Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke
Background information
Birth nameAlexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke
Born (1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 38)
Islington, London, England, UK
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • model
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitealexandraburkeofficial.com

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 25 August 1988 in Islington, London, England) is a British soul singer. She is known for winning the 2008 UK series of The X Factor. She had the 2008 Christmas number one single in the United Kingdom with a cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
AUT
BEL
GER
IRE
NL
SCO
SWI
Overcome 1547360261154
Heartbreak on Hold
  • Released: 4 June 2012
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
18———27—20—
The Truth Is
  • Released: 16 March 2018
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
16—————8—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details
Hallelujah
  • Released: 25 June 2021
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title Details
Christmas Gift
  • Released: 23 December 2012
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download
#NewRules
  • Released: 30 August 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Renegade
  • Released: 27 April 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
AUT
BEL
GER
IRE
NL
NOR
SCO
SWE
SWI
"Hallelujah" 2008 153——1——1——
  • BPI: 3× Platinum<
  • BVMI [en]: Gold
Overcome
"Bad Boys [en]"
(featuring Flo Rida)
2009 122121412471612
  • BPI: Platinum
  • GLF [en]: 2× Platinum
"Broken Heels [en]" 2010 8———5——7——
  • BPI: Gold
"All Night Long [en]"
(solo or featuring Pitbull)
4——60161—35760
  • BPI: Silver
  • GLF: Platinum
"Start Without You [en]"
(featuring Laza Morgan [en])
1———577—1——
  • BPI: Silver
"The Silence [en]" 16———30——16—66
"Elephant [en]"
(featuring Erick Morillo)
2012 3—43—7——2—— Heartbreak on Hold
"Let It Go [en]" 33———41——27——
"Shadow" 2018 —————————— The Truth Is
"Naturally"
(featuring Beenie Man [en])
2020 —————————— Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Solo Pido"
(with Lil' Eddie [en])
2022 Non-album single

Charity singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
AUS
AUT
GER
IRE
NZ
SWE
SWI
"Hero"
(as part of The X Factor Finalists 2008 [en])
2008 1———1———
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
"Everybody Hurts"
(as part of Helping Haiti [en])
2010 12823161172116
  • BPI: Platinum
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ↑ "All Night Long" did not enter the Ultratop 40, but peaked at number 7 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.
  2. ↑ "Start Without You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.
  3. ↑ To raise funds for the Help for Heroes [en] and The Royal British Legion [en] charities.
  4. ↑ To raise funds for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandra Burke". Listal. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Jon O'Brien. "Alexandra Burke". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
  4. 1 2 3 Peak chart positions in Austria:
  5. 1 2 "Discografie Alexandra Burke". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien.
  6. 1 2 3 "Discographie Alexandra Burke". offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment charts.
  7. 1 2 3 Peak chart positions in Ireland:
  8. 1 2 "Discografie Alexandra Burke". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
  9. 1 2 3 Peak chart positions in Switzerland:
  10. ↑ "Discography Alexandra Burke". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  11. 1 2 Peak chart positions in Sweden:
  12. ↑ "Alexandra Burke – All Night Long - ultratop.be". Ultratop. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Alexandra Burke – Start Without You - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
  14. ↑ "Discography Helping Haiti". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Discography Helping Haiti". charts.nz. Hung Medien.