Alexandra Burke in pantyhose

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 24 August 1988) is an English singer, model and winner of the fifth series of UK television singing talent show The X Factor. Burke had previously auditioned for the 2005 series of the show, where she reached the last seven in her category but was not selected for the live shows. On 15 December 2008, Burke became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 copies of her debut single, "Hallelujah", in one day. The figure beats that of her X Factor predecessor, Leona Lewis, who previously held the record for selling 82,000 copies of her single, "A Moment Like This", over 24 hours. Her debut album, Overcome, was released on 19 October 2009 and entered the charts at number one. It will be released in the US at a later date. Burke has to date demonstrated a vocal range of 2 octaves and 4 notes. Her singing class is Full Dramatic Contralto. [Wiki]