In July 2009 it was announced that Smith was hoping to release her second album later in the year.
In November, it was announced that Smith would be performing on stage in Kettering with Sylvia Berryman, a vocal tutor who had worked with Smith prior to her appearance on Britain's Got Talent.
Smith claimed that Faryl "was an introduction to me and an introduction for me to recording", while Cohen, producer of both Faryl and Wonderland, said Smith had "matured as an artist since the first album and I have no doubt that once again, people will be astonished and moved by her performances".
The success of the album left Smith the third Britain's Got Talent contestant to achieve a top ten album, after Potts (with One Chance) and Johnston (with One Voice).
In September, further details about the album were released, including its name, Wonderland, and planned release date, 30 November.
During her participation in the competition, Smith was offered record deals, but she and her family turned them down.
A television advert and music video for "River of Light" were recorded to further publicise the release, and Smith appeared on the cover of April's Classic FM Magazine.
Smith said that she was "really looking forward to singing locally again", and it was again reported that Smith hoped to soon sign her own record deal.
On the day of the release, there was an album signing in Smith's hometown of Kettering, at the HMV branch.
In October Smith performed for the first time in Ireland, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
In April 2009 Smith travelled to Los Angeles to begin her promotion of Faryl in the United States.
Smith also performed elsewhere with The Soldiers, including at St Paul's Cathedral and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
