✦Seized the No. 1 spot on the women's short list of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)'s annual World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities list in June 2008.
✦Named the album 'Spirit' because "it is my heart and soul and the voice within that says everything is possible."
✦Became the second U.K. reality show contestant after Joss Stone to break the major American charts as "Bleeding Love" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #85 on Feb 21, 2008.
✦Is the first winner of a major television talent show in either the U.K. or U.S. to be given a major global launch with the release of their debut album.
✦In November 2007, her album prior X Factor, "Best Kept Secret", was released online via Juno Records against Simon Cowell's wish.