Jahmene Douglas has spoken about releasing an album of covers as his debut release.

The singer impressed on the 2012 series of the X Factor, but he lost out in the final to eventual winner James Arthur.

However, he quickly signed a major label deal after leaving the show, teaming up with RCA.

Speaking to Digital Spy, Douglas admitted that his forthcoming album - 'Love Never Fails' - worries him because it is purely covers. He said:

"This is the part that scares me - it's all covers. That said, I'm from X Factor and I'm lucky just to be making an album. This is me building my foundations with what I can do in the music industry. My second album will be more my stuff because I do write a lot of stuff."

The singer added: "It's either brave or stupid, we'll never know! Hopefully people will embrace it and realise I'm just starting out. If they give me a chance and I'll be able to make a second album. I've been trying to refer to it as gospel interpretations rather than covers. It's me trying to relay the message of a song to make people listen to the lyrics more - hopefully."

'Love Never Fails' meanwhile is due to be released on July 22. It will feature covers of acts such as Emeli Sandé and David Guetta.