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Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British singer and
stage actress. Burke rose to fame after winning the fifth
series of British television series The X Factor in 2008,
becoming one of the most successful winners of the series
After winning The X Factor, Alexandra released the winner?s
single ?Hallelujah?, which became the current European
record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours,
selling 105,000 in one day. The song also became the
top-selling single of 2008 in the UK and the UK?s Christmas
number one. By January 2009, the single had sold over one
million copies in the UK alone, a first for a British female
soloist. Her debut album, Overcome debuted at number one
in the UK Album Charts and spawned four number one
singles on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart ?
?Hallelujah?, ?Bad Boys?, selling over 780,000 in the UK and
becoming a Platinum selling single, ?All Night Long?and ?Start
Without You?. The album became one of the most successful
albums of that year in the UK and the singles released from
the album earned her three BRIT Award nominations. The
album also saw the release of UK top 10 hit, ?Broken Heels?
and ?The Silence?. In late 2010, Alexandra released Overcome:
Deluxe Edition which was followed by ?Elephant?with Eric
Morillo in February 2012, which became a hit single, with a
peak position of number three in the UK. ?Let It Go?served
as the second single and Alexandra?s second album,
Heartbreak on Hold, was released in June 2012. In May 2015
Alexandra released her self funded EP ?Renegade?which has
received critical acclaim. Alex is currently putting the
finishing touches to her new album which is scheduled for
release in late 2017.
In 2014 Alexandra made her full West End debut when she
played the lead role of Rachel Marron in the much
acclaimed musical The Bodyguard. The reviews for her
performance were stellar, so much so that she was asked to
carry on the role for the UK tour of the production.
In August 2016, Alexandra stepped into the lead role as
Deloris Van Carter in the musical Sister Act touring in the UK
for an all new production. The show received 5 star reviews
to sell out crowds and finished in August 2017.
Alexandra is thrilled to be in this year?s line up for the BBC1
prime time show ?Strictly Come Dancing?2017.