Joseph McElderry is an English singer and songwriter.
53 Facts About Joe McElderry
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Joe McElderry won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009.
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Joe McElderry was the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar in 2011 and the first series of The Jump in 2014.
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In 2015, Joe McElderry played the lead role of Joseph in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
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In 2022, Joe McElderry is set to perform a tour in tribute to George Michael.
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Joe McElderry was the first X Factor contestant to release a fourth album.
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Joe McElderry was raised in a small flat in South Shields.
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Joe McElderry attended Harton Technology College in Lisle Road, South Shields, before joining South Tyneside College to study AS level school qualifications.
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Joe McElderry was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008.
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Joe McElderry studied for BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Newcastle College Performance Academy.
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Joe McElderry auditioned for The X Factor in 2007 and made it to bootcamp.
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Joe McElderry auditioned again in 2009 and sang Luther Vandross's "Dance with My Father".
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Joe McElderry's prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, whose parent company is Sony Music Entertainment.
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Joe McElderry performed the following songs during The X Factor 2009:.
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Joe McElderry's single sold 450,000 compared to Rage Against the Machine's 502,000 after a Facebook-based campaign was started in protest of The X Factors dominance of the Christmas number one title.
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Joe McElderry performed "Don't Stop Believin'" and presented an award at the 15th National Television Awards in London on 20 January 2010.
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In 2010, Joe McElderry recorded his debut album, Wide Awake, which was released on 25 October 2010.
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Joe McElderry filmed a music video for the song in September 2010.
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Joe McElderry was approached by Twentieth Century Fox to record the specially written track, "There's A Place For Us", written by American songstress Carrie Underwood.
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Joe McElderry told Terry Wogan in an interview on BBC Radio 2 that he had parted ways with Syco in February 2011.
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Joe McElderry told Tony Horne that he had a meeting with Syco staff members in February 2011.
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Joe McElderry has stated that his split with Syco was amicable, and there was no "fight" between them.
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Joe McElderry denied a report that he was "devastated" when Syco dropped him.
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On 9 May 2011, Joe McElderry performed the song "Something's Coming" from West Side Story at a reception at Buckingham Palace that celebrated young people in the performing arts.
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Joe McElderry agreed and entered the show, which started on 5 June 2011.
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On 11 July 2011, Joe McElderry confirmed that he would be recording his second studio album.
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Joe McElderry performed at Festival of Remembrance on 12 November 2011.
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Joe McElderry embarked on his debut solo tour, Classic Tour in November 2011 and appeared on Big River Big Songs: The Tyne, singing the title track, "Big River".
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Joe McElderry released a Christmas album entitled Classic Christmas on 28 November 2011.
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Joe McElderry made an appearance on BBC TV series The Magicians in January 2012 and Newsround in February 2012, answering questions about what he was like at the age of 10.
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Joe McElderry wrote columns for four issues of the magazine.
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On 8 February 2013, Joe McElderry was awarded a Variety Silver Heart award.
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An event, 'A Tribute to Joe McElderry' was held to celebrate his career so far and where he was presented the award.
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Joe McElderry went on tour for the summer of 2013, where he presented a new song, "Memory of You".
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Joe McElderry appeared as a guest on the James Whale Radio Show.
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In January 2014, while on a skiing holiday, Joe McElderry entered Channel 4 series hosted by Davina McCall, The Jump, as a last minute replacement to Henry Conway who was injured on the show.
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Joe McElderry earned a place on the show after a jump-off with another celebrity sub, Donal MacIntyre, who would join the show after the Melinda Messenger withdrew.
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In February 2014, Joe McElderry was announced as the winner after jumping 17.5 metres off the K40 ski jump.
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In 2014, Joe McElderry performed a fifty-date tour throughout the UK called the Set Your Soul Alive tour.
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In September 2015, Joe McElderry again played the lead role in the rock musical The Who's Tommy, this time in a two-week run at the Opera House Theatre in Blackpool.
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Also in 2015, Joe McElderry landed the lead role of Joseph in the following year's UK touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
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Joe McElderry received very positive reviews for his performances as Joseph.
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Janet Tansley of the Liverpool Echo wrote that Joe McElderry "breathed new life into this middle-aged musical", adding: "His voice was solid and silken and, simply, faultless, rendering 'Close Every Door' possibly the best version I have ever heard".
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Joe McElderry has made it his own and I can't imagine anyone performing it better.
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On 1 October 2016, Joe McElderry started his Northern Light Tour.
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Joe McElderry promoted the album with a "Saturday Night at the Movies" national tour throughout July and August 2017, featuring Lloyd Daniels from the sixth series of The X Factor and Keith Jack and Ben James-Ellis from Any Dream Will Do.
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Joe McElderry took part in the Great North Run half marathon 13.1 mile race on 19 September 2010 raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity for which he is an ambassador.
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Joe McElderry performed at The Ray of Sunshine charity concert on 11 March 2011.
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Joe McElderry performed on 13 July 2011 at the Newcastle Teenage Cancer Trust Unit.
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Joe McElderry's acoustic set was streamed live to all other Teenage Cancer Trust units across the country as well as on the website.
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Joe McElderry recorded a charity single with The Royal Mail Choir.
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Joe McElderry was harassed by one Twitter user throughout 2010 and 2011.
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On 30 July 2010, shortly after winning on The X-Factor, Joe McElderry came out as gay.