Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about ALESHA DIXON!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: alesha anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an english singer, rapper, songwriter, dancer . she rose to fame in 2001 as a member of the all-female R&B/gar in 2009, Dixon became a judge on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing . she replaced Arlene Phillips on the show . in 2010, she released her third studio album, The Entertainer . Dixon quit to become a judge on Britain’s Got Talent in 2012 . her fourth studio album, Do It for Love, was released in 2015 . Dixon has hosted Your Face Sounds Familiar (2013), Text Santa (2014– Dixon’s parents separated when she was four and her father moved away . between the ages of eight and ten, she witnessed her mother suffer domestic violence from her partner . she only spoke publicly about the issue 21 years later, Su-Elise Nash auditioned for a production company at dance classes in London . she was approached by a talent scout who was forming a group and asked if she was interested . in 2001, mis-teeq released their first single, “Why” the track remained commercially unnoticed until a garage remix was produced . two separate music videos for the song were filmed . Mis-Teeq released “All I Want”, which charted at number 2, behind Shaggy’s “Angel” in 2001, they released their debut album Lickin’ On Both Sides . Mis- Dixon married Michael Harvey Jr. in June 2005 . in 2004, she went to feature in the N.E.R.D music video “She Wants to Move” in 2004 she was dating Pharrell Williams . she spent a year writing and recording her solo debut album, Fired Up . in June 2005, she announced her first solo single to be “Superficial” at the last minute, the song “Lipstick” was chosen Dixon’s second single “Knockdown” charted at 25 on the UK Download Chart . on the official UK Singles Charts, the single peaked at number 45 . Dixon had been dropped by her label, Dixon filed for divorce just over a year after her wedding due to her husband’s affair with Javine Hylton . she took part in series 5 of television show Strictly come dancing in 2007 . they had been the they received 4.5 million votes in the final . they beat actor Matt Di Angelo and professional dancer Flavia Cacace to win the glitter disco ball . Dixon chose to sign a four-album contract with Asy “Breathe Slow” was Dixon’s second top ten hit in the UK from downloads alone . the second single entered the UK Singles Chart at number thirty-nine solely on download sales . “Let the album received Platinum certification from BPI, indicating sales of over 300,000 in the UK alone . the fourth single from The Alesha Show, called “To Love Again”, was released on 15 November 2009 . Dixon embark Dixon replaced arlene Phillips, which led to the BBC being accused of ageism and sexism . 272 complaints were received by the BBC, according to the Guardian . despite the complaints, the BBC stated on 16 June, Dixon revealed the upcoming album would be called Unleashed . on 30 June her fansite president revealed the lead single is a track called “Drummer Boy” on 5 august it was revealed that Dixon “Radio” charted poorly upon release in November 2010, failing to reach the Top 40 . the single’s release coincided with the release of the album, which too made little commercial impact . a year later it was noted ‘drummer boy’ was released onto iTunes on 1 January 2012, as a digital download . on 2 January, Dixon announced her departure from her judging role on Strictly Come Dancing . it was later “if rumours are to be believed, Dixon has more than tripled her salary by defecting to the commercial channel” Dixon said she would put her fourth album on hold and concentrate on motherhood . Dixon’s fourth studio album titled do it for love was released on 9 October 2015 . the album’s second and third singles were, respectively, “Tallest Girl” and “People Need Love” in 2016, Dixon made a cameo appearance in the 2016 film Absolutely Fabulous: the Movie . on 24 June 2017, she stepped in for Nicole Scherzinger at the X Factor UK series 14 Manchester auditions for one day Dixon’s third album The Entertainer consists mainly of dance/pop tracks . she often writes or co-writes her own records . critics have suggested some of her songs are autobiographical . critics suggest Dixon’s vocal strengths lie with more up-tempo songs . Caroline Sullivan complimented her live vocals . “i loved her when i was a young girl and i feel like i’ve been on a musical journey with her” Dixon’s single “Let’s get excited” namechecked the singer growing up, the first record Dixon ever bought was “Push It” by the hip hop group Salt-n-Pepa . she remarked: “they were raw and did their own thing, and I loved that Dixon has also named Neneh Cherry as great influence upon her . Cherry, a mixed-race singer, inspired her from an early age . Dixon climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for Comic Relief in 2009 Dixon is an official ambassador for the charity Help a London Child . she is patron of the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust . Dixon has also backed Nickelodeon’s See Something, Say Dixon encouraged her twitter followers to sign an online petition calling for the ban of slaughtering animals without being stunned first . UK and EU law requires that animals must be stunned before slaughter, unless for religious purposes (Halal or Kos the scheme fosters pets belonging to victims of domestic abuse . many refuges and safe houses do not allow pets . the pets are later reunited with their original owners when possible . Dixon’s popularity within the LGBT community has led to her performing at gay pride parades . she has represented car manufacturers Ford, the Toblerone chocolate bar, cosmetics company Avon and airline Thomson Airways . Dixon was creative Dixon signed a four-year results-based deal with the gym chain . her remuneration based on the success of the company . she voiced the character of Bliss on the 2016 version of Power Dixon co-presented children in need with Terry Wogan and Tess Daly . since 22 august 2011, Dixon presented a street-dance competition for CBBC called Alesha’s Street Dance Stars. Dixon has also appeared in the CBBC series 12 Again . on 17 May 2013, Dixon was a guest presenter on ITV Breakfast magazine show Lorraine . in the summer of 2013, Dixon co-presented one series the I Dixon co-hosted BBC’s Saturday night show The Greatest Dancer . Dixon also hosted the show in 2019 . will Best co-presents the show .