The salient points

• When Diana Vickers auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor, Louis Walsh referred to her as a "little hippie", which is perhaps only marginally better than "a little Lenny Henry".


• She ended up finishing fourth despite being the favourite - this was either because of the whole Eoghan Quigg 'thing' or the whole barefoot handclaw 'thing' or something else. Anyway the point is she didn't win.


• Vicko went on to star in the musical Little Voice, which was all very well, but what the public wanted was an album thank you very much.


• 'Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree' was released in January 2009 and went to Number One, as did the properly amazing Cathy Dennis-penned single, 'Once'.


• Unfortunately, the other singles didn't do that well and she 'parted ways' with her label in 2011.


• Before the end of 2011 Diana 'dropped' new song 'Music To Make The Boys Cry' as a freebie download and everybody wept tears of joy.


• An album, produced in the main by Norwegian pop 'maestros' Donkeyboy, is expected to 'drop' in late 2012.

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