The deal follows on from news of Kellie Pickler - a contestant from series five of the television talent show - being dropped from her deal at Sony Music Nashville.

Sanchez confirmed the news on Twitter, a few weeks after she came second in the singing competition to Phillip Phillips. A urban-leaning album is expected as Sanchez revealed in an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer that her album is "going to be more of urban and R&B, with a ...