Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 25 August 1988)[1] is an English singer and winner of the fifth series of UK television singing talent show The X Factor. Burke had previously auditioned for the 2005 series of the show, where she reached the last seven in her category but was not selected for the live shows.

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Ugly Megan, and Alexandra Burke's Sincerity Vaccuum
Over two nights, I’ve seen two awful gigs. This will not do. The first band I will not name; they were young and new, and will surely improve. But in the meantime, I will offer this nugget of advice: it’s fine to swagger about the stage like Ian Brown and Liam Gallagher’s proto-lovechild, but only if you can back up your cocksure braggadocio with, you know, good music. Oh,...
Christmas Number Ones: A Measure of Christmas's True Meaning
So, I was watching the news a few nights ago and this year it seems the Canadian news has bothered to report on the UK Christmas number one. Apparently, it’s newsworthy this time because three versions of Hallelujah are competing for the top spot: the original by Leonard Cohen, the cover by Jeff Buckley and the cover by Alexandra Burke, some woman from X-Factor. The saddest part of...
The 2009 Brit Awards: I Know I Shouldn't Bother, But I Will Anyway
I already did a fairly comprehensive rant about last year’s Brit Award nominations, and when I first saw the Brit nominations for this year, I just expelled a huge sigh and asked myself, why bother wasting my energy again over a year that clearly mirrors last year’s nominations and many of the preceding disappointing years? Then I had another think, and figured "because it...
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