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Alexandra Burke in October 2011 British singer Alexandra Burke has recorded songs for two studio albums. She has collaborated with other artists for duets and featured songs on her albums. Burke has also contributed vocals for charity singles. After she won the fifth series of The X Factor in December 2008, Burke signed a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music. Her first single ...
The lead single, "Elephant"—featuring Erick Morillo—was released on 11 March 2012 through RCA Records, where it debuted at number three in the United Kingdom; marking Burke's sixth top ten single as a solo artist. A second single, "Let It Go" was released and peaked at number 33. The album then debuted and peaked at number 18.
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke was born in Islington, London on 25 August 1988, daughter of David Burke (born 1954) and British soul singer Melissa Bell (1964–2017). [ 8 ] Burke shares the middle names Cecelia Ewen with her mother and her sister, Sheneice. [ 9 ]
The single spent 25 weeks in the UK top 100. The single entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 16 and peaked at number one, making it her third number one single in Ireland. [16] The single entered at number 39 on the Dutch Top 40 and peaked at number 24. [17] "All Night Long" first entered the Australian Charts at number 71 and four weeks ...
The song received mostly positive reviews commending Burke's vocals and the production of the song. Matthew Chisling of Allmusic called the track "the most brilliant, perfect mainstream pop single of 2009", commending the song's synthesized beat and larger-than-life chorus, and Flo Rida's rap, stating that it made Burke "the prime UK import for the North American market". [6]
It was released in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2012 as the album's lead single. The song was released as Burke's debut single in the United States on 13 March 2012. "Elephant" was met with mixed reviews from critics, some of whom criticised the song's production and the use of Auto-Tune. It debuted at number seven in Ireland and at number ...
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 December 2024. 2009 studio album by Alexandra Burke Overcome Studio album by Alexandra Burke Released 16 October 2009 Recorded 2008–2009 Genre Pop R&B soul-pop Length 48: 43 Label Syco Epic Producer Simon Cowell (exec.) The Phantom Boyz Stargate Alex James RedOne Ne-Yo Louis Biancaniello Samuel ...