Alesha Dixon: 'The Boy Does Nothing'

If the tabloids are to be believed, Alesha Dixon lost her record contract and found out her husband was having an affair in the same week of November 2006. Two years later, having charmed the nation on Strictly Come Dancing, she's a bigger star than ever. Chalk it down to the powers of will and primetime TV.

'The Boy Does Nothing', a song that bears more than a passing resemblance to 'Mambo No. 5', is a smart choice of comeback single from Dixon. She could easily have wiggled her hips to its salsa-pop rhythms on Strictly, and the cheeky, lighthearted lyrics suit her personality. "If the man can't dance, he gets no second chance," she sings towards the end. On this evidence, Dixon has grabbed hers by the horns.


> Click here to read our interview with Alesha Dixon