Alexandra Burke
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1988
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Artist Biography
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 25 August 1988 in Islington, London) is an English singer and winner of the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008.
Her winner's single, Hallelujah, became the UK Christmas #1 in 2008, breaking the European sales record after selling over 105,000 digital downloads in just one day. It has since sold over 1 million copies.
Burke's debut album, Overcome was released on 19 October 2009 and entered the album chart at #1. It has, so far, sold over 580,000 copies there and has been certified Platinum in the UK and 2x Platinum in Ireland.
The lead single entitled Bad Boys featuring Flo Rida was released a week before, on 12 October 2009. Bad Boys went straight to #1 on the 18th Octotber 2009.
Her second single, Broken Heels, was released 18th January 2010 and reached a peak of #8.
The third single was released on 17th May 2010, titled All Night Long, and featured Pitbull, and reached a peak of #4. Her next single will be called Start Without You and will be released in Summer 2010 followed by a re-release of Overcome.
Artist Discography
Albums
Overcome (19 October 2009)
Singles
Bad Boys (12 October 2009)
Broken Heels (17 January 2010)
Hallelujah (14 December 2008)