DIANA Vickers has left her big-name record label to pursue her indie rock roots.

The 19-year-old from Huncoat was signed to Sony/RCA after making the semi-finals of The X Factor three years ago.

She achieved chart-topping success with debut single Once and the album Songs From The tainted Cherry Tree.

However, her last two singles failed to hit the same heights, coming in at 36 and 13.

Now it is believed that she wants to develop her Indie style, and rumours are she has been working with Chorley-born Starsailor singer James Walsh.

On her Tumblr blog, Diana confirmed the split from RCA.

She said: “I just want to let you know what the crack is at the moment down in the Vickers camp.

"Myself and RCA have decided to part company, purely based on a creative level. I will always be really thankful for the time we've spent together and the support they've given me.

"But, I've grown up a lot since the first album and whilst the past couple years have been a lot of fun and a great success, I'm now ready to take a wander down a different, very exciting path! In order to grow, this change has to be made."

She added: “I'm so proud of where the second album is right now and I'm counting down the minutes until it's all ready and you guys can finally hear it.

"I've been having the best time over the past six months - being creative, working with so many inspirational people, falling in love with LA and growing as an artist."

Diana’s management team was unavailable for comment yesterday.