Upon winning the X Factor in 2008, Alexandra Burke was labeled a Leona Lewis clone. With her debut album, Burke looks to step out of Leona's shadow an...
Al Fox - 02/11/2009
Considering the sheer magnitude of The X Factor, the expectations of its champions are always going to be lofty. But while the majority of winners are...
Tom Howard - 23/10/2009
Only two female singers have reached Number One in the UK charts with their debut single without the help of a talent contest: Billie Piper (with "Bec...
Adrian - 22/10/2009
X-Factor winners always have a challenge after winning. The winning song is Xmas number 1, then oblivion for 9 ? 10 months, following which we are su...
Lauren Murphy - 21/10/2009
Cut to the Chase: The winner of last year's X Factor finally releases her debut album. 'Overcome' is a slick record that makes all the right noises an...
Nick Levine - 21/10/2009
How many up-and-coming popstars thank Beyoncé, Dolce & Gabbana and the celebrity editor of The Sun in their liner notes How many get to collaborate w...
Simon Price - 18/10/2009
Simon Cowell has more in common with Alan Partridge than his once abnormally high waistband. During the "Monkey Tennis" scene, Al pitches Swallow, a ...
Alex Hardy - 17/10/2009
Talk about smothering those Leona Lewis comparisons. In her debut album, last year’s X Factor winner belts out a few impeccably voiced big balla...
cloudspeakers - 16/10/2009
By John Earls - Shocker: Simon Cowell puts his name to a good album.Rather than the schlock ballads of Leona Lewis, Burke is let off the leash to make...
Alexis Petridis - 15/10/2009
Even before you hear the music, it's hard not to be impressed by Alexandra Burke's debut album. The reason lurks on the last page of the CD booklet: t...