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Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke
Burke in October 2011
Born
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke

(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 36)
Islington, London, England
Workssee Alexandra Burke discography
Children2
MotherMelissa Bell
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitealexandraburkeofficial.com

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988)[1] is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the talent television show The X Factor in 2008. Following the show, she was signed to Syco Music and released the winner's single "Hallelujah", which became the European record holder for the most singles sold over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 in one day,[2] and became the top-selling single of 2008 in the UK and the UK's Christmas 2008 number one.

In 2009, Burke released her debut studio album, Overcome, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart—"Hallelujah", "Bad Boys", "All Night Long" and "Start Without You". The singles released from the album earned her three BRIT Award nominations. The album saw the release of UK top 10 hit, "Broken Heels" and "The Silence".[3] "Elephant" was released as Burke's comeback single in February 2012, and "Let It Go" served as the second single. Burke's second studio album, Heartbreak on Hold, was released in June 2012.[4] In 2018, she released her third studio album, The Truth Is, through Universal Music Group's Decca Records.

In June 2014, Burke replaced Beverley Knight in the lead role of Rachel Marron in the West End musical The Bodyguard, at the Adelphi Theatre,[5] touring with the production in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.[6] In 2016, Burke commenced a 12-month residency in Sister Act the Musical, leading the cast as Deloris Van Cartier.[7] In 2017, she competed in the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing alongside dance partner Gorka Márquez, which they finished as runners-up.

  1. ^ "Alexandra – All you need to know!". ITV. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Veronica (16 December 2008). "X Factor's Alexandra Burke breaks Leona Lewis record". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. ^ Daniels, Colin (5 December 2010). "Alexandra Burke celebrates 4m sales". Digital Spy. London.
  4. ^ "My Album is called HeartBreak on Hold..." 13 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Alexandra Burke leads The Bodyguard". 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. ^ "The Bodyguard Musical". Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Sister Act UK Tour". Sisteractuktour.co.uk.

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