1, and was the top-selling Irish single of 2009, where it remained at the top spot for four consecutive weeks. Joe recently told fans he was still as enthusiastic about singing as ever, writing: "Im so lucky to get to do what I do! "In the music industry, 10 years is a long time so I'm just glad to still be doing it and going out on a tour to celebrate it, it's lovely.". Sign up for a Mirror newsletter h er e . Joe - who won the sixth series of the show in 2010 and was dropped by Simon's label Syco . By Aning G. March 17, 2023. [36] It was released as a single on 5 December 2010 in the United Kingdom. Streaming Forward, Powered By The Past if you love the 80s music, new music, Eurovision, cheesy pop and awesome playlists then let's get this pop party started! [19] 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 Factor's dominance of the Christmas number one title. Advertisement. It's been 10 years since Joe McElderry was crowned winner of the X Factor - and he hasn't stopped performing since. The band's single, Killing In The Name, sold 500,000 downloads beating X Factor winner Joe McElderry's The Climb by 50,000 copies to clinch the top spot. What happened to Joe Mcelderry? - Answers Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0c98c11865789f [59] He introduced The Nutcracker at The O2 Arena from 27 December 2011 to 30 December 2011 by singing 3 songs of Classic Christmas, "Adeste Fideles", "Silent Night" and a solo version of "O Holy Night". In November 2012, he became a columnist for Gay Times (GT), writing about his music and other recent projects. . [29] Ambitions premiered on BBC Radio One on 19 September 2010. Now, he's celebrating a decade in showbiz by heading out on a new tour . "I said 10 years ago that I hope I'm still doing it 10 years later, so maybe I should say that again. [63], McElderry's fourth album, Here's What I Believe, includes collaborations with Beth Nielsen Chapman, Marcella Detroit and Ludovico Einaudi. [61] He was also scheduled to make a guest appearance in the Coronation Street musical, Street of Dreams, singing the finale number "Ghost Take My Hand" in the show's Newcastle dates, originally set for 29 May and 30 May. Transformation: The reality star catapulted to fame after winning the sixth series of the X Factor in 2009, Birthday plans: The Climb singer is hosting a charity birthday party to raise funds for a local theatre in South Shields. Money raised on the evening went towards the children's charity 'Variety'. Something went wrong, please try again later. On 16-6-1991 Joe McElderry (nickname: Joe) was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom. EXCLUSIVE: The singer looked back on his career as he prepares to celebrate his 10th showbiz anniversary with his Impossible Dream tour. He was also the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar in 2011 and the first series of The Jump in 2014. Disclaimer: The poll results are based on a representative sample of 1295 voters worldwide, conducted online for The Celebrity Post magazine. [53][bettersourceneeded], McElderry performed at Festival of Remembrance on 12 November 2011. The singer found fame after winning the show in 2009 where he beat Olly . Why not pop along to a date near you and see if you can convince him to tackle any further Beyonc hits? This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. [80] The album was released on 14 July 2017 by Decca Records. "After that I went and locked the door. [43][46][47], Also in 2011, McElderry terminated his relationship with Modest! 2022. [89][bettersourceneeded] In the same month, he released a charity single with Dionne Warwick, "One World, One Song", which they had performed the year before at the Royal Albert Hall, raising money for The Hunger Project. Joe McElderry is a British singer and actor who rose to fame after winning the sixth series of the popular TV singing competition, The X Factor, in 2009. [citation needed] He auditioned again in 2009 and sang Luther Vandross's "Dance with My Father". The singer appeared on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch today. He was born in 1991 in South Shields and studied performing arts at Newcastle College. Since winning the show, the South Shields lad, who was mentored by fellow Geordie Cheryl, has released five albums, also won Popstar to Operastar and The Jump, starred in musicals Tommy, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Club Tropicana, toured the UK relentlessly and starred in panto too. His single "Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)" featured in the show. Here's What I Believe is the fourth studio album released by English singer, Joe McElderry. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, "Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company", Joe McElderry talks about his second Top 3 album, "findmypast.com The place to start tracing your family history", "X Factor winner Joe McElderry: small boy, big voice, great future", "Newcastle College backs Joe McElderry to win X Factor", "Former X Factor winner Joe McElderry says Dermot O'Leary should never have left the show", "Joe McElderry is in great shape to wear a loincloth for his role as Joseph", "Does Joe McElderry's The Climb lack the X Factor? EXCLUSIVE: X Factor winner Joe McElderry is premiering the music video for his new single Baby Had Your Fun with the Mirror - watch it now! "I was feeling quite shaken and confused, and a bit creeped out," said Joe, according to the Evening Standard. Joe McElderry's age is 31. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2011 for Best Original Song Motion Picture. Doggy day-care! After being mentored by Cheryl Cole during the X . Joe says he'll be forever grateful for the platform X Factor gave him, but when they asked him to take part in Simon Cowell's new All Stars spin-off, he felt it wasn't the right move for him. The former X Factor contestant appeared to have posed for the smouldering selfie . And he's got big plans in 2022 - Covid permitting. He said: "I look and sound like a completely different person, it's actually frightening, I was a child [on X Factor]. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. "My mum sounded very alarmed and distressed and told me to lock the doors.". [8] He was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008. Results are considered accurate to within 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. "I felt like I had a great time on X Factor the first time around, I loved the show, I loved the experience, I've got a great platform from it, it's given me a great career that I'm very thankful for and I'd never ever diss that or try to move away from it or shake it off.