The twenty-year old singer from North London beat off runners-up JLS and Eoghan. Despite being the bookies favourite to win, Burke reacted with shock when she was announced the winner. She performed Silent Night, sang a duet to Listen with Beyonce Knowles and concluded the first part of the show with You Are So Beautiful.
Burke has had no previous professional vocal training, but was taught to sing by her mother, who used to sing with Soul II Soul. In 2005 she auditioned for X Factor and got to the judges houses stage, but Louis believed her to be too young at the time and she didn’t make it to the final stages.
The ratings for this years X Factor have been higher than ever, regularly beating BBC one’s Strictly Come Dancing in the battle for viewers. This is the result of appearances from international stars such as Britney Spears and Beyonce Knowles. Furthermore, the replacement of judge Sharon Osbourne by Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole has no doubt contributed to increased ratings, as the singer regularly generates more media interest than the contestants themselves.
Watch the X-Factor final here:
Alexandra Rucki
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