Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is a British singer, rapper, model, television presenter and talent show judge. She found fame in 2001 as a member of all-female R&B/garage trio Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded in 2005 and Dixon pursued a music career as a solo artist, signing to Polydor Records. She began recording her debut solo album, Fired Up, in 2006, but due to poor record sales of her first two singles, "Lipstick" and "Knockdown", she was dropped from Polydor.
In 2007, Dixon won Strictly Come Dancing. Her television exposure led to a successful comeback, which included her signing to Asylum Records, an offshoot of Warner Music Group. Dixon then released a second album, entitled The Alesha Show, in 2008, which received platinum certification from BPI in the UK and spawned four singles including "The Boy Does Nothing" and "Breathe Slow", the latter of which became her highest charting single and earned her a Brit Award nomination.
In September 2009, Dixon became a judge on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing, replacing Arlene Phillips. The replacement of Phillips by Dixon attracted criticism, as some questioned the extent of Dixon's dancing knowledge. In 2010, Dixon returned for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing and released her third studio album, The Entertainer. In January 2012, shortly after completing the ninth series and her third year as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Dixon quit to become a judge on Britain's Got Talent. Her fourth studio album, Do It for Love, was released in 2015.
As a television presenter, Dixon has hosted Your Face Sounds Familiar (2013), Text Santa (2014–15) and Dance Dance Dance (2017).
1 | The Way We Are (Rap Mix) | 2:42 | Lyrics | |
2 | Love With Life | 3:04 | Lyrics | |
3 | Azura (Blue Sky) | 3:07 | Lyrics | |
4 | Broken | 3:05 | Lyrics | |
5 | The Gift | 3:35 | Lyrics | |
6 | People Need Love | 4:01 | Lyrics | |
7 | The Way We Are | 2:49 | Lyrics | |
8 | Do It For Love | 3:12 | Lyrics | |
9 | Top Of The World | 3:17 | Lyrics | |
10 | Count On You | 3:09 | Lyrics | |
11 | Tallest Girl | 3:22 | Lyrics | |
12 | Stop | 2:53 | Lyrics |
The Entertainer is the third studio album by English recording artist Alesha Dixon. It was released on 29 November 2010 in the United Kingdom by Asylum Records, and Atlantic Records in the United States. The album's lead single, "Drummer Boy", was released on 5 September 2010. The album's second single, "Radio", was released on 28 November 2010. The album was originally planned to be named Unleashed, however the plans were scrapped and The Entertainer was decided upon instead.
Genre: R&B, hip hop, electronica, dance
Release date: Nov 29, 2010
1 | Cool With Me | 3:42 | Lyrics | |
2 | La La La | 2:47 | Lyrics | |
3 | On Top | 3:28 | Lyrics | |
4 | Tug Of War | 3:42 | Lyrics | |
5 | Colour | 3:00 | Lyrics | |
6 | The Entertainer | 3:42 | Lyrics | |
7 | Drummer Boy | 4:04 | Lyrics | |
8 | Take Control | 3:56 | Lyrics | |
9 | Every Little Part Of Me | 3:34 | Lyrics | |
10 | Radio | 3:34 | Lyrics | |
11 | Baddest Chick | 3:35 | Lyrics |
The Alesha Show is the second studio album from British recording artist Alesha Dixon, the album is her first album to be released in the United Kingdom. It was released on 24 November 2008 in the UK by Asylum Records. Dixon, an ex-member of R&B/garage girl group, Mis-Teeq, used her full name for the first time while releasing The Alesha Show (her previous album was credited mononymously as "Alesha"). The album's Xenomania-produced track, "The Boy Does Nothing" was chosen as the lead single.
Genre: R&B, soul, funk
Release date: Nov 24, 2008
1 | To Love Again | 3:57 | Lyrics | |
2 | I Don't Wanna Mess Around | 3:48 | Lyrics | |
3 | Don't Ever Let Me Go | 3:44 | Lyrics | |
4 | Ooh Baby I Like It Like That | 3:46 | Lyrics | |
5 | Italians Do It Better | 4:10 | Lyrics | |
6 | Can I Begin | 3:34 | Lyrics | |
7 | Do You Know The Way It Feels | 4:14 | Lyrics | |
8 | Hand It Over | 3:35 | Lyrics | |
9 | Play Me | 3:38 | Lyrics | |
10 | Chasing Ghosts | 3:44 | Lyrics | |
11 | The Boy Does Nothing | 3:52 | Lyrics | |
12 | Cinderella Shoe | 2:41 | Lyrics | |
13 | Breathe Slow | 3:39 | Lyrics | |
14 | Let's Get Excited | 3:19 | Lyrics | |
15 | Welcome To The Alesha Show | 3:21 | Lyrics |