Overcome - Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke is the latest winner of British talent show The X Factor, but luckily I don't think she is going to be doing a Leon or Steve Brookstein by disappearing on us a year later. In fact, Alexandra did a Leona and disappeared to American for nearly 12 months after winning the show last December to record her album and it's finally been released, and shot to number 1 on the week after her debut single Bad Boys topped the singles chart. I bought the album based on the strength of that song and I'm glad I did - it's fab. There is a great mix of music on this album - a few ballads, a soul number and a great selection of upbeat dance tracks as well. I'll ...  Read the complete review

If there's one huge advantage of music streaming facilities it is that one gets the opportunity to try out new music and artists at a relatively low cost (or even no cost). Rather than "playing safe" I've recently started experimenting with my musical choices and listening to things that there's precious little chance that I'd go out to buy without having first heard more than a couple of songs from the album. Having said that, there's usually a hook that will get me to try an album rather than just idle curiosity. The hook for Alexandra Burke's album, Overcome, was her first hit "Hallelujah". Burke is probably best known as ...  Read the complete review

So, you will have seen the title of my review and that I am about to review a CD that has been made by and ex X Factor contestant. Many people have many different opinions on CD's and music that have been produced by people that have been born from a reality TV Show, I myself have often watched the X Factor but never felt strongly enough about voting or having a favourite, the X Factor just made good TV on a Saturday night! I did not really take much notice of Alexandra until the final night of the X Factor and she did an amazing duet with Beyonce Knowles, it was nothing short of world-class standard and suddenly a star was born... I ...  Read the complete review

In December 2008, Alexandra Burke won the popular reality TV show X Factor. The anticipation was huge, and people were already pitting her against Leona Lewis, 2007's winner. Overcome was originally due early 2009, but Alexandra and her camp decided to work on the record for longer. Finally, in October 2009 the album has arrived. Genre: People were expecting Alexandra to do r'n'b, but this album is mostly pop, and slightly dance with a hint of r'n'b. Vocals: Amazing. Her vocals mainly sit in the lower register, which provides a soulful sound that is lacking in the music industry today. Another great side of her voice is the power. When ...  Read the complete review

For anybody who watches X Factor, you will certainly know who Alexandra Burke is, for anybody who isn't familiar with the programme it's a reality tv show in a sense, people audition believing they have the X Factor when it comes to singing and performing they go up before judges straighttalker Simon Cowell, 'I got where I am 'coz of my sister' Dannii Minogue, the irish oldie Louis Walsh and last but not least the mouthy geordie lasss Cheryl Cole. If they convince them they got the X Factor they go through to live shows and perform in front of us, the british public and it is us who finally get to choose who our next pop star is going to be. In the year 2008 we all ...  Read the complete review