Alexandra Burke Parents: Meet Melissa Bell And David Burke

Alexandra Burke was born in Islington, London to David Burke and British soul singer, Melissa Bell.

Although there isn’t much information about her father, her mother, Melissa Bell was one of the lead singers of British R&B act Soul II Soul, with whom she released a single titled, Wish. She also created her band called Soul Explosion which started in 1999.

Bell also worked with Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder.

Bell was the mother of four children including singer, Alexandra Burke. She suffered from diabetes mellitus and also kidney failure and struggled to attend many of her daughter’s live performances during her time on The X Factor.