U.K. ‘X Factor’ Winner Alexandra Burke Opens Up About Racism In The Music Industry, Was Told To Bleach Her Skin

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British singer Alexandra Burke shot to fame in the U.K. after winning Britain’s “The X Factor” back in 2008. On Friday, the 31-year-old singer took to Instagram to share video in which she candidly details the racism she’s been subjected to within the British music industry.

Her experiences with racism, she says, began when she was competing on “The X Factor” at age 16, when an unnamed person on the show told her to give him a call “in a couple of months, and I’ll sign you.” That same person later told her she wouldn’t be signed, because “I already have one black artist, I don’t need another.” RELATED: Nick Cannon Says Gabrielle Union’s ‘AGT’ Racism Complaints Reflect ‘Systemic Issue’ After she won the TV singing contest, things did not get