X-Factor Winner Alexandra Burke Reveals Awful Racist Experiences In The Music Industry

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Alexandra Burke certainly looks picture perfect in her latest Instagram post! The former X Factor winner, 31, has showed off her stunning physique whilst wearing tiny black cycling shorts and a matching sports bra – no doubt following a fitness session at home.MORE: Inside Alexandra Burke's £1.6million Hertfordshire home"Some melanin for your feed...," she simply wrote in the caption.

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Alexandra Burke is opening up about the challenges she’s faced in the music industry as a Black person – both before and after she won X-Factor.

British singer Alexandra Burke shot to fame in the U.K. after winning Britain’s “The X Factor” back in 2008.

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke said she was told to bleach her skin and change her hair “to look whiter” as she spoke about her experiences of racism in the music industry.

Alexandra Burke has shared a stark new message about her experiences in the music industry.Taking to Instagram, Burke spoke of how she was told she was “gonna have to work ten times harder than a white artist because of the colour of your skin.”Stating that she “experienced micro-aggression so many times,” Burke said: “This isn’t a video to bash anyone, this isn’t a negative video, this isn’t that kind of thing at all.“This is simply me speaking about what I’ve been through in the past 11 years

Alexandra Burke has shared a video of her fighting back tears as she candidly opened up about her experiences with racism in the music industry.The 31 year old Broken Heels star revealed she has “experienced micro-aggression so many times” as she recalls moments that have most shocked throughout her singing career. Alexandra, who was crowned The X Factor winner in 2008, spoke to the camera in a clip which she posted to her Instagram page.

Alexandra Burke has posted an emotional video on Instagram in which she has opened up about her experience within the music industry as a Black woman.The star, 31, began the 15-minute clip by revealing that she was "nervous" before explaining that it was not a "negative video"."Please forgive me, I'm a little bit nervous because I've been wanting to make this video for a long time.

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