At the age of 15 Samantha entered a singing competition on RTE Television in Dublin called "Let Me Entertain You" and was quickly snapped up by "Westlife" and "Boyzone" manager and X-Factor Judge "Louis Walsh". Louis had Samantha quickly signed to Polydor records and released Her first Album "Gotta Tell You" on which She co-wrote the majority of the tracks. The Album was a huge success and reached number 4 in the US Hot 100 Billboard Chart, in total Samantha sold in excess of 4.5 Million copies throughout the world with hits on the album; "Gotta Tell You", "Baby Come On Over" and "Body 2 Body". Samantha won Smash Hits Poll Party "Best Female Newcomer" and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
In 2002 Samantha played Mara in the huge Smash hit movie by Steven Spielberg "The Time Machine", She went on to becoming the Youth Ambassador in Ireland for Unicef in 2003 doing charity work and taking her first field trip with them to Zambia highlighting HIV/AIDS. In 2005 Samantha had a leading role in the Irish Smash Hit Movie "Boy Eats Girl" and finally in 2006 performed in the Irish Movie "Johnny Was", starring alongside; Vinnie Jones, Lennox Lewis, Eriq La Salle, Roger Daltrey and Patrick Bergin.
Samantha’s modelling roles to date have been with "Ultimo" the lingerie range sold in Dunnes Stores, Reebok, in a poster campaign and as an ambassador for Dior being the face of the Dior Watch Collection.
Samantha now in 2009 is ready to re-launch her singing career having had a break and has recorded various tracks which she is choosing as to which will be on her new Album.