Free spirit finds her own voice

DIANA VICKERS is not your typical X Factor graduate.

To begin with, there’s her temperament. Softly spoken and down to earth, she exudes none of the manic desire to be loved that is the defining quality of many of the show’s alumni.

“I went on X Factor because I wanted to be a singer. Not because I was desperate to be all over the papers,” she says. “I was very determined to succeed in music. Even without X Factor I honestly think I would have gotten there anyway. For me, the X Factor was the beginning. Not the be all and end all.”