ALEXANDRA BURKE - HAPPY DANCER ALEXANDRA BURKE

HAPPY DANCER ALEXANDRA BURKE

Alexandra Burke prefers performing up-tempo tracks but admits she wanted her new single to be a ballad.

Alexandra Burke wanted a ballad for her new single.

The singer - who shot to fame after winning British TV talent show 'The X Factor' - admits she was unsure when she was first asked to record an up-tempo track but swiftly changed her mind when she heard 'Bad Boys'.

She said: "I think people were expecting a ballad to be honest and I was fighting for a ballad at first until the mix of 'Bad Boys' came through and, I was like, 'this is the first single'."

Despite initially wanting a slower track, Alexandra says she prefers performing up-tempo songs because they reflect her personality better.

She added to BBC News: "When you hear the up-tempos, you're going to hear my personality, who I am in the day - I'm a bubbly person, I'm just in-your-face, I probably annoy people at times but I actually don't care, I talk a lot.

"I'm really getting to show the crazy chick that's in there, which is great, because now I can be myself and you've got to be true to the game."