X Factor winner Alexandra Burke reveals how she and Beyoncé ‘blagged’ their epoch-defining duet
Beyoncé and Alexandra Burke's iconic performance on the X Factor (YouTube/Dingledoodie) Alexandra Burke and Beyoncé “blagged” their iconic “Listen” duet, the X Factor winner has revealed in a new interview. Appearing on Angela Scanlon’s BBC series, The Noughties, Burke recalled how the earth-shattering duet came about, revealing that Simon Cowell called her the day before the final to tell her: “Prepare yourself but we’ve got someone for you tomorrow… It’s Beyoncé.” “I hope you can sleep tonight,” Burke recalled Cowell signing off, adding: “I don’t even know how I had a voice the...