After Thomas' audition screened, Birdy's 2011 recording of "Skinny Love" entered the New Zealand pop charts for the first time, peaking at #2.
[12] At the grand final on 22 July 2013, Thomas was announced the winner of the competition and it was revealed that she had been the top-voted contestant in seven of the 10 live shows.
[2] The album contains Thomas' debut single "It's Worth It", as well as studio recordings of 11 of the 14 songs she performed in The X Factor live shows.
[2] In November 2013, Thomas opened for Olly Murs at his New Zealand show, and in late 2013 she performed at the Christmas in the Park events in Auckland and Christchurch.
[citation needed] In August 2014, Thomas featured with other New Zealand artists on the charity single "A Song for Everyone".
[18] Thomas received funding from NZ On Air for the recording and video production of two songs, "Stars" (April 2014)[19] and "Until the Last Goodbye" (February 2015).