Legacy of Cheryl
Artists and genres Cheryl directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Alexandra BurkeartistAlexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the talent television show The X Factor in 2008. Following the show, she was signed to Syco Music and released the winner's single "Hallelujah", which became the European record holder for the most singles sold over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 in one day, and became the top-selling single of 2008 in the UK and the UK's Christmas 2008 number one.
Rebecca FergusonartistRebecca Caroline Ferguson is an English soul singer and songwriter. In 2010, Ferguson finished as the runner-up in the seventh series of The X Factor. She later released her debut album titled Heaven in December 2011. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, and went onto achieve another three top three albums with: Freedom (2013), Lady Sings the Blues (2015), and Superwoman (2016). She cites Aretha Franklin, Kings of Leon, Christina Aguilera, and Amy Winehouse among her influences.
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