Burke was born in San Francisco, California and grew up in Atherton, California. She is the daughter of Sherri (Bautista) and Stephen Burke. Her mother is of Filipino descent.\n', '

Burke won her first championship with 98 Degrees member Drew Lachey in the second season. She won her second championship with retired football star Emmitt Smith in the third season. Cheryl returned to the ballroom on March 19, 2007 for Season 4, partnered with actor Ian Ziering. She and Ziering were eliminated in the semi-finals on May 15, 2007. Burke said in an interview that Ziering was her least-favorite dance partner ever on DWTS, that she begged the show\'s producers to eliminate her every week and that being around Ziering made her want to "slit my wrists"; she later pointedly apologized for the reference to suicide without withdrawing anything she said about Ziering.\n', '

Cheryl Burke participated in a 38-city Dancing with the Stars tour from December 19, 2006 to February 11, 2007. She also joined the second summer tour, which visited 24 cities between June 20, 2007 in Austin, Texas and July 24, 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her celebrity partner for both tours was Drew Lachey. Burke competed on Season 5. Her partner was Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton. They were the third couple eliminated from the competition on October 9, 2007.\n', '

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