Alexandra Burke was on the fifth series of a reality television music competition.
Alexandra Burke . Burke rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008 , becoming one of the most successful winners of the series . The X Factor is an American reality television music competition show created by Simon Cowell and produced by FremantleMedia North America and SYCOtv , a partnership between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment , which aired on Fox from 2011 to 2013 . The X Factor is a British reality television music competition to find new singing talent .