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Alexandra Burke

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Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the talent television show The X Factor in 2008. Following the show, she was signed to Syco Music and released the winner's single "Hallelujah", which became the European record holder for the most singles sold 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. In 2009, Burke released her debut studio 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandra Burke is the 4,011th most popular singer (down from 3,976th in 2019), the 7,706th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,634th in 2019) and the 342nd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alexandra Burke ranks 4,011 out of 4,381Before her are Neil Sanderson, H.E.R., Mia Nicolai, Alfred García, Manuel Turizo, and Jessica Mauboy. After her are Joe, Maria Arredondo, Bladee, August Alsina, Jake Shears, and Lady Sovereign.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Alexandra Burke ranks 1,047Before her are Maurício, Tandara Caixeta, Teliana Pereira, Nolan Roux, Evgeniy Garanichev, and Michael Raffl. After her are Karlen Mkrtchyan, Florin Gardoș, Chandler Parsons, Stephen Ahorlu, Jeffrey Sarpong, and Ernest Mabouka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alexandra Burke ranks 7,708 out of 8,785Before her are Ethan Hayter (1998), Justine Greening (1969), Ravel Morrison (1993), Sam Fender (1994), Alistair Carmichael (1965), and Martin Cross (1957). After her are Scarlxrd (1994), Bel Powley (1992), Paul Dickov (1972), Kelly Sotherton (1976), Lady Sovereign (1985), and Simon Armitage (1963).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Alexandra Burke ranks 342Before her are Jorja Smith (1997), Jessie Ware (1984), Gareth Gates (1984), Shayne Ward (1984), Connie Talbot (2000), and Ryan Dolan (1985). After her are Lady Sovereign (1985), Pixie Lott (1991), Mike Skinner (1979), Charlotte Church (1986), Jesy Nelson (1991), and Laura Marling (1990).