[citation needed] Gillespie was in the Andaman Islands in India at the time of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
[3] Gillespie released her debut single, "Stamp Your Feet", in September 2009, on independent label Up Next Records, based in Glasgow.
In the initial televised audition phase, as well as the three semi-finals and final, contestants sang in front of the judges, Jamie Cullum, Dizzee Rascal, and Sharleen Spiteri.
[4] Following victory on the show, Emma's Imagination's second single, "Focus", debuted in the United Kingdom at number 7,[5] her second British Top 10 placing.
Emma's singing gained a wider audience when it featured in CBeebies Bedtime Hour series Hushabye Lullabye in 2020.