But, after wowing fans in a stunning floor-length gown at the Mastercard Olivier Awards on Sunday, Diana Vickers has proved that she's all grown up and a serious star.
At least that was the image she portrayed when she flirted with gothic vibes at the annual ceremony, which celebrates the UK's very best theatre.
Looking good: Diana Vickers pictured at The Olivier Awards 2014 in central London
The chart-topper sported a sleeveless gown with exposed panels on its decolletage, then accessorised with a simple gold clutch and strappy shoes.
Her blonde hair was worn in a simple centre-parting, while here eyes were heavily defined in black make-up.
Naturally, Diana was at the awards to represent her West End play The Duck House, in which she appears alongside Ben Miller.
Classy: Diana walked a fine line between classy and sexy - but managed to keep it appropriate
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In the production, which tells the story of a fictional MP, Robert Houston who becomes embroiled in an expenses scandal as he switches from one party to another, Diana plays Holly, the girlfriend of Houston's son.
But the story is set in 2009, when the MPs expense scandal truly blew up during Gordon Brown's term as Prime Minister and a year before the General Election.
Miller plays the Labour backbencher, who in a bid to save his place in Parliament, decides to cross the floor to the right, but on the eve of his switch, the expense story hits, and soon Robert and his team are forced to spin their way out of trouble.
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But, despite winning strong reviews, it was not the toast of the evening. Irreverent musical The Book of Mormon and hit geopolitical drama Chimerica were the big winners.
The Book of Mormon - which stormed London just as it earlier wowed New York - won four prizes, including best new musical and best actor in a musical, for Gavin Creel.
The awards, Britain's equivalent of Broadway's Tonys, honor achievements in London theater, musicals, dance and opera.
Founded in 1976, the Oliviers have been laying on the glitz in recent years, with glossy ceremonies modeled on the Tonys.
Floor filler: Diana Vickers wowed fans when she arrived on the red carpet on Sunday night
This year's hosts were actors Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan, and performers included tenor Joseph Calleja, Broadway legend Bernadette Peters and ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, who reunited onstage to celebrate the 15-year West End run of 'Mamma Mia.'
Winners in most categories were chosen by a panel of stage professionals and theatergoers. The
Audience Award, decided by public vote, went to Les Miserables.
Screen stars Jude Law, Tom Hiddleston and Judi Dench were among the big-name nominees who missed out on acting prizes - Dench to Manville and the men to Rory Kinnear, one of Britain's leading stage actors, awarded for his scheming Iago in Othello at the National Theatre.
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