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Burke signs $3.5m US record deal | Burke signs $3.5m US record deal |
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X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has signed a $3.5m (£2.4m) US record deal, her spokeswoman has confirmed. | X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has signed a $3.5m (£2.4m) US record deal, her spokeswoman has confirmed. |
Burke, 20, who became the first British female solo artist to sell a million copies of Hallelujah, her debut single, has agreed the deal with Epic. | |
The singer is flying out to the US to meet Simon Cowell and the rest of the team who will help with her launch. | The singer is flying out to the US to meet Simon Cowell and the rest of the team who will help with her launch. |
Burke's X Factor predecessor Leona Lewis, who won the series in 2007, also signed a huge US deal. | |
She has been working with the man who discovered singer Whitney Houston. | She has been working with the man who discovered singer Whitney Houston. |
Clive Davis, 74, also mentored Alicia Keys and Justin Timberlake. | Clive Davis, 74, also mentored Alicia Keys and Justin Timberlake. |
In April 2008, Lewis became the first UK female solo artist to go straight to number one in the US album chart. | In April 2008, Lewis became the first UK female solo artist to go straight to number one in the US album chart. |
Burke took the title on the fifth series of The X Factor, after previously auditioning but failing to get through to the live shows. | Burke took the title on the fifth series of The X Factor, after previously auditioning but failing to get through to the live shows. |