Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon is a bit of a riddle for me. I bang on about how brilliant she was in Scandalous when she was with Mis Teeq, but she's associated with Strictly Come Dancing, which is a big time reality TV show. For me, this taints her with the kind of overexposure which normally turns me right off a celebrity.

I think it was for that reason that I thoroughly disliked Breathe Slow, a single which was spectacularly bland. And, most unusually for a pop star, I don't find her remotely attractive. She's clearly a pretty girl, but - and ask my wife how unusual this is - she does absolutely nothing for me.

But get this: out comes Let's Get Excited, the third single from her album, The Alesha Show and suddenly I'm impressed again. It's a pop music redemption! Hallelujah!