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Alexandra Burke Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is a British singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the British television series ''The X Factor'' in 2008, and has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syc ...
has recorded songs for two
studio albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...
. 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 ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...
'' in December 2008, Burke signed a recording contract with
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. Her first single, "
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", was made available to purchase the day after she won the singing competition on 14 December 2008. She began to work with writers for her debut album, '' Overcome'', which was released on 19 October 2009. The album's second single, " Bad Boys" featuring
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, was released in the same month to coincide with ''Overcome''. American singer-songwriter
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co-wrote two songs for the album, "Good Night Good Morning" and "Nothing But the Girl"; he appeared as a featured artist on the former. "Good Night Good Morning" was written in collaboration with Norwegian production team
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, while "Nothing But the Girl" was co-written with Stargate along with
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. British singer-songwriter
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received writing credits for the song "You Broke My Heart", while Moroccan-Swedish songwriter
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wrote and produced three songs for the album, " The Silence", "
Broken Heels "Broken Heels" is a song performed by British singer Alexandra Burke, released as the second single from her 2009 debut album, '' Overcome''. It was written by the Moroccan-Swedish producer RedOne, Bilal Hajji, Savan Kotecha and produced by RedO ...
" and "Dumb". The re-release of ''Overcome'' in December 2010 included new songs which were not on the original album. They included collaborations with
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on "What Happens on the Dancefloor" and
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on "
Start Without You "Start Without You" is a song by British recording artist Alexandra Burke. Featuring vocals from Jamaican American reggae rapper Laza Morgan, it was written by Kristian Lundin, Ronan Dunne, Eddy Grant, Savan Kotecha, Julian Bunetta, and RedOne. ...
". Burke stated that a newly recorded vocal version of "The Silence" was released as a
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for the album. Burke revealed that she would be "getting down and dirty" on her second studio album, ''
Heartbreak on Hold ''Heartbreak on Hold'' is the second studio album by British recording artist Alexandra Burke. It was released digitally on 1 June 2012 through Syco and RCA Records, and a physical version was issued three days later. The album marks her final ...
'' (2012), and that her future music would be "fiercer and sexier". She was involved with writing two songs on the album; "What Money Can't Buy" and the lead single "
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" featuring DJ
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. Burke collaborated with a new set of writers and producers, none of whom were involved with ''Overcome''.
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co-wrote the song "Fire", which was produced by
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.
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and Jason Gill co-wrote and produced three songs for ''Heartbreak on Hold'', "This Love Will Survive", "Between the Sheets" and the second single "
Let It Go "Let It Go" is a song from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney's 2013 computer-animated feature film ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'', whose music and lyrics were composed by husband-and-wife songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert L ...
".
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and
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collaborated for song "Tonight", while English DJ
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co-wrote and produced "Daylight Robbery". The deluxe edition of the album featured two additional songs, "Devil in Me" and "Beating Still"; Burke also recorded different vocals for acoustic versions of "Heartbreak on Hold" and "Let It Go". In October 2012, Burke confirmed that she is in the process of recording songs for her third studio album, as well as an R&B album for her American debut, both due for release in 2013. In December 2012, Burke released her first
Extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
(EP) entitled ''Christmas Gift''. It contains two songs: a cover of "
Silent Night "Silent Night" (german: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", links=no, italic=no) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an ...
" and an original track written by Burke entitled "Christmas Time".


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