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Alexandra Burke is backing Andrea Faustini to win 'The X Factor'.
The 26-year-old star - who won the singing competition in 2008 - is hoping the 20-year-old hopeful from Italy will follow in her successful footsteps.
Speaking at the Amy Winehouse Foundation Ball at London's Landmark Hotel on Tuesday (18.11.14), she told BANG Showbiz: "Andrea is my favourite. I think the first time I heard him sing in boot camp I was blown away. He's been so consistent and he's such a great talent."
The 'Bad Boys' hitmaker admitted she's also a fan of 26-year-old Fleur East - whom she's been friends with for years.
She continued: "Oh and I love Fleur as well, I've known Fleur for years, but Andrea has the crown this year."
However, despite admitting she doesn't think Fleur will win, she's confessed she'd love to perform with her when the contestants each have to sing a duet later in the competition.
She said: "To sing with, it might have to be Fleur because I've never - apart from Beyonce - I've never ever done a duet with a woman, it's always been men, so it'd be nice to have some girl power, plus she can dance. We could probably dance together and have a fierce performance."
Meanwhile, Alexandra admitted she can sympathise with the contestants' struggle to get through the process, confessing it was one of the most difficult things she's ever done.
She added: "You can't knock anyone on that show. It's so hard to even get up on that stage let alone perform in front of millions of people ... From the beginning to the end, it's the most difficult show to do. "

'Doctor Who' showrunner Steven Moffat says Santa Claus will be a "Christmas hero" in the show's upcoming festive episode.
The annual special is to include Kris Kringle - played by Nick Frost - in the TARDIS with the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and the screenwriter has assured any concerned fans that the jolly character will not be a bad guy.
Speaking at a Q&A to launch the Series 8 DVD, he revealed: "Santa could never be evil, for heaven's sake! Santa is both real and a Christmas hero. Any parents who were worried about that I can assure you Santa is presented, as he is in real life, as a great Christmas hero."
Moffat also joked the reason he cast 'Hot Fuzz' star Frost in the role is because Saint Nicholas is actually his alter ego.
He quipped: "Nick actually is the real Santa. He's been faking it up until now. For the first time he's allowing the natural colour of his beard to show through. You could figure it out, you know, Nick Frost, Nicholas Frost - you see?"
As well as Capaldi, Frost will be joined in the festive special - which airs on Christmas Day (25.12.14) - by regular castmates Capaldi and Jenna-Louise Coleman and guest stars Natalie Gumede, Nathan McMullen and Michael Troughton, the son of late actor Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor.
Moffat was joined at the Q&A by Jenna-Louise Coleman, Samuel Anderson and Michelle Gomez, while Frank Skinner hosted.
The 'Doctor Who' Series 8 DVD will be available from November 24.

Ben Hardy has quit 'EastEnders'. The 23-year-old actor - who stars as Peter Beale in the BBC One soap - will leave at the end of his current contract, a source from the show has confirmed, although it's not yet known when that will be. Ben first app...

Mark Wright is to have hypnotherapy to try and cure his anxiety.
The former 'The Only Way Is Essex' star has been seen breaking down in tears on numerous occasions since he began competing on 'Strictly Come Dancing' and he's now confessed he's planning to seek help.
He said: "I'm an emotional person. I'm loving Strictly but I'm putting so much pressure on myself. It's hard to keep control.
"I have never had a full blown panic attack but it's the closest thing you can get to it. It's definitely an anxiety attack. I can't breathe, sometimes I cry.
"I feel sick all week with nerves, then I see my family in the audience and all the emotions come out.
"I'm thinking about having hypnotherapy."
The 27-year-old hunk - who is partnered with dancer Karen Hauer on the show - claims that while his fiancée Michelle Keegan and his family have been supportive, he doesn't think they think he'll win.
Mark told The Sun newspaper: "I haven't bet on myself but you're not allowed. Michelle and my family have probably bet on ['EastEnders' actor] Jake [Wood]!"

Cilla Black will receive the Royal Television Society's (RTS) first ever Legends Award. The Royal Television Society will award the former 'Blind Date' host with the award to honour her fifty years in the TV business during the RTS Legends Lunch: In C...

Declan Donnelly didn't tell sidekick Ant McPartlin that he was going to propose to his girlfriend.
The 39-year-old television personality is currently in Australia hosting the 14th series of 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' with his long term co-star, but confessed his decision to pop the question to girlfriend Ali Astall was a spur of the moment decision which he hadn't discussed with his mate.
Talking of his engagement, the star said: "There was no special reason. It just seemed like the right time. I just did it. It's nice. I've had an amazing year,"
The 'Saturday Night Takeaway' presenter has been dating the talent manager for a year-and-a-half, but didn't ask for any relationship advice from his partner in crime - who has been married to his wife Lisa Armstrong for eight years - as he wanted to take the plunge on his own.
When asked if he had been involved, Ant gushed: "No, he did it all himself. I'm very proud of him. Good lad."
Despite appearing alongside each other as the famous duo for almost two decades, Dec admitted that Ant - who celebrated his 39th birthday on Tuesday (18.11.14) - has not been asked to be best man at his wedding.
According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, he said: "He hasn't been asked yet. He has got to wait to be asked. There is plenty of time for all that."

Former 'EastEnders' actress Jacqueline Leonard is joining the cast of 'Coronation Street'.
Jacqueline - who played barmaid Lorraine Wicks in the BBC soap from April 1996 until November 1997 - has been cast as Weatherfield newcomer Linda.
She will turn up unexpectedly to surprise her ex-husband Owen Armstrong, played by Ian Puleston-Davies, and their two children Katy and Izzy, played by Georgia May Foote and Cherylee Houston respectively.
Speaking about her new role, Jacqueline said: "I am incredibly honoured and excited to be joining the amazing cast of Coronation Street."
Jacqueline told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I love the Northern wit and humour along with the drama and tension that the wonderful scripts of 'Coronation Street' encapsulate."
This new development comes after Ian's announcement that he would be retiring his character Owen in the new year.
He said: "I have returned to my writing and in 2015 hope to put on a new play. But I'd never rule out returning to the role of Owen at some point."
The ITV soap's executive producer, Kieran Robert has also announced that the ITV soap is planning to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a live episode.
Speaking about the live special, which is scheduled to air in September 2015, Kieran said: "The cast, writers, and production team are exhilarated by the prospect of a live broadcast as the programme's 50th anniversary episode was received so brilliantly by the audience."

Gemma Collins has quit 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'.
'The Only Way Is Essex' star has walked out of the jungle just a few days into the 14th series of the show after deciding "that jungle life is not for her".
A spokesperson for the show said: "We're sorry to see Gemma go but respect her decision and wish her well."
Before her departure from the ITV realty series, Gemma, 33, had complained about the lack of food on the show and insisted camp mates were being treated worse than criminals.
She said: "People who murder get treated better than this.
"That's the truth. Even a murderer gets fed three times a day."
She was also reduced to tears during a helicopter ride before the show had started.
The Essex-born blonde made her own way to the camp, but didn't enjoy having to travel through the wilderness.
She said: "I don't know where my camp mates are. I'm in the middle of the jungle and I'm really terrified.
"I should have just got in the chopper. It's just not even funny. How much more have I got to walk to get into this camp?
"If I'm not in that camp in three minutes, I'm quitting, it's the worst thing I've done in my life. It's a nightmare."
The drama continued when Gemma reached the camp, where she started swearing and screaming because a bug was in her hair.
Gemma's departure from the jungle will be shown during tonight's episode at 9pm on ITV.

Michael Palin is worried he'll "lose his connection with the past" if he's put into a care home.
The 71-year-old former 'Monty Python' comedian has admitted that playing Tom Patfitt - an 80-year-old man who is forced to live in a nursing home - in the new BBC drama 'Remember Me' has made him think about his own future.
When asked how he would feel if he was forced to live in a care home, Michael responded: "I know that if I was taken away from my home to go and live somewhere else, even if I needed the treatment, a whole part of my life would have gone; my connection with the past and all the objects that I've collected. Keeping people in their own home environment for as long as possible is really important.
"My father was in a home for a bit, and however enlightened the people and friendly the care, I just was aware that he had lost something."
Despite revealing that he is worried about his future residence, the veteran actor explained that he is optimistic that science will make the ageing process easier in years to come.
Talking to Radio Times magazine, he said: "Undoubtedly the years go by, I'm aware that I read the medical pages more carefully, follow the great statins debate and that kind of thing.
"But to be honest, it seems to me my life is much more enjoyable, certainly better organised, now than it was when I was young. I think I have benefited, as I approach my 70s, from the jolts and jars of earlier ages."