‘Strictly Come Dancing’: Alexandra Burke Has A Big Challenge On Her Hands For This Weekend’s Live Show

Alexandra Burke has a big challenge on her hands this weekend, as she’s been tasked with performing the first Argentine Tango of this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

The former ‘X Factor’ winner has been a frontrunner throughout the competition, and now that this week’s songs and dances have been announced, Alexandra and partner Gorka Marquez will no doubt be taking the opportunity to hold onto their place with their Argentine Tango, set to ‘Mi Confesion’ by Gotan Project.

<strong>Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez</strong>

After bagging the first perfect score of the series last week, Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice will be dancing the Salsa to ‘I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You’ by Boys Town Gang.

Meanwhile, last week’s results show was a less successful night for Mollie King and AJ Pritchard, who wound up in the bottom two for the second time this series.

It’s been confirmed that this week the couple will be hopefully turning things around with their Paso Doble routine to ‘Layla’ by Derek and the Dominoes.

<strong>Mollie and AJ on the dance floor last week</strong>

Here’s the full list of what the stars and their partners will be performing this week…

  • Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez will dance the Argentine Tango to ‘Mi Confesion’ by Gotan Project
  • Davood Ghadami and Nadiya Bychkova will dance the Charleston to ‘The Lambeth Walk’ by The Pasadena Roof Orchestra
  • Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice will dance the Salsa to ‘I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You’ by Boys Town Gang
  • Gemma Atkinson and Aljaz Skorjanec will dance Viennese Waltz to ‘You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me’ by Brenda Lee
  • Joe McFadden and Katya Jones will dance the Rumba to ‘One’ by U2
  • Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse will dance the Foxtrot to ‘Someone Like You’ by Adele
  • Mollie King and AJ Pritchard will dance the Foxtrot to ‘Mack The Knife’
  • Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke will perform the Samba to ‘Love Is In The Air’ by Bobby Darin
  • Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton will perform the Tango to ‘Firework’ by Katy Perry.

Don’t miss this week’s ‘Strictly’ live show, kicking off at 6.45pm on Saturday night (11 November) on BBC One.

Jay McGuiness’s Jive

This was the moment the former Wanted singer cemented himself as the favourite to win the 2015 series, and it was only week three (!)

Jake Wood’s Salsa

EastEnders’ used car salesman Max Branning turned into an overnight sex symbol with this Samba to ‘Mambo No. 5’ in 2014.

It was just a pity his partner lifted the choreography from her stint on ‘So You Think You Can Dance?’

Alesha Dixon’s Cha-Cha-Cha

When Alesha Dixon performed his show-stopping routine on series five, we were convinced she was about to become the next Beyoncé. Instead, she later became the next Arlene Phillips, replacing the veteran on the panel.

Sophie Ellis Bextor’s Charleston

The Charleston was a fairly new dance to ‘Strictly’ when S.E.B took it on in 2013. And despite it only being week two of the competition, she and partner Brendan Cole bagged a whopping 36 points for the routine.

Danny Mac’s Samba

Danny and Oti’s 2016 routine still makes us come over a bit funny. Let’s put it this way – if it was any hotter, it would have been on literal fire. 

Abbey Clancy’s Waltz

2013 champ Abbey wowed the judges with this beautiful waltz in week one of the competition, and brought it back for the final, where they scored a perfect 40 and lifted the glitterball trophy.

Jill Halfpenny’s Jive

If you can remember as far back as series two in 2004 (!), you’ll no doubt remember this knockout performance from Jill and partner Darren Bennett.

Lisa Riley’s Samba

We don’t think anyone has ever had as much fun as Lisa and Robin Windsor did performing their Samba on the show in 2012.

Caroline Flack’s Charleston

Cazza’s Turkish interpretation of the Charleston cemented her as the favourite to win in 2014. She also performed the dance again in the final, which eventually saw her crowned winner.

Kara Tointon’s Argentine Tango

Given the sexual tension in this performance, it’s no wonder Kara and Artem Chigvintsev announced they were an item shortly afterwards.

Louis Smith’s Showdance

Not only did Louis Smith capture a lot of attention with his toplessness, but his dancing was pretty good in this too.

Matt Di Angelo’s Salsa

Matt went from Dean Wicks to snake hips with his performance of the Salsa in series five in 2007.