 210,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Vickers' debut album Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree was released on 3 May 2010 in the United Kingdom achieving number one status on the UK Albums Chart, number seven on the Irish Albums Chart and number four on the European Top 100 Albums, and has been certified Gold by the BPI.
In May 2011 Diana unveiled her debut fashion line for Very.co.uk titled "Dee V’’ and she is also now the face of make-up and cosmetic range, Collection 2000.
