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Joe’s delight as he hits the top spot
Dec 28th
Joe McElderry spoke of his delight after bouncing back from his Christmas charts heartache to clinch the New Year No 1.
After missing out on the festive top spot to Rage Against The Machine after a high profile internet campaign, the X Factor champion hit back by selling more than two-and-a-half times more copies than its rival last week.
The Climb sold 196,000 copies in its second week, compared with 69,000 copies shifted by Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In The Name, which slipped to second spot.
X Factor – claims both girls could leave & Simon Cowell targets Robbie Williams for judging panel
Dec 13th
There have been rumours that Dannii Minogue will be leaving the X Factor to start a family, but now Cheryl Cole could also be leaving the judging panel to have a baby.
Sources close to the 26-year-old singer have reportedly told how she is desperate to start a large family, even though Simon Cowell is willing to double her salary to £1.2million.
The claims, in the News Of The World, come after it was reported that Simon Cowell was secretly lining up ex-Spice Girl Mel B to replace Dannii Minogue.
Yesterday Simon tried to quash rumours that the singer, real name Melanie Brown, would be taking over from Dannii.
X Factor Star: ‘Whitney Houston Hated Me’
Dec 4th
X Factor contestant Danyl Johnson has claimed Whitney Houston “absolutely hated him” for singing one of her unreleased songs on the show.
The 27-year-old teacher said the American superstar, who mentored the contestants for one week, disliked him for singing I Didn’t Know My Own Strength, which is yet to be released in the UK.
Danyl, along with fellow finalists Olly Murs, Stacey Solomon and Joe McElderry, was speaking during a Q&A session at a secret gig organised by show sponsors Talk Talk in Soho, London.
X Factor star dismisses favouritism claim
Dec 1st
Former ‘X Factor’ star Lloyd Daniels has dismissed suggestions that his mentor Cheryl Cole favoured his rival Joe McElderry.
Speaking after his exit from the show, he said: “I didn’t think she backed him more than she backed me, Joe was note perfect, every judge seemed to like Joe which they didn’t with me, there’s a lot of support for Joe.”
He also said that Cole texted him the day after his elimination to see how he was feeling.
“She texted me this morning to say ‘morning, I hope everything’s ok and not too crazy.’ She’s been great.”
“She’s someone to look up to, I had the best mentor. I had a bit of trouble with the accent but that was it – it was hilarious.”
The singer also said that he is now supporting Joe McElderry in the show, saying: “Hopefully he can do it for Team Cole as one of us has to do it and there’s only him left.”
SuBo Soars Into Record Books With New Album
Dec 1st
Susan Boyle has made chart history by soaring straight to No 1 with her debut album.
I Dreamed A Dream shifted more than 410,000 copies – the best first week’s sale for a debut album since records began.
The 48-year-old Britain’s Got Talent finalist swept past JLS, Black Eyed Peas and Queen, whose latest efforts were forced to settle for second, third and fourth spots respectively.
Her cover of the Rolling Stones classic Wild Horses entered the singles charts in ninth place.
TV career beckons for Jedward as lucrative offers roll in
Nov 24th
‘The X Factor‘ might be over for John and Edward Grimes but life could not be looking rosier for the Dublin twins.
The pair, dubbed Jedward, look set to cash in following their success on the TV talent show and are already being touted as future stars.
Despite their sometimes off-tune performances, they managed to captivate audiences on TV3and ITV over the last two months before bidding farewell to the singing competition on Sunday night when they were voted off. But the 18-year-olds yesterday said they were “up for any challenge”.
Fans weep as Jedward make their final exit
Nov 23rd
THEIR ‘X Factor‘ dream was extinguished last night but John and Edward Grimes’ quest for stardom goes on.
Luck finally ran out for the Dublin twins (18), dubbed ‘Jedward’, after three of the four judges voted them off the popular show last night.
Only their mentor Louis Walsh supported the identical-quiffed brothers from Lucan, Dublin, whose incredible odyssey came to an end on last night’s show.
X Factor’s Danyl ‘threatens to quit’
Nov 19th
Danyl Johnson has reportedly threatened to quit the ‘X Factor‘ unless Simon Cowell changes his song choice.
According to The Mirror, Johnson stormed out of a rehearsal with vocal coach Yvie Burnett because he does not want to sing George Michael’s ‘Praying for Time’.
An insider said: “He literally burst out the door and ran off…A few production staff chased after him to try to calm him down and make him come back but he was having none of it.
Jamie says X Factor was “demoralising”
Nov 17th
Beaten ‘X Factor’ contestant Jamie Archer has said that some of his experiences on the show had been “demoralising”.
The 34-year-old lost on Sunday’s show to Lloyd Daniels and said that he realised that the show was not right for him and had caused him to lose faith in his own abilities.
He told the Press Association of his time on the show: “It was really demoralising for me, because it made me feel like, ‘Is it me? Am I being difficult? No-one knows what to do with me – maybe there just aren’t any songs?’ but I just got on with it really.”
X Factor losers back for group song
Nov 15th
The five acts booted off The X Factor will return to the show on Sunday night when they join the seven remaining hopefuls for a performance of their charity single.
All 12 finalists sing on the cover version of Michael Jackson’s You Are Not Alone, which will raise money for London’s Great Ormond Street children’s hospital.
Patients from the hospital will be among the studio audience to see Lucie Jones, Rachel Adedeji, Rikki Loney, Miss Frank and Kandy Rain return to the stage. Read the rest of this entry »