Diana Vickers is back with her first single in 12 years.
Ice Cream marks ‘The X Factor’ star’s first original music since 2013 and is billed as “a musical love letter to the gays and the girlies”.
She tells Attitude: “It feels very satisfying and exciting and the right time.
“I’ve been away for a long time but I did a gig a couple of years ago and it just reignited this fire in me where I was like, I just love being on stage. I thought, ‘You know what, I think there is an audience for me still there.’”
Diana topped the UK Singles Chart back in 2010 with her debut single, Once, and went on to release two studio albums, ‘Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree’ (2010) and ‘Music To Make Boys Cry’ (2013).
The new tune marks her first as an independent artist, with the Cinderella hitmaker adding: “It feels really exciting. I’ve never done it this way before. I’ve been with a major, so it just feels… I’ve been obviously having to be really hands on. I get a say on everything and it feels really, really nice.”
And although there are no plans for a full album yet, Diana insists there’s more new music on the way: “My plan is that I just want to drop a gay pop banger every so often and not feel the need to be restricted. There’s definitely another song that I’m super excited about.”
