Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke
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Contestant Profile
Birth Date	25 August 1988
Age	35
Hometown	Islington, London, England
Occupation	Singer
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Category	16-24s
Mentor	Louis Walsh
Placement	Judges' Houses
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Category	Girls
Mentor	Cheryl Cole
Placement	Winner (1/12)
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Alexandra Imelda Ceclia Ewen Burke (born August 25, 1988) is an English R&B/pop singer. She auditioned for Series 5 of The X Factor UK and made it all the way to the final as part of the Girls category mentored by Cheryl Cole.

Due to the eliminations of Laura White and Diana Vickers, Burke was the only act left in her category. She was crowned the winner defeating JLS from the Groups category mentored by Louis Walsh.

Performances

Episode	Theme	Song	Result
Audition	Free choice	"Saving All My Love for You"	Advanced
Bootcamp 1		"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	Advanced
Bootcamp 2		"Hero"	Advanced
Judges' houses	Free choice	"Listen"	Advanced
Week 1	UK or US number-one singles	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody"	Safe
Week 2	Songs by Michael Jackson	"I'll Be There"	Safe
Week 3	Big band	"Candyman"	Safe
Week 4	Disco	"On the Radio"	Safe
Week 5	Songs by Mariah Carey	"Without You"	Safe
Week 6	British classics	"You Are So Beautiful"	Safe
Week 7	Songs by Take That	"Relight My Fire"	Safe
Week 8	Songs by Britney Spears	"Toxic"	Safe
	American classics	"Listen"
Week 9: Semi-final	Mentor's choice	"Don't Stop the Music"	Safe
	Contestant's choice	"Un-Break My Heart"
Week 10: Final	Christmas songs	"Silent Night"	Winner
	Celebrity duets	"Listen" (with Beyoncé)
	Song of the series	"You Are So Beautiful"
	Winner's single	"Hallelujah"

Trivia

• She was born on the same day as Series 3 runner-up Ray Quinn.

The X Factor UK Winners
Regular Series Steve Brookstein • Shayne Ward • Leona Lewis • Leon Jackson • Alexandra Burke • Joe McElderry • Matt Cardle • Little Mix • James Arthur • Sam Bailey • Ben Haenow • Louisa Johnson • Matt Terry • Rak-Su • Dalton Harris
Specials Lucy Benjamin • Megan McKenna•Real Like You