Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke
Burke in October 2011
Background information
Birth name	Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke
Born	(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 28) Islington, London, England
Genres	R&B soul pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter dancer model actress
Years active	2005–present
Labels	RCA Syco Epic
Website	alexandraburkeofficial.com

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is a British singer-songwriter and voice actor. 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. She has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syco Music.

After winning The X Factor, Burke released the winner's single "Hallelujah", which became the European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 in one day, and became the top-selling single of 2008 in the UK and the UK's Christmas 2008 number one. By January 2009, the single had sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone, a first for a British female soloist. In 2009, Burke released her debut 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"—and the album became one of the most successful albums of that year in the UK. 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". "Elephant" was released as Burke's comeback single in February 2012, and "Let It Go" served as the second single and Burke's second album, Heartbreak on Hold, was released in June 2012.