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Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born October 7, 1978) is an English singer-songwriter personality, dancer, model and television. She first found fame around the female R & B trio Mis-Teeq, however, the trio broke up in 2005 and Dixon continued his solo career, signing to Polydor Records. Dixon began recording his debut solo album, Fired Up in 2006, but due to poor record sales of their first two singles, "Lipstick" and "demolition" which was dropped from Polydor.

In 2007, Dixon became a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing and finally won. His television exposure led to a successful return, which included their signature Asylum Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Dixon released a second album, entitled The Alesha Show in 2008, which was certified platinum by BPI in the UK.

In September 2009, Dixon became a judge of the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing, replacing fellow judge Arlene Phillips.by Dixon Phillips replacement criticized, as some questioned the degree of knowledge of dance Dixon.Dixon dismissed the criticism and described it as a "storm in a teacup", and refused to resign as a judge.In 2010, Dixon returned to the segment of Strictly Come Dancing, and released his third studio album, The Entertainer.

Alesha Anjanette Dixon was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, on October 7, 1978, an English mother, Beverly Harris, and Jamaican father, Melvin Dixon, she is of mixed race. Dixon has five half brothers named Adrian, Mark, John, Jeroame, Callum, and half sister named Leyanne. He was educated at the School of Monk Walk, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Dixon mother and father separated when he was four years Dixon and Dixon's father moved away, resulting in Dixon then describe their family life as "very dysfunctional."Between the ages of eight and ten, Dixon witnessed his mother suffer domestic violence from your partner,. that only spoke publicly about it 21 years later, in 2010 Dixon created a documentary for the BBC, not hit my mom, in relation to the issue of domestic violence from the perspective of a child, and commented on his own childhood: "When I think of the time, I do not remember living in harmony, can not remember a funny moment, I guess because the negativity has clouded. The negative times and times of fear have blocked everything that was [...] good I believe every child has the right to grow in an environment where they feel safe and unafraid to enter the world, and I do not really feel that .

His first job was at Ladbrokes, despite aspiring to become a PE teacher after leaving college. After completing a diploma course in sports studies, I had planned for a place at Loughborough University, but at the same time to dance classes in London, was approached by a scout for a company production.While traveling back home on the train approached him another browser that was forming a band and asked if he was interested. Dixon musical expectations had been met with skepticism from Melvin Dixon, who encouraged to pursue a career Alesha more academic career.Dixon explained that "his view was that there were not many black British musicians were very successful. He said, 'Dad, I can not base my decision on what people have not done.'" Ignoring the advice of his father, Dixon decided to pursue a career in music.