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‘in the studio in new york i Redone (Lady Gaga) and
remember singing and opening
Grammy-award-winning
my eyes… and my girl beyoncÉ
Norwegian record-producing
and songwriting team
was standing there. i went to
Stargate (Beyoncé), and
cuddle her and cried. she said
collaborating with Ne-Yo and
Taio Cruz on tracks for her
“you can’t cry – we’re friends debut album. The first single
now,” and i cried some more!’
taken from the album is aptly
titled Bad Boys. ‘Its feisty, it’s
Phenomenal is one word. eyes as if she is still in in your face,’ says the singer,
Fun is another. ‘More disbelief. ‘I’m living in a giggling as she continues,
versatile’ than Leona Lewis different world at the moment ‘and do you realise I always
was Simon Cowell’s words and every day I wake up with go for the bad boys?’ (Having
about her, while Cheryl Cole a smile on my face.’ said that, she admits she’s
described her as ‘an excited It was well noted during not dating anyone let alone a
bunny rabbit’ when talking the series that she lived at bad boy at the moment.)
about her forthcoming album home with her mother, Produced by rising
Overcome. All of the above former Soul II Soul singer hitmakers The Phantom
has been applied to the 2008 Melissa Bell, sharing a Boyz, Alex sings over a
X-Factor winner Alexandra cramped bedroom with her catchy, sci-fi disco beat and
Burke. In under a year, the sister. When the series US rapper Flo Rida also
21-year-old singer has finished the singer moved to features on the track. ‘I met
created UK chart history by a one bedroom flat around up with him and he’s a really
having the best-selling hit by the corner after being sweet guy,’ she says. ‘He
a female artist for her debut constantly besieged by fans. laid down the vocals and I
single Hallelujah. She’s also Now, she has recently heard the tune and I was
the European record holder moved again. ‘The little boys blown away. He gives it
for the fastest-selling single in my area throw stuff on my something. I liked it before
over 24 hours, and has been car and are getting a bit but Jesus Christ! I love it
nominated for a Brit and annoying so to speak,’ she now! He gave it a new edge
MoBo Award. says. ‘It’s not cool so I’ve and I just feel blessed that
had to move again. It’s he’s on it.’
Still a North London girl unfortunate because I want
As I walk into the meeting to be close to my mum and On Beyoncé
room of her record label I’m going to be alone, but Flo Rida is great, but is
Syco, Alex, as she likes to I’ve told my mum, ‘You best Beyoncé or Cheryl Cole on
be called, greets me with a keep my bed fresh! I’m going your album? That’s what I
big smile and a hug like we to be there a lot!’ I can’t be want to know. Laughing she
are old friends meeting up away from my family for too says: ‘I can’t confirm
after a long time. Having long. I love them too much.’ anything yet – I’m hoping to
watched her for months, as be on the European leg of
she captivated the hearts of Star in the making her [Beyoncé’s] tour.’ We all
the British public with her Since her win on the TV remember the amazing
powerful voice and killer show and with the X-Factor performance of the
dance moves on the ITV1 tour finished, the starlet has Dreamgirls track Listen that
talent show, as well as been away from her family a Alex sang with Beyoncé in
having been bombarded by lot, travelling the world the X-Factor finals, and I
the vast amount of articles working with producers like recall Alex’s tears. She
written about the singer and admits that she cried again
her family in the tabloids, I the first single when Beyoncé came to visit
kind of felt like I knew her.
This was my opportunity to
from her new
her in the studio in New
get reacquainted and hear
album is titled
York. ‘I remember singing
and opening my eyes… and
the truth about The X-Factor,
bad boys. ‘it’s
my girl was standing there
her family and Cheryl Cole in
her own words.
feisty, it’s in your
and I actually couldn’t sing
anymore! I went to cuddle
Alex is eager to talk about face – and do you her and cried. She said, ‘You
her experience. ‘It’s been
amazing,’ she says
realise i always
can’t cry – we’re friends
now,’ and I cried some more!
enthusiastically widening her
go for bad boys?’
I was like you can’t tell me
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