Alexandra Burke: stop comparing me to Leona Lewis, we’re completely different

Alexandra Burke has said she is annoyed by constant comparisons to Leona Lewis.

Both women were born in Islington, North London in the mid-1980s and shot to fame on The X Factor - Leona winning in 2006 and Alexandra this year - but Alex thinks the comparisons should stop there.

She told Heat magazine: “At the end of the day, Leona is a fantastic singer and a fantastic person, but people need to realise that we are completely different.

“There is enough room for both of us. Leona is a little Mariah. With me, I hope I can show I’m a little Beyonce.”

But she wouldn’t mind copying Leona’s success both here and in the US: “I hope for what Leona’s got. By next year, I’d love a Number One album and masses of support.”

Alexandra landed this year’s Christmas No1 slot after selling a record-breaking number of copies of her debut single ‘Hallelujah’ in the first week of release. The single clung onto the top spot this week - keeping Leona’s cover of ‘Run’ and Beyonce Knowles‘ ‘If I Were A Boy’ in second and third place.