Former X Factor contestant Maria Lawson is set to release a new album in early 2010.

Maria was evicted from the 2005 series when Louis Walsh chose to save the crappy Conway Sisters over her. She is currently starring in Thriller Live.

Lawson has revealed that her second album ‘Emotional Rollercoaster’ will feature a track written by Diane Warren (who has previously worked with Whitney Houston and Toni Braxton) and has been produced by Brian Rawling.

Maria said:

‘The changes that have happened to me over the last few months have been up and down but I have learnt to embrace change and move forward. ‘One of the most incredible achievements in my life has been giving birth to my son and making this album it has been an emotional rollercoaster.

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It would seem that the fifth week of an X Factor series, is a particularly dangerous time for any talented female contestants taking part.

Last night we saw young Lucie Jones getting voted off after Simon voted to save John and Edward Grimes. The backlash today has been enormous, just read the fans comments on any of our posts on the decision. However if you cast your minds back this is not the first time such a controversial eviction has occurred.

Back in 2005, it was week five which saw Maria Lawson lose her place to the abominable Conway Sisters. The media backlash against Louis Walsh who voted to save them, almost caused him to leave the show…..if only he had followed through!

Last year it was Laura White who left in the fifth week, despite having at one point being tipped to win the show by bookies and experts alike.

We know that thousands of X Factor auditionees read Unreality TV, so next year female singers beware week five! Choose your song and outfit wisely, cry A LOT, snog a judge….anything at all to grab you some much needed votes. You don’t want to fall foul of the week five female curse.

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Maria’s debut single, Sleepwalking, can be picked up in stores across the UK and is looking like it will definitely storm the charts.

Chico’s single is also out this week. It’s called C.H.I.C.O and is a cover of the D.I.S.C.O classic.

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I caught Maria’s new single Sleepwalking on The Box(I think?) a couple of weeks ago. It’s quite a slick tune, bit of a smooth urban vibe, and the video reminds me of Craig David’s Seven Days with Maria witnessing a series of mishaps then reliving them and helping to prevent them.

You can catch a snippet of the video on the Maria Lawson website, and according to the blurb Sleepwalking is coming out on 14 August.

By the way, I wasn’t impressed with the gallery. They’ve airbrushed Maria to hell and it’s not nice, takes away from her natural beauty. Grrr!

What did you guys think?

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Well it seems that Maria has bounced back in a bid to prove Louis wrong, and is set to launch her debut album next month.

Maria told The Sun Online: “I’m so excited that my first single Sleepwalking is coming out. It’s really catchy and has such a great summer vibe.”

She continued: “I’m really pleased I took my time in making sure it was just right. The video was really fun too. We shot it in London and it’s got a pretty amazing storyline that I think everyone will love.”

She added: “This summer is going to be full of exciting things – as well as Sleepwalking, I’m doing loads of photo shoots and gearing up for the release of my album in August.”

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Maria was offered deals by four major record companies but chose to sign with Sony BMG subsidiary Phonogenic.

Her debut album, which she will write herself, is due out in September following the release of a single in June.

The star said: “All I promise is great songs, some with elements of pop, some with elements of soft rock, and some with elements of soul.

“I can’t believe I’m doing this, I can’t believe I’m going to LA to work with people I have respected for ages on my own album.”

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When interviewed by Ben Shephard for The Xtra Factor he said Hudson said: “It’s killing me, I don’t have words. I love you Maria and I’m sorry.”

Mark also admitted that he regretted choosing the song ‘Brown Sugar’ for Maria to sing saying that if they had “played it safe instead, things might have been different.”

I am not sure however that song choice played as big a role in Marias eviction as people may think. Sure, it wasn’t her best performance but it was still excellent in comparison to many of the other acts that night. I prefer to believe that Maria fans were just complacent, thinking that she didn’t need their votes. People who like Chico for instance know what a fine line he is treading and how much every vote counts for him, but Maria was a different kettle of fish. She outperformed most of the other acts week after week. She had the wow factor and the public simply couldn’t conceive her being kicked off the show.

It just shows how wrong we can be and how vulnerable each and every contestant on the X Factor stage really is!

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It seems cold, harsh reality has hit X Factor public enemies #1 and #2. As Tabby reported earlier, Simon Cowell has had a change of heart about voting for the Conway Sisters.

Well, it seems Louis Walsh is back on his medication and is kicking himself for supporting the Conway Sisters, in no small part because they haven’t actually bothered to thank him for his intervention!

The Conways didn’t need the bad press that they got on last week’s show. In some ways, I’m expecting ‘Mariagate’ to speed up the departure of the girl group.

The Conway Sisters are not good enough to win this competition. Maria was in my top 4 contestants I would have tipped to win. So, do the maths folks – expect the Irish pop pixies to be exiting stage right this Saturday night. They’re going to be up against one helluva hostile audience…

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But Irishman Louis hit back saying: “It’s not because I know them or they’re Irish.

“I could only judge on Saturday night’s performance.”

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