Alexandra Burke

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History

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 winners 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, while the lead single entitled "Bad Boys" featuring Flo Rida was released on 5 October 2009.

Her single "Bad Boys" went to number 1 on the 18th Octotber 2009