Produced by Lars Lien (Larsville Studio), the album also features world renowned bass player and long time fan of Chelsea’s music Tony Levin, (who has played for Cher, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Lou Reed, Seal, and Peter Gabriel and others). The title track from the album also comes coupled with a beautiful ambient remix from Rachel James – who is highly regarded for her work with Bowie, Sony, Steve Strange, Black Eyed Peas, and Jessie J.

Born in Swansea, Chelsea moved to her father’s hometown in Norway aged three. There, she grew up in the centre of a battle for the right to keep her name: “I had to fight for my right to be named Chelsea in Norway. They claimed it wasn’t a proper name and believed it would be connected to football over here in the UK, and that I could be bullied for it.” This, and other early tribulations, clearly had an impact on Chelsea’s strong character; which is laid bare in her music. Her soulful sound is one that could only be paired with someone who has lived an enriched life, and is not afraid to share it, frankly, with her listeners. The album was developed from a melody she initially developed at the age of six: “[it] brought back old memories and feelings from my childhood, a childhood where I felt lost, afraid, unloved and lacked confidence... My songs are honest, vulnerable and also full of hope.”

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Treasures will be released 24th June through Matchbox recordings and Universal Music 

The X Factor 2012 contestant is releasing the track 'Lighthouse' in the UK on July 1 as her first single since leaving the show.

The video for the song sees Spraggan perform with the tune in a dingy rehearsal space alongside her band.

Speaking previously about the inspiration behind the track, the singer said: "Lighthouses are my good omen. When I was in the US and stuff went wrong, when I'd miss the last bus or I'd run out of money, I'd always see a lighthouse on a piece of paper, beer bottle or in real life then things would start getting better."

Spraggan rose to fame on the X Factor last year with self-penned tracks like 'Last Night' before bowing out of the show in November.

Viagogo revealed that after Stewart's new album, entitled 'Time', went to No.1 over the weekend he experienced a 278% surge in ticket sales for his upcoming run of dates. Rihanna, meanwhile, isn't doing as well statistically as he is outselling her 2:1.

A spokesperson for the ticketing company, Steve Roest, explained: "Music legends like Rod Stewart will always generate high ticket demand and his upcoming tour is no different. It seems his recent album release has reminded fans that he’s still got it, as we’ve noticed a sudden rush for tickets to see him perform around the UK in June."

His 'Live the Life' tour will kick off on June 1 at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena and will take him around the country from London to Birmingham, before it comes to a close on June 29 with a performance in Dublin at the RDS Arena.

During an interview with the Rolling Stone, the 'Get Lucky' hitmaker admitted it was rather entertaining to hear that a member of public had the guts to do such a thing:

"One thing I like about the masks is that I don't have people constantly coming up to me and reminding me what I do. It's nice to be able to forget, but there are occasional downsides. Several years ago in Ibiza some guy ran up exorbitant bar tabs at clubs while claiming to be me."

In the same interview, the pair also discussed their sci-fi anonymity and confessed that they went with the robot heads because "robots are exciting to people":

"We're interested in the line between fiction and reality, creating these fictional personas that exist in real life. Kraftwerk and Ziggy Stardust and Kiss; people thought the helmets were marketing or something, but for us it was sci-fi glam. We're not performers, we're not models – it would not be enjoyable for humanity to see our features, but the robots are exciting to people."

The Scottish singer-songwriter, who yesterday premiered her comeback single, ‘Slow It Down,’ caused outrage amongst Boyle’s loyal fanbase in 2010 when she claimed she ‘wasn’t a good advert for British music.’

However, the 24-year-old told the Daily Record that she was happy to pen a track for the global sensation whilst taking time out from the recording of her third album, ‘Life In A Beautiful Light.'

She said: “When I was off, my publisher asked me if I would be interested in writing songs for other folk.

“So I wrote this song called Little Things, which is not on the album, for Susan Boyle, and it went right up there. Simon Cowell listened to it but obviously didn’t like it.”

The ‘This Is The Life’ vocalist also attempted to clear up her previous comments about Boyle, adding: “I thought Susan should have won Britain’s Got Talent.

"I just said, when she was nominated for a Brit Award, that I felt a lot of her songs were covers and thought it would be better if they were original.”