Former hired songwriter Samantha Jade launched a solo career after winning The X Factor Australia in 2012. It's easy to see why she won: the Perth native belts out bulletproof electro-pop anthems that brim with empowerment, starting with her chart-topping debut, "What You've Done to Me". She's since expanded her range, from the EDM bearhug of "Roller Skates" to the disco-kissed throwback "Always". As wishful thinking goes, the refrain "I don't wanna feel this hurt anymore" from her Cyrus duet "Hurt Anymore" ranks among the most universal. A streamlined modern pop star, Jade drops resounding emotional grenades at remarkably close range.