The singer performed at family parties at a younger age

Newcomer Pixie Lott has achieved a dream start to her chart career by going straight in at number one with her debut single Mama Do.

The 18-year-old former stage school pupil knocked US hip-hop superstars the Black Eyed Peas from the top slot.

The only other new entry inside the top 10 was When Love Takes Over by David Guetta and US singer Kelly Rowland.

In the album chart, rock band Kasabian made their debut at number one with West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

'Next pop diva'

It is the act's third album and follows on from Empire, which also went into the chart at number one in 2006.

The band beat the Black Eyed Peas, whose new release The End made third place, behind last week's chart topper from Scottish songsmith Paolo Nutini.

UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1 Mama Do - Pixie Lott 2 Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas 3 Release Me - Agnes 4 Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal 5 Red - Daniel Merriweather Source: Official UK Charts Company

The debut album from Little Boots, who topped the BBC's Sound of 2009, was a new entry at number five.

Bruce Springsteen's new greatest hits package and the latest record from Placebo also made their debuts inside the top 10.

Lott, who is due to release her first album later this year, is the first British female artist in UK chart history to go straight to number one apart from reality TV chart stars including Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke, according to the Official UK Charts Company.

She responded to an advert in The Stage newspaper looking for the "next pop diva" and went on to sign with the management team who look after the Black Eyed Peas - who she has displaced in the chart.