Alexandra Burke discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
|Artist = Alexandra Burke
|Image = Alexandra Burke All Night Long Tour.jpg
|Caption = Burke performing at her All Night Long Tour in 2011
|Studio = 3
|Singles = 15
|Music videos = 12
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The discography of British R&B and pop recording singer Alexandra Burke consists of three studio albums, fourteen singles as a main artist, one as a featured artist and twelve music videos.
Alexandra made her debut in 2008 when she auditioned for British reality talent show, The X Factor during the fifth series, and ultimately won the show on 12 December 2008. During the series she dueted with Beyoncé Knowles on Knowles' "Listen". Due to winning the show, she won a record deal with Sony BMG and Syco Music and released her debut single, "Hallelujah". "Hallelujah" peaked at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. The song became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 copies in one day.{{Cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5351941.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615182856/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5351941.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2011|title=X Factor's Alexandra Burke breaks Leona Lewis record|work=The Times|date=16 December 2008|access-date=2 November 2010|location=London|first=Veronica|last=Schmidt}} It was also the top-selling song of the year in the UK, and became the 2008 UK Christmas number-one single. By January 2009, UK sales of Burke's version had passed one million copies, a first for a British female soloist.{{Cite news|title=Alexandra is first million-seller|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7820786.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=9 January 2009}} The music video for the song was directed by Max and Dania who directed the charity single Burke released with fellow X Factor Finalists 2008, "Hero" which also charted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.
Burke returned in late 2009 with follow-up single, "Bad Boys" which featured vocals from American rapper, Flo Rida. She performed the song on the first live show of the sixth series of The X Factor. The R&B single debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart as well as Burke gaining international success with the single. "Bad Boys" went on to gain a Platinum certification and Burke was nominated for a BRIT Award, it was the second time Burke was nominated for the Best British Single, first time with "Hallelujah". In the UK, "Bad Boys" is the 18th biggest download of all time.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/downloads |title=Radio 1 – The Official Chart with Reggie Yates – Top 100 Downloads of All Time |work=Radio 1 |publisher=BBC |access-date=2011-08-28}}
She released her debut album Overcome in October 2009. It was described as "edgy" and "beaty".{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article6874092.ece| title=Alexandra Burke: Overcome| work=The Times| publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd.| author=Hardy, Alex| date=2009-10-17| access-date=2009-10-19 | location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The album was said to resemble the style of artists such as Rihanna or Lady Gaga. Upon the release of the album, the album went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart selling 132,065 in its first week. Its first-week numbers were the fourth largest first-week sales by a female artist in 2009 behind releases by Susan Boyle, Lily Allen and Leona Lewis and was the twenty-second best-selling album of 2009, and the forty-third best-selling album of 2010. The album spent 60 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments over 600,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://sonymusic.ie/news/alexandra-burke5/alexandra-burke-releases-overcome-deluxe-edition-in-december |title=Alexandra Burke Releases "Overcome – Deluxe Edition" in December |access-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302102409/http://www.sonymusic.ie/news/alexandra-burke5/alexandra-burke-releases-overcome-deluxe-edition-in-december |archive-date=March 2, 2011 }} "Broken Heels" was released as the album third single and "All Night Long" featuring Pitbull as the fourth. "All Night Long" received a platinum certification and Burke was nominated for another BRIT Award in 2010. "Start Without You" was released in mid-2010 and the song went on to top the UK Singles Chart, and "The Silence" was released as the final single from the album.
Work began in 2011 on a second studio album, titled Heartbreak on Hold, which was released on 4 June 2012. The lead single, "Elephant"—featuring Erick Morillo—was released on 11 March 2012 through RCA Records, where it debuted at number three in the United Kingdom; marking Burke's sixth top ten single as a solo artist. A second single, "Let It Go" was released and peaked at number 33. The album then debuted and peaked at number 18.
Burke released her third studio album, The Truth Is, through Decca Records on 16 March 2018. It was preceded by lead single "Shadow".
Albums
=Studio albums=
= Compilation albums =
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! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Compilation details |
| scope="row"| Hallelujahhttps://music.amazon.com/albums/B097S6KZYT {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
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Extended plays
Singles
=As lead artist=
=As featured artist=
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|+ List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Solo Pido" (with Lil' Eddie) |2022 |non album single |
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=Promotional singles=
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|+ List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Where Do Hearts Go"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/where-do-hearts-go-single/859440041|title=Where do Hearts Go - Single by Alexandra Burke on iTunes|website=iTunes|date=15 April 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-alexandra-burke-where-do-hearts-go-news.html|title=New Music: Alexandra Burke - "Where Do Hearts Go" (Review)|website=Direct Lyrics|date=April 2014|access-date=17 October 2024}}
| 2014 | {{non-album single}} |
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| scope="row"| "Renegade"
| 2015 | Renegade |
| scope="row"| "Silent Night"
| 2020 | {{non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Game of Love"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/game-of-love-single/1690752080|title=Game Of Love - Single by Alexandra Burke on iTunes|website=iTunes|date=2 June 2023|accessdate=14 July 2024}}
| 2023 |
=Charity singles=
Other charted songs
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year charted and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/091031cluk.txt|title=UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update (31.10.2009 – Week 43)|work=Zobbel.de|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=31 October 2009|access-date=26 May 2012}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| KOR (Int.)
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| scope="row"| "Good Night Good Morning" (featuring Ne-Yo) | 2009 | 129 | 46 | | Overcome |
| scope="row"| "Heartbreak on Hold"
| 2012 | — | 65 |
| Heartbreak on Hold |
Music videos
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year charted and album name ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col"| Director |
| scope="row"| "Hero"
| rowspan="2"| 2008 | Max and Dania |
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| scope="row"| "Hallelujah"
| Max and Dania |
| scope="row"| "Bad Boys"
| rowspan="2"| 2009 |
| scope="row"| "Broken Heels"
| Frank Borin |
| scope="row"| "Everybody Hurts"
| rowspan="4"| 2010 |
| scope="row"| "All Night Long" |
| scope="row"| "Start Without You"
| Max and Dania |
| scope="row"| "The Silence"
| Nzingha Stewart |
| scope="row"| "Elephant"
| rowspan="2"| 2012 | Amit & Naroop |
| scope="row"| "Let It Go"
| Ben Peters |
| scope="row"| "Renegade"
| rowspan="1"| 2015 | |
| scope="row"| "Shadow"
| rowspan="1"| 2018 | |
Notes
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References
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Category:Discographies of British artists
Category:Rhythm and blues discographies