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Bristol
Bristol
i/ˈbrɪstəl/ is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007. It is England's sixth and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city, one of the group of English Core Cities and the most populous city in South West England.
Historically within Gloucestershire, the city received a Royal Charter in 1155 and was granted County status in 1373. From the 13th century, for half a millennium, it ranked amongst the top three English cities after London, alongside York and Norwich, on the basis of tax receipts, until the rapid rise of Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester during the Industrial Revolution in the latter part of the 18th century. It borders the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire, and is also located near the historic cities of Bath to the south east and Gloucester to the north. The city is built around the River Avon, and it also has a short coastline on the Severn Estuary, which flows into the Bristol Channel.
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Colchester
Coordinates: 51°53′30″N 0°54′11″E / 51.8917°N 0.903°E / 51.8917; 0.903
Colchesteri/ˈkoʊltʃɛstə/ is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.
At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the oldest recorded Roman town in Britain, Colchester claims to be the oldest town in Britain. It was for a time the capital of Roman Britain and also claims to have the United Kingdom's oldest recorded market. The town is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Colchester is 60 miles (97 km) northeast of London. It is connected to the capital by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line. It is seen as a popular town for commuters, and is less than 30 miles away from Stansted Airport.
Colchester is home to Colchester Castle and Colchester United Football Club. It has a Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament.
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England
Englandi/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Halstead
Coordinates: 51°56′42″N 0°38′28″E / 51.9451°N 0.6411°E / 51.9451; 0.6411
Halstead is a town and civil parish located in Braintree District of Essex, England, near Colchester and Sudbury. It has a population of 11,053. The town is situated in the Colne Valley, and originally developed on the hill to the north of the river. The name Halstead is said to have derived from the Old English hald (refuge, shelter, healthy) and stede (site, place or farm), meaning 'healthy farm' 'safe place' or 'place of refuge'.[1]
The single wide High Street is dominated by the 14th century church of St Andrew which was extensively renovated during the Victorian period but retains much earlier decoration including tomb monuments dating from the 14th century and earlier.
Halstead has been home to the well-known author, Sheila Jacobs (writer of various Christian novels, including Watchers), as well as Darts professional Bobby George and angler Bob Nudd. Its main attractions include a local Antiques Mill, the location of filming for some episodes of the television programme, Lovejoy. It is also the home of 2010's X Factor winner Matt Cardle and Richard Bryant who has lived here since 1957. Former Ramsey School pupil and White Horse Avenue resident, Steve Lamacq is a Radio 2 DJ.
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Southampton
Southamptoni/saʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-west of London and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The local authority is Southampton City Council, which is a unitary authority.
The city represents the core of the Greater Southampton region, and the city itself has an estimated population of 239,700 Southampton combines with Portsmouth to form a single metropolitan area; with a population of over a million this makes the region one of the United Kingdom's most populous metropolitan areas. The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to "So'ton" or "Soton", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian.
Significant employers in Southampton include the University of Southampton, Southampton Airport, the Ford Transit factory, Ordnance Survey, BBC South, the NHS, ABP and Carnival. Southampton is noted for its association with the RMS Titanic, the Spitfire and more recently a number of the largest cruise ships in the world.
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Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Ceclia Ewen Burke (born August 25, 1988) is a British R&B and pop recording artist, songwriter, dancer and model. Born and raised in Islington, London, United Kingdom. Burke was exposed to music from an early age, with her mother being the lead singer of Soul II Soul. Burke rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008. Burke currently stands as one of the most successful winners of The X Factor and she is currently signed to four record labels, Epic Records, RCA Records, Syco Music and Subliminal.
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Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
In 2007 she won a Brit Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She won the Ivor Novello Award three times: once in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "Stronger Than Me", once in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab", and once in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game".
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Andy Abraham
Andrew Abraham (born 16 July 1964 in North London, England)[citation needed] is an English singer. He was the runner-up in the second UK series of TV talent show The X Factor in 2005 to Shayne Ward, and also represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
Before applying for The X Factor, Abraham was a refuse collector. Prior to this he worked as a bus driver for Arriva London North based at Palmers Green bus garage. Abraham has two children by his wife Denise, a daughter called Tara and a son called Jacob. He is of Grenadian descent.
Abraham was narrowly beaten to the top spot on The X Factor by Shayne Ward by 1.2% of the national public vote. Abraham was mentored throughout the competition by Sharon Osbourne although fellow judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh also praised the singer highly throughout the competition. Other performers who came to prominence in the same series of The X Factor were finalists Journey South and quarter-finalist Chico Slimani.
On 26 March 2006, Abraham's debut album entered the UK album chart at number two, selling 176,000 copies in its first week and being beaten to the top spot by Journey South.
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Ben Mills
Benjamin Collett Mills (born 1 March 1980[citation needed] in Chatham, Kent, England) is a British singer who finished in third place in the third UK series of TV talent show The X Factor in 2006. He signed a five-album record deal with Sony BMG. His album, Picture of You, was released on 12 March 2007, the same date as the debut album from The X Factor runner-up Raymond Quinn. His debut single was advertised as "Beside You" and set to be released on 5 March 2007. However, the single was pulled by the record company at the last minute. The reason given was to concentrate on album sales.
Mills made an appearance on 30 November 2008 in Margate, Kent together with Bob Geldof to switch on the Christmas lights. He also sang a rendition of Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" to around 2000 people.
Mills was a co-director of a marquee hire company in his home town of Whitstable before appearing on The X Factor.
He gained a diploma in music from the Academy Of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey and has been singing since he was a child. He also plays piano and guitar. He was also a keyboard player in the tribute band to The Doors called The L.A. Doors and toured the pub and club circuit with his own band called Benzego.
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Bianca Ryan
Bianca Taylor Ryan (born September 1, 1994) is an American singer and guitarist, who won the debut season of NBC's America's Got Talent at age 11.
Ryan's self-titled first CD was recorded just after her 12th birthday and released on November 14, 2006; Bianca Ryan broke into the Billboard 200 at #57. One month later, the EP Christmas Everyday! was released as a promotional giveaway.
She has since performed in such countries as Australia and Switzerland. Her first concert tour took her across the United States as the "special guest" artist for Live Nation's Nextfest.
Bianca is the second of four children of Shawn and Janette Ryan. Her father, a fan of the Rolling Stones, named her after Mick Jagger's ex-wife. Bianca has an older brother, Shawn, and two younger siblings, Isabella and Jagger. Bianca comes from a diverse ethnic family: Irish, German, and Italian ancestry from her father's side and her maternal grandmother is Japanese.
For the 2006–2007 academic year, Ryan was a sixth-grader. "I'm in school most of the time," she said, "and keep up on my work when I have to go on the road."
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Brenda Edwards
Brenda Edwards is a British singer and West End actress. Known for her strong vocals and personality, she rose to fame during her appearance on the second series of The X Factor, where she came fourth.
Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, Edwards and her older brother Rodney were raised by relatives following the death of their parents in a car crash on 22 December 1974. Her grandmother, who was a member of the local Pentecostal church, encouraged her granddaughter to attend when she was eight, and Edwards soon discovered a love of music and singing, which led to joining Sunday school junior choir, and soon became the choir mistress, as well as a member of the Pentecostal Collective Church Of God In Christ (COGIC) mass choir.
Edwards eventually made the move from gospel to secular music, and at eighteen she sang at local night clubs, weddings, funerals and Bar Mitzvahs, hoping that she would be discovered by a record label - most of her performances were unpaid - but to no avail. Prior to becoming famous, Edwards worked full-time in accounts; this career lasted 17 years, and at its height she was promoted to Accounts Payable Manager at Sit-up Ltd.
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Brian Friedman
Brian L. Friedman, (born May 28, 1977) is an American dancer and choreographer, and has created the choreography for many popular music artists - such as Britney Spears, Beyoncé Knowles and Mariah Carey - as well as for music videos, concert tours and television and film productions. He currently appears as creative director on the The X Factor USA and America's Got Talent.
Friedman was born in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. He is Jewish. He began dancing at the age of 11 in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, and appeared in various dance shows including Newsies, and Kids Incorporated. By the age of 16, he was responsible for his own dance studio. Friedman trained under Joe Tremaine, Kenny Ortega, Vince Patterson, and Twyla Tharp. As a young dancer, Friedman worked with such artists as Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Celine Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Salt N Pepa, and Patti LaBelle. He has been credited for providing choreography for films such as Charlie’s Angels and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, among others.
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Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983), often known professionally as Cheryl, is an English pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, dancer and model. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls Aloud. Cole has been part of the group's twenty consecutive top-ten singles (including four number one singles) in the UK and five platinum albums (two of which went to number one) and earned five BRIT Award nominations from 2005 to 2010. In 2009, Girls Aloud won "Best Single" with their song "The Promise". In 2009, Girls Aloud announced their musical hiatus and Cole went on to release two solo albums, which both went to number one in the UK: 3 Words (2009) and Messy Little Raindrops (2010). She achieved a number of hits, including two number one singles: "Fight for This Love" and "Promise This". Cole is set to release her third solo album A Million Lights on the 18 June 2012, with lead single "Call My Name" being released on the 10 June 2012.
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Chico Slimani
Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born 2 April 1971) is a Welsh-born singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time". In 2008, he appeared on the reality TV show CelebAir in which he placed third.
Chico Slimani was born in Bridgend, South Wales, to Moroccan parents. Chico's father and mother were both Muslim. At age two, his parents split. Slimani remained in Morocco and lived with his grandparents, whereas his mother opted to live in Belgium. Slimani spent his childhood time in Oujda City, Morocco. His family was so poor that Chico took up goat herding to contribute to the family income, but as he says "We may have not had much money, but we had a lot of love".
When he was 14 years old, his father, living in Crawley, West Sussex, called him back to live in the UK. After leaving school, he began a youth training scheme as a hairdresser, before working as an electrician. He also studied martial arts.
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Daniel DeBourg
Daniel DeBourg is an English pop singer, songwriter, former dancer and model. In 2007, he was a finalist on the fourth UK series of the TV talent show, The X Factor.
Although dedicated to dance, DeBourg also had an early interest in singing and was vocalist for several bands during his adolescence. After a knee injury ended his dance career, DeBourg turned his hand to songwriting; recorded by R&B songstress Jamelia in 2000, his song "Money" reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. DeBourg was encouraged by a friend to create several demos of his own singing. These attracted the interest of Dreamworks scout Robbie Robertson. DeBourg was introduced to then in house producers Tim & Bob and subsequently signed to the label and the duo produced his debut album, Tell the World. The high-production album, released in 2002, launched the single "I Need an Angel", which hit #30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
In 2007, DeBourg auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor and reached the final twelve acts to sing in the live rounds of the competition. He was mentored by Louis Walsh, but was eliminated by the public and judges on 27 October 2007.
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Daniel Pearce
Daniel Pearce (born 29 May 1978) is an English musician who was a finalist on the reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals. He won a place in the boyband One True Voice, which subsequently released two top ten singles, "Sacred Trust"/"After You're Gone" and "Shakespeare's (Way With) Words. Pearce, an arranger and co-writer of some of their songs, left the group in summer 2003, shortly before the band split up.
In September 2009, he auditioned for the 2009 series of The X Factor, but failed to progress as far as the live finals.
In 2010, he returned with a hit entitled "Dirtee Disco", a UK No. 1 single by Dizzee Rascal featuring Pearce.
Daniel Pearce took part in 2002 in Popstars The Rivals
Host Davina McCall announced the names of the five contestants who had qualified. Matthew Johnson was the first member to be announced followed by Keith Semple. Third was Pearce and fourth Anton Gordon. The last available place went to Jamie Shaw whereas Chris Park was eliminated from the boys competition.
Pearce and the four other contestant winners (Anton Gordon, Matthew Johnson, Keith Semple and Jamie Shaw) went on to form the group One True Voice.
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Dannii Minogue
Danielle Jane Minogue also known as "Dannii" Minogue (born 20 October 1971) is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer and model. She rose to prominence in the early 1980s for her roles in the Australian television talent show Young Talent Time and the soap opera Home and Away, before commencing her career as a pop singer in the early 1990s. Minogue achieved early success with hits such as "Love and Kisses" and "This is It", though by the release of her second album, her popularity as a singer had declined, leading her to make a name for herself with award-winning performances in musicals with Grease and also in Notre Dame De Paris, as well as other acting credits in The Vagina Monologues and as Lady Macbeth. The late 1990s saw a brief return to music after Minogue reinvented herself as a dance artist with "All I Wanna Do", her first number one UK Club hit.
In 2001, Minogue further returned to musical success with the release of her biggest worldwide hit to date, "Who Do You Love Now?", while her subsequent album, Neon Nights, became the most successful of her career. In the UK, she has achieved twelve consecutive number one dance singles, becoming the best-performing artist on the UK Upfront Club Chart. Since 2007, Minogue has established herself as a successful talent show judge and television personality. She is currently a judge on Australia's Got Talent in Australia and, until 2010, The X Factor in the UK, where she was the winning judge in both 2007 and 2010 with Leon Jackson and Matt Cardle, respectively. On 9 November 2011, Dannii received an honorary doctorate degree in Media and Arts from Southampton Solent University for her 30-year varied career in the showbiz and media industry.
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Dermot O'Leary
Dermot O'Leary (born Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary, Jr.) (born 24 May 1973) is a television and radio presenter. He established himself as a presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother on Channel 4 before moving on to The X Factor on ITV. O'Leary has also presented on the BBC and has his own radio show on BBC Radio 2. He is also notable for being the last person to introduce Michael Jackson in public before his death.
O'Leary was born in Colchester, Essex, England to Wexford-born Irish parents Sean and Marie,He is "extremely proud" of his Irish roots and he carries an Irish passport. He attended primary school in Marks Tey and later St Benedict's Catholic College in Colchester, graduating with two General Certificates of Secondary Education, and Colchester Sixth Form College.
O'Leary studied at Middlesex University, achieving a degree in Media and Television with Politics. He achieved a 2:2.[citation needed] Whilst at Middlesex University he developed an interest in comedy and was involved in various gigs in the students' union. He was also a member of the university's chess society.
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Diana Vickers
Diana Vickers (born 30 July 1991) is an English singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on the fifth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2008. In January 2009 Vickers signed a record deal with RCA Records and after touring with her fellow finalists from The X Factor until March 2009, began work on her debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree, until September 2009.
From October 2009 to January 2010 Vickers played the title role in a West End revival of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice for which she won the award for "London Newcomer of the Year" at the Theatregoers' Choice Awards. Vickers' debut single, "Once", charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after its release on 19 April 2010 and has sold over 204,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Vickers' debut album was released on 3 May 2010 in the United Kingdom achieving number one status on the UK Albums Chart, number seven on the Irish Albums Chart and number four on the European Top 100 Albums, and has been certified Gold by the BPI. '
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Eg White
Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison. In 2009 he was named the Ivor Novello Songwriter of the Year.
White started his career in the bands Yip Yip Coyote and, with his brother David, Brother Beyond in the late 1980s, leaving the latter when they became involved with the songwriting team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman and just prior to their chart successes.
In 1990 White teamed up with London model and BMX champion Alice Temple, and together they recorded the critically acclaimed pop album 24 Years of Hunger, which was released in 1991 under the name Eg and Alice. It was described by Allmusic as "one of the finest, most refined and fully realized recordings of the era, employing a much more sophisticated and romantic style than anything else out of England at the time". In spite of the critical acclaim (the album featured in many major music publications top 50 albums of 1991) and two well received singles "Indian" and "Doesn't Mean That Much to Me", the album failed to enter the UK Albums Chart.
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English people
The English (from Old English: Englisc) are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens. Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles, a Germanic people originally from Northern Germany who migrated to Britain.
Historically, the English population is descended from several genetically similar peoples—the earlier Britons (or Brythons), the Germanic tribes that settled in the area, including Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, collectively known as the Anglo-Saxons, who founded what was to become England (from the Old English Englaland), and the later Danes, Normans and other groups. Following the Act of Union in 1707, in which the Kingdom of England became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain, English customs and identity became closely aligned with British customs and identity.
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Eoghan Quigg
Eoghan Quigg (born 12 July 1992) is an Irish pop singer and occasional actor from Dungiven in Northern Ireland, who finished third in the fifth series of the British television music talent contest The X Factor in 2008. As a result of his X Factor success, Quigg was due to be signed by Simon Cowell, X Factor creator/producer and owner and CEO of Syco Records, but was instead signed to RCA after Cowell pulled out.
Eoghan Quigg grew up in Dungiven, Northern Ireland. Singing along to Disney cartoons since the age of two, Quigg found his voice when he was in class and told to stand up and sing as a punishment. To the teacher's surprise he was good and she said to stay behind and go to the school choir, and from then on he sang lead roles in school musicals, such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Quigg auditioned for the talent show The X Factor in front of judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole in 2008. Quigg got past the "judges' houses" stage of the competition, and made it to the live shows in Cowell's 14–24 boys group, along with Scott Bruton and Austin Drage, both of whom were eliminated early in the live shows. On the first live show, Quigg sang "Imagine" and was highly praised by the judges. On the second live show (Michael Jackson week) he sang "Ben" which was also praised. On Big Band week Quigg sang "L-O-V-E" and received a standing ovation from the judges and the crowd. He made it to the semi-finals and after performances of "Year 3000" and "Does Your Mother Know" was voted through to the final.
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G4 (band)
G4 were a four-piece British vocal troupe who first came to prominence when they finished second in ITV's talent show The X Factor in 2004. The members met at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from which the name G4, standing for "Guildhall 4", derives.
G4 auditioned for the first series of The X Factor in 2004. Mentored by Louis Walsh, they reached the final, where they finished as runners-up to Steve Brookstein. Simon Cowell, who had mentored Steve Brookstein through the show, admitted later that G4 and Walsh were the real winners of the competition as they went on to outsell Brookstein.
After The X Factor, G4 signed a £1.5 million album deal with Sony BMG. Having not been picked up by Cowell, Sony A&R Nick Raphael said that his label decided to pursue the band because, "We felt that they were the best act on the show." With the rules of The X Factor allowing any band or artist that doesn't win to sign with anyone, Sony competed with Universal and EMI for G4's signatures. Raphael believes their manager Louis Walsh accepted Sony BMG's advances because,
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Gareth Gates
Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984, Bradford, England) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly. Gates used the McGuire Programme to manage the problem and is now a speech coach with the programme.
In 2009, Gates moved into musical theatre, playing the title role in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre. He has recently completed an eighteen month stint as Marius, initially in the touring production and then in the West End production of Les Misérables. and takes up the role of Eddie in the new musical Loserville at the west Yorkshire Playhouse in June 2012
Gates was born in West Bowling, Bradford to father Paul and mother Wendy Broadbent (née Farry). He has three sisters, Nicola (born 1985), Charlotte (born 1991), and Jessica (born 1993) and grew up with his cousin James (born 1986) who was fostered by the family. His parents regularly foster other children.
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Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and the head judge on the The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters. He has had two Number 1 singles and a Number 1 album as a solo artist, and has had sixteen top 5 hits, eleven Number 1 singles and seven Number 1 albums with Take That. He is also a six-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award and has sold over 45 million records worldwide with Take That.
In Barlow's autobiography, he relates that his love of music began at an early age.
"I was one of those kids that's forever dancing in front of the TV looking at my reflection."
He said he enjoyed watching Top of the Pops on television, and when he was ten years old, he watched an episode of the programme in which Depeche Mode were performing their new single "Just Can't Get Enough". Barlow was mesmerised by the sound and decided he wanted a keyboard for Christmas. For the next few years, he spent most of his spare time teaching himself to play his favourite songs.
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George Sampson
George William Sampson (born 29 June 1993) is a street dancer and actor from Warrington, England. He won the second series of Britain's Got Talent on 31 May 2008 at the age of 14.
In 2007, a dance teacher called Dominic Chambers told Sampson that there were auditions in the area that would be right up his alley. He only discovered he'd be auditioning for the first series of Britain's Got Talent when he arrived. In his audition, he danced to "Drop" (Timbaland feat. Magoo & Fatman Scoop), receiving a yes vote from all three judges. However, despite Simon Cowell's enthusiasm, he was unable to convince the other two judges, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, to let Sampson proceed to the live semi-finals. This experience made Sampson determined to re-audition the following year and prove Holden and Morgan wrong. In the intervening time, he continued dancing on the streets of Manchester to improve his technique, and to raise money for his family.
In 2008, Sampson successfully got through the first round of Britain's Got Talent series 2 auditions by dancing to "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)". He then came top in the audience's vote in his semi-final with his arrangement of Mint Royale's big beat remix of "Singin' in the Rain", complete with an artificial rain machine on-stage, a formula that had previously been produced in a television advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf GTI. He subsequently won the audience's vote in the final, beating dance duo Signature (second place) and Andrew Johnston (third place). He broke into tears when his win was announced. Sampson was due to perform a different routine for the final, to a track by the Bee Gees, which he described as involving "a lot of movement without me actually doing anything". An hour before the final started he changed his mind and, after consulting Simon Cowell, opted to re-perform his winning act from the semi-final.
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Geri Halliwell
Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972) is a British pop singer-songwriter, clothes designer, author and actress. Halliwell came to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of girl group the Spice Girls. She reportedly amassed a $30 million fortune during her last two years in the group. Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998, releasing her album Schizophonic. She has since released two more studio albums – Scream If You Wanna Go Faster and Passion – as well as four singles that reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Mi Chico Latino", "Lift Me Up", "Bag It Up" and "It's Raining Men". In 2008 Halliwell published a book series named Ugenia Lavender. As a solo artist, Halliwell has sold 12 million records worldwide, and been nominated for four Brit Awards (in 2000 and 2002). In 1999 she wrote her first autobiography If Only, in which she described her life as a Spice Girl. Her second autobiography was released in 2002. She is expected to release her fourth studio album "Putting On The Bling" in 2012.
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Il Divo
Il Divo ("divine male performer" in Italian) is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive, and reality TV star Simon Cowell. Formed in the United Kingdom, they are also signed to Cowell's record label, Syco Music. Il Divo is a group of four male singers: French pop singer Sébastien Izambard, Spanish baritone Carlos Marín, American tenor David Miller, and Swiss tenor Urs Bühler. To date, they have sold more than 26 million albums worldwide.
The idea behind Il Divo's creation came to Cowell after hearing Andrea Bocelli singing Con te partirò while watching The Sopranos. In 2004, G4, a quartet of operatic male singers, also appeared in the UK on the Simon Cowell TV show X-factor. They finished runners-up, but were signed by Sony records. Aware of this new appreciation for lyrical voices and classical music, he decided to form a multinational quartet (the members hail from Spain, Switzerland, France, and the United States, the name being in Italian) that tried to recreate the style of The Three Tenors.
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Jai McDowall
Jai McDowall (born 24 July 1986) is a Scottish singer who won the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent in June 2011. As the winner, he received £100,000 and performed at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. McDowall was signed to Syco Music, a subdivision of record label giant, Sony Music.
Before Britain's Got Talent, he appeared as a contestant on The X Factor and The American Idol Experience. His debut album Believe was released on 9 December 2011. The lead single "With or Without You" was released the same day. In March 2012, he was dropped by Syco after his one-album contract expired.
McDowall was born and lives in Tarbolton in Ayrshire, Scotland where he worked as a support worker prior to winning Britain's Got Talent. He was a member of the Ayr Amateur Opera Company and Loudoun Musical Society. He played roles such as Frank in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Motel in Fiddler on the Roof.
Before his job of looking after young people with disabilities, Jai spent 2 years studying Music and Audio Technology (NC & HNC) at Music and Sound Production Dept, Ayr College, Scotland, UK.
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Jedward
Jedward are an Irish pop duo comprising identical twins John and Edward Grimes (born 16 October 1991 in Dublin, Ireland). Widely known for their blond quiffs, they first appeared as John & Edward in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, generating a phenomenon described as "the Jedward paradox". They finished sixth and are now managed by Louis Walsh, who was their mentor during The X Factor.
Jedward have released two albums, Planet Jedward and Victory, both of which went double platinum in Ireland. They have released seven singles, including "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" (a mash-up of "Under Pressure" by Queen and Vanilla Ice's track "Ice Ice Baby"), "Lipstick", the song with which they represented Ireland at Eurovision 2011, and "Waterline", with which they represented Ireland at Eurovision 2012.
Jedward are also known for their television work, including hosting children's series Jedward's Big Adventure, OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory, and for participating in Celebrity Big Brother 8. Jedward's combined net worth was estimated at £4.5 million in April 2012.
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Joe McElderry
Joseph "Joe" McElderry (
/məˈkɛldəri/; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer songwriter and model. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. His first single "The Climb" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Charts. He was also crowned the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar, two years later in 2011. To date he has released three albums - two of them reaching the UK top three. He is currently working on his fourth studio album.
Born in South Shields, England, McElderry is the only child of Jim McElderry and Eileen Joyce. The couple separated when McElderry was a child. McElderry was raised in a small flat on Tyneside.
McElderry attended Harton Technology College in Lisle Road, South Shields, before joining South Tyneside College to study AS level school qualifications, and Newcastle College to study performing arts. He was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008. McElderry studied for BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (Advanced Performance) at Newcastle College Performance Academy and in 2010 graduated with triple distinction. He took the role of 'Danny Zuko' in Grease performed at Harton Technology College.
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John Adeleye
John Adeleye(born 1980) is a British singer,from West London who first became known in the music industry under his stage name J'Nay. He was part of the group formation Nu-park. As a solo artist, he won a Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO) for Unsung Artist of the Year for his song "Soul Glo". He released his solo EP Merry Go Round in 2008.
In 2010, Adeleye was working as a care worker prior to taking part in the seventh series of The X Factor and was one of the 16 finalists for the live shows starting 9 October 2010. He was eliminated on 24 October 2010 after week 3 of the live shows, finishing in twelfth place.
Adeleye started singing in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Choir when he was 14 and moved on to giving private singing lessons, including to Oritsé Williams from the boyband JLS. He also took part in a number of theatrical works.
In 1998, Adeleye decided to leave the theatrical environment that he loved so much, and focus on music. He formed the duo Nu-park with Shad, a fellow young artist. The band was further expanded to become a 5-piece band by including Mylz (Tyga), Raheem and Anton Gordon in addition to Adeleye and Shad.
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Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton (born 7 February 1973) is an English journalist and television presenter. Early in her career, she was notable for her articles at the Daily Mirror and for her role as editor of Smash Hits magazine. She is most famous for her role as a TV presenter, being the first host of The X Factor and the anchor of Loose Women from 2009-2011.
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Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Perry grew up with gospel music, and during her first year of high school she pursued a music career as Katy Hudson, releasing her first studio album called Katy Hudson which failed to chart. She recorded a solo album later, which was never released. After signing with Capitol Music Group in 2007, her fourth record label in seven years, she adopted the stage name Katy Perry.
She first gained recognition with the release of her first mainstream album, One of the Boys in 2008, which spawned three Billboard Hot 100 top-ten songs—"I Kissed A Girl", "Hot n Cold" and "Waking Up In Vegas". Perry supported the album with her Hello Katy Tour. In 2010, her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010), which topped the Billboard 200 chart, and spawned five number one singles—"California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T." and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"—Teenage Dream was the only album (after Michael Jackson's Bad)—to do so, and the first female in history to achieve this milestone. She embarked on the California Dreams Tour, which grossed nearly $60 million worldwide. Perry re-released the album under the name of Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection on March 26, 2012, and the re-release has already spawned the number-one single "Part of Me".
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Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland (born Kelendria Trene Rowland on February 11, 1981) is an American recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress and television personality. Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Houston, Texas, Rowland rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
During the hiatus of Destiny's Child, Rowland released her debut solo album Simply Deep in 2002, which contained influences of alternative-R&B and rock music. It included her joint worldwide number-one single "Dilemma" with rapper Nelly, and the international top-ten hit "Stole". Following the group's disbandment in 2005, Rowland released her second solo effort Ms. Kelly in 2007 and despite being less successful than its predecessor, it included the international hit singles "Like This" and "Work". In 2009, Rowland scored her second worldwide number-one hit with French DJ David Guetta, on his single "When Love Takes Over". Her third solo album Here I Am was released in 2011 and included the UK top-ten hits "Commander" and "Down for Whatever", as well as the US R&B number-one "Motivation".
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Kerry McGregor
Kerry McGregor (30 October 1974 – 4 January 2012) was a Scottish singer-songwriter and actress from West Lothian. McGregor climbed to national fame after appearing on the third UK series of The X Factor, where she was mentored by Sharon Osbourne. McGregor died on 4 January 2012 of complications from bladder cancer, a disease she had suffered from for years.
After studying music and drama at Jewel and Esk Valley College, Edinburgh, she co-formed the dance band Nexus in 1993. She then joined QFX, whose album Freedom reached Number 21 in the UK charts.
Talent spotted by Kenny MacDonald, manager of The Proclaimers, in 1997 McGregor participated in The Great British Song Contest, the UK selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Yodel in the Canyon of Love". The song came second, behind Katrina and the Waves' "Love Shine a Light", which went on to win the competition that year.Polygram later signed McGregor to a solo deal, and released "Yodel in the Canyon of Love" as a single.
McGregor had appeared in a number of stage and television shows including the Channel 4 comedy The Book Group playing Kenny's love-interest Carol Ann, and the BBC1 Children's drama series Grange Hill.
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Leon Jackson
Leon Jackson (born 30 December 1988) is a Scottish singer. He won the fourth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2007. Following his win, Jackson was the main star of his on-web series entitled Leon's Life, which ran from 2007 until 2008. Jackson's début album, Right Now (2008) finished the year as the 75th best-selling album in the UK, and included the singles, "Don't Call This Love", "Creative" and "Stargazing".
Jackson's début single, "When You Believe", a cover of a song sung by Whitney Houston and composed and written by Stephen Schwartz, was the 92nd best-selling single of the 2000s in the UK, and was the third best-selling of 2007. Jackson had the best selling single from a British Male Artist in 2007 beating the likes of Mika, Take That and Mark Ronson in the best-selling male category, and being beaten by Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" and Rihanna's "Umbrella" to the number one and number two positions, respectively.
Leon Jackson was born in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Before pursuing his singing career, he worked as a retail sales assistant with Gap. He is a supporter of Rangers F.C. He was a fan of contemporary jazz, his hero being Michael Bublé, and he has stated that during his early years, karate and singing were the only things that made him happy. He got his black belt at the age of 10. Before he appeared on The X Factor, Jackson was planning to attend Edinburgh Napier University, studying architectural technology.
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Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor.
Lewis has released two albums to date, Spirit and Echo, in 2007 and 2009 respectively. A multi-platinum selling artist and three-time Grammy Award nominee, her most successful single, "Bleeding Love", reached number one in over thirty countries around the world, and was the best-selling single worldwide in 2008. Other notable singles include "Better in Time", "Happy" and "I Got You". She was proclaimed 'Top New Artist' by Billboard magazine in 2008.
Lewis's debut tour, The Labyrinth, took place in 2010, and her third album, Glassheart, is scheduled for release in 2012. It was preceded by "Collide", a single from the album, which became her seventh top-five hit in the United Kingdom. Lewis's net worth was estimated at £12 million in April 2012.
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Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh (born Michael Louis Vincent Walsh; 5 August 1952) is an Irish entertainment manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.
Originally from Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Walsh moved to Dublin to get a start in the music industry. He managed Johnny Logan, Boyzone and Westlife, three of Ireland's most successful pop artists in recent decades. In later life, Walsh began an alternative career as a TV talent pundit, on programmes such as You're a Star, The X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent, amongst others.
Louis Walsh got his start in talent an agreement with Johnny Logan, whom Walsh met on a bus when he was 20, and, despite legal difficulties with Logan's previous management, Walsh was convinced that Logan could be a big star if he just got the right breaks. Walsh persuaded Logan to enter the 1979 and 1980 National Song Contests. Logan won 1980 heats with a Shay Healy number called "What's Another Year", representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest that year in the Netherlands, which he won.
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Lucy Benjamin
Lucy Benjamin (born Lucy Jane Baker; 25 June 1970) is an English actress.
Born in Reading, Berkshire, England, she took the stage name of Benjamin after her brother. Benjamin trained at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead. Her first acting role was as a child actress in Doctor Who in 1983 playing a young version of the character Nyssa. In 1989 she starred in the hit children's television programme Press Gang, where she played Julie Craig. She left after the first series for another role, but returned for the fourth and final series until 1993, where her role was expanded somewhat. In 1989 and 1990, Benjamin appeared in two series of LWT sitcom Close to Home, playing Paul Nicholas' teenage daughter Kate Shepherd. Also in 1990, Benjamin appeared in the BSB Galaxy Channel soap opera Jupiter Moon. In 1995 she appeared in the Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall comedy Bottom. However, she is best known for her role as Lisa Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders which she played from 1998 to 2003 and was involved in several groundbreaking stories during her time there.
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Mary Byrne (singer)
Mary Byrne (born 3 November 1959) is an Irish singer-songwriter from Ballyfermot, Dublin. She rose to fame in 2010 after becoming a finalist on the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Following her elimination in the live semi-final, she signed a record deal with Sony Music Ireland. Byrne and her fellow The X Factor finalists gained a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart after releasing "Heroes" a cover of David Bowie, in aid for Help for Heroes. Her debut single, "I Just Call You Mine" was released on 4 March 2011. Mine & Yours, Byrne's debut album was released 28 March 2011 in the UK. The album was produced by hit-maker Nigel Wright. In June 2011, Byrne was asked to perform at a special gala performance in Dublin to mark Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland. She was also Neil Diamond's special guest at the Aviva Stadium, where she performed in front of 55,000 people.[dead link] August 2011 saw Byrne appear in GREASE: The Musical at the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin. She began work on an autobiography, This Is My Life, and was released on 21 October 2011 in the UK and Ireland. Mary decided to leave Sony Music as she accepted a new record deal offer with Decca Music and Universal Music, who are confident they can 'get her music career up and off the ground'. She has produced her second album, called ...with Love
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Melanie Brown
Melanie Janine Brown (born May 29, 1975) is a British R&B and pop recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress, author, television presenter and model. Born and raised in Harehills, Leeds, United Kindgom. Brown rose to fame when she became a member of British girl group, the Spice Girls, which she was famously known as "Scary Spice" in the group. Brown has been signed to a number of record labels during her career including Virgin Records, Independent record label, Amber Café and her latest record deal EMI Music, which she signed in 2012.
The Spice Girls signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", which hit number-one in more than 30 countries and helped establish the group as a "global phenomenon". Followed by their debut album, Spice, which sold more than 28 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in music history. They have sold over 75 million records worldwide, making them the biggest selling female group in history. The band's second debut album, Spiceworld went onto sell over 20 million records world wide.Forever selling 5 million records world wide. They have sold over 75 million records worldwide, making them the biggest selling female group in history and also one of the Best selling music artists in the world. Brown is also known for supporting Girl Power and their global grosses estimated at $500–800 million between 1996 and 1998.Return of the Spice Girls was the band's comeback turn and said to have grossed US$100 million and won the Billboard 2008 Touring Award.
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Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( /ɪmˈbruːliə/; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit, "Torn". The subsequent debut album Left of the Middle (1997) sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Further releases, White Lilies Island (2001) and Counting Down the Days (2005), have been unable to match the commercial success of her debut, although the latter did become her first UK #1.
She co-starred in the 2003 film Johnny English and made her leading actress debut in the 2009 film Closed for Winter. Imbruglia is ranked #90 on VH1's Top 100 Sexiest Artists.
Natalie was born on 4 February 1975, in Sydney, Australia, the first of the four daughters to Elliot Imbruglia, her father of Italian descent (originally a Sicilian from Lipari) and Maxene Anderson, her Anglo-Australian mother. Imbruglia grew up in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales, between Sydney and Newcastle. At the age of 15, she moved to Sydney with her family. Imbruglia studied ballet, tap, and highland dancing as a child, hoping to make a career out of it.
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Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, model and actress. Scherzinger is well known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. Previously, Scherzinger was a backing vocalist for the late-1990s rock group Days of the New and was a part of reality TV girl group Eden's Crush. After the disbandment of the group, she joined the Pussycat Dolls and became the group's lead vocalist during their transition into a career in music.
The Pussycat Dolls rose to prominence when they enlisted Scherzinger as their lead front woman of the group. When Scherzinger joined the now multi-platinum group, they became a worldwide phenomenon, releasing two albums, PCD (2008) and Doll Domination (2008) and embarked on several concert tours. With her strong vocal range, Scherzinger scored the group a string of massive hit singles, including the number ones "Don’t Cha" (2005) and "Buttons" (2006), "Stickwitu" (2005), "I Hate This Part" (2008), and "When I Grow Up" (2008), which hit the Top 10 in 16 countries. In 2009, Scherzinger wrote and recorded an adaptation of A.R. Rahman’s "Jai Ho" (from the film "Slumdog Millionaire") which went to number one in 17 countries. Their debut album, PCD, has sold nine million copies worldwide, and their sophomore album, Doll Domination, has sold 5 million copies worldwide to date. The group won three Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and toured with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and The Black Eyed Peas. The Dolls have sold 15 million albums, and 37 million singles worldwide, making them one of the best selling girl groups of all time.
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Niki Evans
Niki Evans (born 13 December 1972) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her appearance in the fourth UK series of the popular television talent show The X Factor in 2007. She is currently appearing as Paulette in the current UK national tour of Legally Blonde (musical).
Niki Evans has sung with bands since the age of 12. At the age of 16 she was signed to Libido Records, an offshoot of Pete Waterman's PWL label. "Of R Timez", a single released with Ball Parc Playerz, did not achieve chart success.
Evans was selected for the final phase of the competition as one of three contestants in the Over 25s category mentored by competition judge Louis Walsh. The others in this category were Beverley Trotman and Daniel DeBourg. Her performance of "Nothing Compares to You" in the first week of the live shows brought a standing ovation from the audience and acclaim from the four judges. Judge Sharon Osbourne told Evans that she was "in a class of her own". Each week Evans took on new challenges, both singing and performing, and was never placed in the bottom two, until she was eliminated at the semi-final stage.
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Olly Murs
Oliver "Olly" Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984 in Witham, Essex, England) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of The X Factor. He is currently signed to Epic Records and Syco Music.
In late August 2010, Murs released his debut single "Please Don't Let Me Go", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Charts, becoming Murs' second number one single after releasing "You Are Not Alone" with the other series 6 finalists. "Please Don't Let Me Go" received a Silver certification by the BPI. He released his second single from his debut album "Thinking of Me" which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, however the single also got a Silver certification by the BPI. "Heart Skips a Beat" was released and became his third number-one hit. Murs' second single from his follow up album In Case You Didn't Know, "Dance with Me Tonight", became his fourth to reach number one.
In November 2010, Murs released his self-titled debut album, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold. The album went on to sell over 600,000 copies, and was certificated double platinum by the BPI. In November 2011, Murs released his second album, In Case You Didn't Know. The album entered the charts at number one, and has spawned two number one singles. In May 2011, it was announced that Murs would return to The X Factor to co-present spin-off show The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack. It was also confirmed that Murs would present a Celebrity Club Classic show on Heart FM. He also has an active Twitter account with over 2 million followers as of May 2012.
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Paul Potts
Paul Robert Potts (born 13 October 1970)[citation needed] is an English tenor. In 2007, he won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent with his performance of "Nessun dorma", an aria from Puccini's opera Turandot. As a singer of operatic music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which topped sales charts in nine countries. Prior to winning Britain's Got Talent, Potts was a manager at The Carphone Warehouse. He had served as Bristol city councillor from 1996 until 2003, and also had performed in amateur opera from 1999 to 2003. Potts's net worth was estimated at £6 million in April 2012.
Potts was born in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, England and raised in Fishponds, Bristol, by his father Roland, a bus driver, and mother, Yvonne (née Higgins), a supermarket cashier. He has two brothers and one sister. Potts attended St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, where he developed his love of singing. He also sang with the choir at Chester Park Junior School and with the choirs at several Bristol churches, including Christ Church. Potts said in interviews that he had been bullied in school, and that experience may have made him lack self-confidence. He has also said that his voice had always been a source of solace in the past when he was bullied.
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Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul ( /ˈæbduːl/; born June 19, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.
In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her for fifth among the female solo performers who have reached #1 there. She won a Grammy for "Best Music Video – Short Form" for "Opposites Attract" and twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography".
After her initial period of success, she suffered a series of setbacks in her professional and personal life, until she found renewed fame and success in the early years of the 21st century as a judge on the television series, American Idol, for eight years, before departing from the show. Abdul had moved on to another television series, CBS's Live to Dance, which debuted in January 2011. The series has since been canceled. Following her judging role in Live to Dance, Abdul moved to the first season of American version of The X Factor with her former American Idol co-judge Simon Cowell which premiered on September 21, 2011.
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Philip Green
Sir Philip Green (born 15 March 1952) is a British businessman. Green began as a businessman at the age of 15. The first and last quoted company Green took lead of was "Amber Day", from which he stepped down as CEO and Chairman in 1992. Since then he has had links to a range of British companies; including a hostile bid for Marks and Spencer and the management of the Arcadia Group, both alongside or supporting his wife. He has been involved in a range of controversies related to both his personal and business life.
Philip Green was born on 15 March 1952 in Croydon, in South London, and has a sister, Elizabeth, five years his senior. His family moved to Hampstead Garden Suburb, a middle-class enclave in north London, and at the age of nine he was sent to the now-closed Jewish boarding school Carmel College in Oxfordshire. When his father died of a heart attack, Philip was in line to inherit the family business at the age of twelve. After leaving boarding school at 15, he worked for a shoe importer before travelling to the US, Europe and the Far East. It was on his return that he set up his first business with a £20,000 loan, importing jeans from the Far East to sell on to retailers in London.
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Ray Quinn
Raymond Arthur "Ray" Quinn (born 25 August 1988 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English actor, singer, and dancer. He finished second in talent show The X Factor in 2006, and won the 2009 series of Dancing on Ice. He also appeared as victimised teenager Anthony Murray in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. In his theatre performance, as of December 2010, he announced on stage his engagement to Emma Stephens which was made on Christmas Day 2010. They wed in a beach ceremony in Barbados on March 31st 2012, the same day they announced they were expecting their first child that due in July.
Ray is currently appearing in the UK National Tour of 'Legally Blonde the Musical' as Warner Huntington III and will also be starring in pantomime as Aladdin at Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts in Dorset from December.
Quinn attended Rudston Junior School in Childwall and Gateacre Comprehensive School, Liverpool.[citation needed] From a very young age a major influence in his life was his dance coach Suzanne Taylor. Quinn often claims that his interests in dancing led to him being isolated from his peers during his childhood.
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Rhydian
Rhydian Roberts (born 14 February 1983), popularly known as Rhydian, is a classically trained Welsh baritone, crossover artist, musical theatre actor and television presenter. He rose to fame on The X Factor in 2007.
Rhydian has toured the UK and made gala and charity appearances in his native Wales and at the Royal Albert Hall, London. He is an ambassador of The Prince's Trust. He starred in a European arena tour of The War of the Worlds - Alive on Stage! and UK tours of We Will Rock You and Grease.
His recordings demonstrate an eclectic repertoire. Of his four albums, the first went platinum, and the second included collaborations with Kiri te Kanawa and Bryn Terfel. Conehead Records released a further two in 2011: the third, Waves, marking a shift in style from opera to pop, and Caneuon Cymraeg ("Welsh Songs"), to tie in with his debut television series for S4C.
Born in Sennybridge, Powys, Wales, Rhydian (middle name "James") attended the Pontsenni Cylch Meithrin and then Ysgol y Bannau Welsh medium school in Brecon. From the age of 5, he represented both the school and Powys in the Urdd Gobaith Cymru Eisteddfod, maintaining links with the Urdd whilst at Llandovery College (where he became head boy) and subsequently at university.
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Rita Ora
Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born 26 November 1990), better known as Rita Ora, is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she appeared on the BBC's Eurovision: Your Country Needs You where she auditioned to be the British contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Later in 2009, she signed to Roc Nation. Ora is of Kosovar Albanian ethnicity.
In 2012, Ora provided the vocals for DJ Fresh’s "Hot Right Now", which has been the fastest selling single in the UK of 2012. Ora's debut single, "R.I.P", topped the UK Singles Chart in May 2012. Ora will spend the summer 2012 opening concerts for Coldplay.
Rita Ora was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) and moved to the United Kingdom the same year of her birth. She grew up in West London and attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court, following which she graduated from Sylvia Young Theatre School and then St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing from a young age. In 2004, she appeared in the British film Spivs. She auditioned for Eurovision: Your Country Needs You on BBC One to be the British contestant for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest but later withdrew from the competition after a few episodes as she did not feel ready.
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Roberta Howett
Roberta Howett (born 26 September 1981 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer who finished in ninth place in the first UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2004.
Howett successfully auditioned for the first series of The X Factor in 2004 and made it to "bootcamp", "judges' houses" and the live shows, but was eliminated on the first live show.
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After years of writing and recording, Howett was finally ready to release her debut material in the UK & Ireland, although she stated she would mainly promote it in Ireland. She announced on Irish Radio that she would release three singles in Ireland, before finally releasing her debut album.
On Friday 26 February 2010, her debut single titled Beautiful Lies was finally released in Ireland. On Thursday 4 March 2010, Beautiful Lies became Howett's first Top 40 single debuting at Number #23 in the Irish Singles Chart.
In July 2011, Howett appeared as a backing singer for Niall Breslin.
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Rowetta
Rowetta Idah (born 5 January 1966 in Manchester, England), also known as Rowetta or Rowetta Satchell, is an English singer. She was originally a backing vocalist for the Happy Mondays, recording and touring with the band from 1991-2000. She finished fourth in the first series of The X Factor in 2004.
Rowetta was born to a white Jewish mother and a black Nigerian father, politician George Idah, who left the family when she was three. She realised her singing ability after winning a talent competition at the age of twelve. She attended Unsworth Comprehensive School, and after completing her secondary education worked as a professional singer. In 1987, Rowetta released two singles with the Vanilla Sound Corp. She also lent her voice to Inner City songs. During this time, she released two songs: "Back Where We Belong" and "Passion". In 1988 she collaborated with Dynasty of 2 on the single "Stop This Thing". She worked as a backing singer on numerous albums including Simply Red's 1991 album Stars. Rowetta is the voice on the renowned 1989 track "Reach Out" with Sweet Mercy. The track has been sampled by many, including Laidback Luke, Slam, Steve Angello and Todd Terry, and was remixed and re-released in 2008, leading to a sample of her voice featuring throughout The Black Eyed Peas hit "Boom Boom Pow"
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Same Difference
Same Difference are an English bubblegum pop duo, made up of siblings Sean and Sarah Smith. They came to prominence in 2007 when they finished third in the fourth series of UK television talent show, The X Factor. Their music is targeted mostly at the children's and teenage market. Their debut single, "We R One", was released on 24 November 2008, and their debut album, Pop, followed on 1 December 2008. In November 2009, it was announced that Same Difference had signed a new record deal with PopLife Records, and their second album was released on 7 February 2011.
The siblings were brought up in The Dale, Widley, near Portsmouth in the south of England. At the time of their appearance on The X Factor, Sean (born 24 September 1985) was an entertainer in Portsmouth while Sarah (born 4 November 1988) was a student. Sean left home at the age of 17 to perform on cruise ships and appeared in a number of pantomimes Together, they performed at a local retirement home. Sarah left home at 16 to attend the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and completed her diploma in 2007 the year they entered X Factor. Sarah has also worked as a model and acted in the show Genie in the House but claims that singing has always been her big passion. In her VT during the third live show of The X Factor finals, she revealed that she was bullied whilst at Purbrook Park School for being overly interested in singing and that in her head she pictured her tormentors telling her she wasn't good enough. A friend, Harriet Templer, said that she had been witness to the bullying and that these girls were yelling abuse and even attacked her. The school's headmaster, Keith Clark, admitted he was unhappy that the bullying, which was "resolved overnight," had become a big subject on national television.
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Shayne Ward
Shayne Thomas Ward,born 16 October 1984 in Manchester, England, is an English pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of second series of The X Factor. He has sold over three million records worldwide and has had number one albums and singles in nine countries. During The X Factor competition, Ward was mentored by manager Louis Walsh. The Bookies' favourite to win the show, he defeated duo Journey South and singer Andy Abraham in the final screened by ITV1 by a margin of 1.2% of the vote, out of a reputed 10.8 million phone votes cast by viewers. His first single, "That's My Goal", was released in the United Kingdom on December21, 2005 and became the last number one of 2005, hitting the top spot on 31 December. It sold 313,000 copies on its first day of sales, making it the third fastest selling single of all time, behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" and Will Young's "Evergreen", which sold 685,000 and 400,000 copies in their first days of sale respectively. Ward's prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, which is co-owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The contract had a stated value of £1 million, of which £150,000 was a cash advance and the remainder was allocated to recording and marketing costs.
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Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol. He is also the owner of the television production and music publishing house Syco.
As a judge, Cowell is known for his blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults and wisecracks about contestants and their abilities. He is also known for combining activities in both the television and music industries, having promoted singles and records for various artists, including television personalities. He was most recently featured on the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent and the first season of The X Factor USA.
In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Cowell at number 41 in a list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".
Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. His mother, Julie Brett (née Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite, and his father, Eric Selig Phillip Cowell (1918–1999), was an estate agent developer and music industry executive. Cowell's father was from a mostly Jewish family, though he did not discuss his background with his children (Cowell's paternal grandmother had immigrated from Poland). Cowell's mother was from a Christian background, and is of part Scottish descent. He has one brother and three half-brothers and a half sister; younger brother Nicholas Cowell, half-brother John Cowell, half-brother Tony Cowell, half-brother Michael Cowell and half sister June Cowell.
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Sinitta
Sinitta Renet Malone (born October 19, 1968 in Seattle, Washington, United States), known professionally as Sinitta, is an American singer who has lived in the United Kingdom for most of her life. She is best known for her hit records in the 1980s including "So Macho", "Toy Boy", "Cross My Broken Heart" and "Right Back Where We Started From". She has also acted in a number of West End shows, is a mentor on The X Factor, and appeared as a contestant on the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!.
Sinitta is the daughter of Canadian actress and singer Miquel Brown, and Anthony Blackett. Although her official website cites her birth year as 1968, some press sources have said that she was born earlier, perhaps 1966 or even as early as 1963. Indeed, 1963 seems most likely given that in 1982 she was dating 21-year-old Nick Cowell before dumping him for his 23-year-old brother Simon. It would be unlikely that either man would date a 13-year-old, which would be her age if she had been born in 1968.
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Stacey McClean
Stacey McClean (born 17 February 1989 in Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English solo singer. She was in S Club spin-off band, S Club 8 and in 2009 took part in the sixth series of The X Factor.
In 2001 McClean auditioned to perform with the popular pop band, S Club (then S Club 7) on their 2002 Carnival Tour. She won a part in the S Club Juniors, aged 12 years old. In 2002 the group released four singles and guest starred in Viva S Club.
After S Club split up in 2003, 19 Entertainment decided to keep S Club Juniors going, so they were renamed S Club 8 and released a further three songs. In 2004, McClean, along with the other members of S Club 8, appeared in the children's musical television comedy I Dream, which was filmed in Spain. The programme lasted for thirteen episodes, from 22 September to 13 December 2004, and was broadcast on BBC One. S Club 8 disbanded in 2004.
In 2009, McClean auditioned for The X Factor in Manchester, singing the Christina Aguilera song "Ain't No Other Man". Her audition was shown on the 100th episode of the show, screened on 19 September 2009. She made it through to boot camp, then after the first task of singing with other acts she made it into the top 50 acts, where she had to sing a solo performance to reach the final 24.
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Stacey Solomon
Stacey Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is an English singer, television presenter and reality TV star. She rose to fame during her time on the sixth series of The X Factor, coming third overall on the show. She gained a number one single on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart when her fellow The X Factor finalists released a cover of "You Are Not Alone".
Solomon won the tenth series of reality television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. and was named "Queen of the Jungle". Solomon's debut single, a cover of "Driving Home for Christmas", was released on 19 December 2011.
Solomon was born in Essex to a Jewish family. Solomon attended King Solomon High School. At the age of 17, Solomon became pregnant by her boyfriend of the time (Dean Cox). The young couple split sometime before the birth of their son Zachary on 21 March 2008. Since 2009, Solomon had been dating boyfriend Aaron Barham who she met on holiday in Greece. The couple became engaged on 4 December 2011 - shortly after it was announced that they were due to have a baby in the Spring. Solomon gave birth to her second son, named Leighton, on 5 May 2012.
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Steve Brookstein
Stephen Desmond "Steve" Brookstein (born 10 November 1968) is an English jazz and soul singer, who enjoyed a brief period of popular success in the UK in 2004 after winning the first series of The X Factor. He is originally from Mitcham, South London.
In 1997, seven years before his breakthrough on The X Factor, Brookstein was a finalist on the ITV series The Big Big Talent Show, hosted by Jonathan Ross.[citation needed]
In early 2004, Brookstein auditioned for the first series of The X Factor, a new television talent show that aimed to discover a star recording artist in the UK (effectively replacing Pop Idol). His audition failed to impress two of the judges, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, who thought he lacked the motivation and confidence to succeed but the third, Simon Cowell, thought he was "that good" that he asked Brookstein to return the following day and sing again. At the second audition, Brookstein managed to impress the other judges and was put through to the next stage of the competition. He went on to reach the live shows, where contestants are put to the public vote, as one of three contestants in the Over 25s category mentored by Cowell. He reached the grand final on 11 December 2004 alongside G4, and won despite a controversial outburst against him from Osbourne. However, according to Sharon Osbourne's subsequent autobiography, he had gained the most votes in every single one of the live shows. For five years, he held the record for the greatest number of votes ever received in the final - 6 million, but this is now held by series 6 winner Joe McElderry, who received over 6.1 million votes.[citation needed]
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Susan Boyle
Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. Her first album was released in November 2009 and debuted as the number one best-selling album on charts around the globe.
Global interest in Boyle was triggered by the contrast between her powerful mezzo-soprano voice and her plain appearance on stage. The juxtaposition of the audience's first impression of her, with the standing ovation she received during and after her performance, led to an international media and Internet response. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle—from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of "Cry Me a River"—had been watched over 100 million times. Her audition video has been viewed on the internet several hundred million times. Despite the sustained media interest she later finished in second place in the final of the show behind dance troupe Diversity.
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Tabby Callaghan
Trevor John "Tabby" Callaghan (born 22 April 1981 in Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish musician. He finished third in the first series of The X Factor in 2004.
Callaghan played in many collectives and groups as a teenager growing up in Sligo and with his brother Dominic formed his first real band, called Petronella, in around 1998. The band had some success in Ireland and their single "Feeling So Low" entered the Irish top 20 singles chart. Petronella also appeared in the TV show Star for a Night.
After Petronella dissolved, Callaghan then formed Boom, later to be renamed DZ5. DZ5 auditioned for the first series of ITV talent show The X Factor, unaware that the new show's willingness to accept groups only applied to vocal groups. The panel of judges, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne, advised Callaghan to re-audition as a solo singer in order to proceed in the competition. Callaghan was selected by Sharon Osbourne to be one of her acts at the live finals. He finished in third place overall.
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The Conway Sisters
The Conway Sisters were a semi-professional singing group from County Sligo, Ireland who achieved a measure of fame through their appearance in the final stages of the second UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2005.
Laura, Marie, Sharon and Sinead Conway were born and raised in Sligo, Ireland. The four sisters grew up with a love of music and performing, and in 2002 they formed The Conway Sisters. Throughout that year they wrote, produced, and recorded music, and played locally. In 2003, they released their first single, "What Do You Do?", which debuted in the Top 20 in Ireland, and launched a tour of Ireland. A second Top 20 single, "Now That It's Over", followed, and in 2005 their third single "Miss You", was released, which also entered the Top 20 in Ireland. Their self-financed debut album, Waiting for You, was released in May 2005.
In May 2005 the sisters auditioned for the UK television programme The X Factor in the hope that they would crack the UK market. Along with eleven other acts, they made it through to the final live stages of the competition in which viewers vote for their favourite acts.
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Tulisa Contostavlos
Tula Paulinea "Tulisa" Contostavlos (born 13 July 1988), often known mononymously as Tulisa, is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for being a member of the now defunct Camden-based hip hop group N-Dubz, with her cousin Dappy and their friend Fazer formed in 2000 and together releasing three studio albums before announcing their hiatus in 2011. Contostavlos is currently a judge on the The X Factor and mentored the "Groups" category in her first year including Little Mix, the first ever group to win the competition to date. Contostavlos will release her debut solo album in the summer of 2012. On 16 March 2012 during a Twitter dispute with her cousin and bandmate Dappy Contostavlos announced that N-Dubz had in fact split up and were not taking a break as stated in 2011.
Contostavlos was born in Camden Town, North London, to an Irish mother, Anne Byrne (who, with her three sisters, was a member of the 1980s band Jeep) and a Greek Cypriot father, Steve Contostavlos (part of Mungo Jerry). When Tulisa was five, her mother, who has bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Contostavlos' father left the family home when Tulisa was 14 years old. She said that she was brought up in a 3 bedroom house and experienced a lot as a teenager: violence, depression, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, anorexia nervosa, mental health issues, financial difficulties and bullying.
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Twem
Twem are a French pop duo made up of French-Moroccan identical twins Samir and Mehdi Ben Nouh (Arabic: سمير ومهدي بن نوح). They are known for appearances in a number of talent competitions including Graines de Stars, Popstars and X Factor programs in both UK in 2010 and France 2011.
The name Twem (in Arabic توام) means "twin" in colloquial Arabic. It also means "lucky". The Twem come from Marseille, France and were born in 1983 to Wahiba Ben Nouh. But they moved to Paris to study and pursue their dream for a musical career. They started singing early and both were part of the school choir in their teens.
They had their first public appearance when they were 17. Mehdi Ben Nouh (sometimes written Medhi or Medy) appeared in on the popular French talent show on M6 called Graines de Stars in 2000 singing Queen's Bohemian Rapsody. Samir also appeared in the same show as Sam Ben Nouh. Both Sam and Medy brothers were chosen in the final 5 for singing the winning song of maxi edition of the show alongside Cathia, Mathieu and Mario singing "On avait tous un grand rêve" (meaning they all have a great dream).
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Matt Cardle - Anyone Else
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- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
BUY THE ALBUM NOW! The Fire is the new album by Matt Cardle. Featuring 'Anyone Else', 'It's Only Love' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' Buy the iTunes exclusive deluxe version: bit.ly Exclusive signed copies available at HMV.com: bit.ly Available at Amazon: bit.ly (c) (p) 2012 Matt Cardle under exclusive license to So Recordings
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Matt Cardle - It's Only Love
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- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
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- published: 03 Oct 2012
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Matt Cardle's X Factor Audition - itv.com/xfactor
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- Duration: 4:03
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The X Factor 2010: 27-year-old Matt's a painter decorator, and is currently painting hotel rooms. This is just the break he needs to free him from his job - but has he got what it takes?
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The X Factor 2010: 27-year-old Matt's a painter decorator, and is currently painting hotel rooms. This is just the break he needs to free him from his job - but has he got what it takes?
- published: 28 Aug 2010
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The X Factor: Matt Cardle sings The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face) - The X Factor Live show 5 -
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- Duration: 7:09
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
Matt Cardle sings First Time Ever I saw Your Face in week 5 of the X Factor. What did you think of his performance. Skippy thought he done a wicked job tonight , And you got to post a comment on this act .... Your Comments are welcome. If you want to download this song go to .... skippytv.yolasite.com
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Matt Cardle sings First Time Ever I saw Your Face in week 5 of the X Factor. What did you think of his performance. Skippy thought he done a wicked job tonight , And you got to post a comment on this act .... Your Comments are welcome. If you want to download this song go to .... skippytv.yolasite.com
- published: 06 Nov 2010
- views: 3144311
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Matt Cardle - When We Collide
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 19 Dec 2012
Buy Matt's debut album 'Letters' here: www.smarturl.it Music video by Matt Cardle performing When We Collide. (c) 2010 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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Buy Matt's debut album 'Letters' here: www.smarturl.it Music video by Matt Cardle performing When We Collide. (c) 2010 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 13 Apr 2011
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Matt Cardle sings The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face) - The X Factor Live show 5 - itv.com/xfactor
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- Duration: 2:37
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The X Factor 2010: Matt had a tough week last week after some worrying comments. However, Matt's not defeated - he feels he's fought his way here and is going to try his best to stay! With a song he's passionate about - can Matt do himself proud? Click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
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The X Factor 2010: Matt had a tough week last week after some worrying comments. However, Matt's not defeated - he feels he's fought his way here and is going to try his best to stay! With a song he's passionate about - can Matt do himself proud? Click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
- published: 06 Nov 2010
- views: 5140478
- author: TheXFactorUK
Matt Cardle First time ever saw your face(full with judges reactions)
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- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
Matt Cardle Live Show 5 "The First Time"(Ever I saw Your Face) X Factor
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Matt Cardle Live Show 5 "The First Time"(Ever I saw Your Face) X Factor
- published: 21 Dec 2010
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Matt Cardle's X Factor bootcamp challenge (Full Version) - itv.com/xfactor
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- Duration: 4:14
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The X Factor 2010: 27-year-old Matt has decided to take a risk with his final performance at bootcamp, opting for a girls song! Having checked with the others, he's the only one doing it, so could this be the end of the road for him, or his chance to shine? See more at itv.com
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The X Factor 2010: 27-year-old Matt has decided to take a risk with his final performance at bootcamp, opting for a girls song! Having checked with the others, he's the only one doing it, so could this be the end of the road for him, or his chance to shine? See more at itv.com
- published: 25 Sep 2010
- views: 3709454
- author: TheXFactorUK
Matt Cardle - Run For Your Life
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- Duration: 3:38
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Buy Matt's debut album 'Letters' here - www.smarturl.it Music video by Matt Cardle performing Run For Your Life. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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Buy Matt's debut album 'Letters' here - www.smarturl.it Music video by Matt Cardle performing Run For Your Life. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 05 Sep 2011
- views: 1648069
- author: MattCardleVEVO
Matt Cardle - Amazing
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- Duration: 4:06
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The 'Amazing' EP is out now, buy it from iTunes UK: bit.ly Music video by Matt Cardle performing Amazing. (c) 2011 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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The 'Amazing' EP is out now, buy it from iTunes UK: bit.ly Music video by Matt Cardle performing Amazing. (c) 2011 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 13 Jan 2012
- views: 521070
- author: MattCardleVEVO
Matt Cardle covers Adele - Set Fire to the Rain (Live on BBC Radio 2)
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Live performance of Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" for BBC Radio 2.
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Live performance of Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" for BBC Radio 2.
- published: 21 Oct 2011
- views: 195903
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Matt Cardle sings Just The Way You Are - The X Factor Live show 2 - itv.com/xfactor
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- Duration: 2:26
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The X Factor 2010: Matt had loads of fun last week, feeling at home on the stage. This week, he's got to hit a really high note in his song. If it goes wrong, it could be the difference between staying and going. Will Matt make the note? Download this performance from iTunes! Click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
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The X Factor 2010: Matt had loads of fun last week, feeling at home on the stage. This week, he's got to hit a really high note in his song. If it goes wrong, it could be the difference between staying and going. Will Matt make the note? Download this performance from iTunes! Click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
- published: 16 Oct 2010
- views: 6663853
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Matt Cardle sings Knights in White Satin - The X Factor Live show 8 - itv.com/xfactor
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- Duration: 2:16
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The X Factor 2010: Dannii's chosen what Matt calls a 'forgotten song', which he's going to give a revamp in the hopes it'll get your vote. Will you be sending the last boy standing through to next week's semi final? To download this performance on iTunes, click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
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The X Factor 2010: Dannii's chosen what Matt calls a 'forgotten song', which he's going to give a revamp in the hopes it'll get your vote. Will you be sending the last boy standing through to next week's semi final? To download this performance on iTunes, click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
- published: 27 Nov 2010
- views: 1292282
- author: TheXFactorUK
Matt Cardle and Rihanna sing Unfaithful - The X Factor Live Final (Full Version)
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The X Factor 2010 Final: It's time for the first of this year's star duets - and Matt's not doing it by halves. Singing her hit single Unfaithful - Matt welcomes none other than Rihanna to The X Factor stage!
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The X Factor 2010 Final: It's time for the first of this year's star duets - and Matt's not doing it by halves. Singing her hit single Unfaithful - Matt welcomes none other than Rihanna to The X Factor stage!
- published: 11 Dec 2010
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Matt Cardle sings Baby One More Time - The X Factor Live show 3 - itv.com/xfactor
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- Duration: 2:49
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The X Factor 2010: After a positive response from the judges last week, Matt is flying high, but with a very well known song this week, how will Matt make Britney's Baby One More Time his own? All this and playing his own instrument - is this a recipe for disaster? Download this performance from iTunes! Click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
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The X Factor 2010: After a positive response from the judges last week, Matt is flying high, but with a very well known song this week, how will Matt make Britney's Baby One More Time his own? All this and playing his own instrument - is this a recipe for disaster? Download this performance from iTunes! Click here: bit.ly See more at itv.com
- published: 23 Oct 2010
- views: 2049677
- author: TheXFactorUK
Matt Cardle - It's Only Love (Audio Only)
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- Duration: 3:15
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
BUY THE ALBUM NOW! The Fire is the new album by Matt Cardle. Buy the iTunes exclusive deluxe version: bit.ly Exclusive signed copies available at HMV.com: bit.ly Available at Amazon: bit.ly (c) (p) 2012 Matt Cardle under exclusive license to So Recordings
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BUY THE ALBUM NOW! The Fire is the new album by Matt Cardle. Buy the iTunes exclusive deluxe version: bit.ly Exclusive signed copies available at HMV.com: bit.ly Available at Amazon: bit.ly (c) (p) 2012 Matt Cardle under exclusive license to So Recordings
- published: 11 Sep 2012
- views: 110653
- author: MattCardleVEVO
Matt Cardle - When We Collide (With Lyrics)
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Get hold of Matt's debut album 'Letters', on Play.com here: playcom.at and over on iTunes here: bit.ly When We Collide is the stunning debut single from Matt Cardle Order your copy from: iTunes - bit.ly Amazon - bit.ly Play.com - bit.ly HMV - bit.ly Join Matt on Facebook: on.fb.me Follow Matt on Twitter: @matt_cardle_uk Keep up with the latest news on Matt's official site: bit.ly
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Get hold of Matt's debut album 'Letters', on Play.com here: playcom.at and over on iTunes here: bit.ly When We Collide is the stunning debut single from Matt Cardle Order your copy from: iTunes - bit.ly Amazon - bit.ly Play.com - bit.ly HMV - bit.ly Join Matt on Facebook: on.fb.me Follow Matt on Twitter: @matt_cardle_uk Keep up with the latest news on Matt's official site: bit.ly
- published: 12 Dec 2010
- views: 2621281
- author: MattCardleMusic
Matt Cardle - Starlight
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Buy Matt's debut album 'Letters' from iTunes now: www.smarturl.it Music video by Matt Cardle performing Starlight. (C) 2011 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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Buy Matt's debut album 'Letters' from iTunes now: www.smarturl.it Music video by Matt Cardle performing Starlight. (C) 2011 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 02 Nov 2011
- views: 864769
- author: MattCardleVEVO
Uninvited (Alanis Morrisette Cover - Live at KoKo)
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- Duration: 5:27
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Music video by Matt Cardle performing Uninvited. (C) 2011 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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Music video by Matt Cardle performing Uninvited. (C) 2011 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
- published: 24 Feb 2012
- views: 47519
- author: MattCardleVEVO
Matt Cardle covers Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Live TV Performance)
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- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Live cover version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face performed by Matt Cardle on the UK morning show "Loose Women" (27/02/2012). Matt's studio recording of this track can be found on the Amazing EP (itunes.apple.com Please support if you like what you hear! The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was written by Ewan McColl in 1957 and popularised by Roberta Flack in 1972.
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Live cover version of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face performed by Matt Cardle on the UK morning show "Loose Women" (27/02/2012). Matt's studio recording of this track can be found on the Amazing EP (itunes.apple.com Please support if you like what you hear! The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was written by Ewan McColl in 1957 and popularised by Roberta Flack in 1972.
- published: 27 Feb 2012
- views: 44425
- author: theMCDL
Matt Cardle performs When We Collide - The X Factor Live Final - itv.com/xfactor
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- Duration: 3:50
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
The X Factor 2010 Final: Now through to the final two, Matt has one more song to perform - his very own single! If you vote for him - this song, When We Collide, will be his debut single! Will you be voting for him after this? See more at itv.com
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The X Factor 2010 Final: Now through to the final two, Matt has one more song to perform - his very own single! If you vote for him - this song, When We Collide, will be his debut single! Will you be voting for him after this? See more at itv.com
- published: 12 Dec 2010
- views: 1215871
- author: TheXFactorUK
Matt Cardle "The First Time"(Ever I Saw Your Face) Live Show 5 X Factor 2010 //tv3 Ireland
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- Duration: 2:41
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
Fantastic Performance from Matt Cardle Live Show 5 "The First Time"(Ever I saw Your Face) X Factor 2010..........................................................No copywright infringemant intended....................No Financial gain from this upload. DISCLAIMER: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
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Fantastic Performance from Matt Cardle Live Show 5 "The First Time"(Ever I saw Your Face) X Factor 2010..........................................................No copywright infringemant intended....................No Financial gain from this upload. DISCLAIMER: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
- published: 06 Nov 2010
- views: 1218546
- author: MrAeden
Matt Cardle - It's Only Love (Making Of)
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- Duration: 2:38
- Updated: 19 Dec 2012
BUY THE ALBUM NOW! The Fire is the new album by Matt Cardle. Buy the iTunes exclusive deluxe version: bit.ly Exclusive signed copies available at HMV.com: bit.ly Available at Amazon: bit.ly (c) (p) 2012 Matt Cardle under exclusive license to So Recordings
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BUY THE ALBUM NOW! The Fire is the new album by Matt Cardle. Buy the iTunes exclusive deluxe version: bit.ly Exclusive signed copies available at HMV.com: bit.ly Available at Amazon: bit.ly (c) (p) 2012 Matt Cardle under exclusive license to So Recordings
- published: 30 Sep 2012
- views: 10128
- author: MattCardleVEVO
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster
20 Dec 2012
Obama held a White House news conference on Wednesday to announce that Vice President Joe Biden will lead an interagency effort to craft new gun policies. The group is expected to offer its proposals in January. “We know this is a complex issue that stirs deeply held passions and political divides,” Obama said. “But the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing.” ... WAKE-UP CALL ... ....(size: 6.1Kb)
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19 Dec 2012
WASHINGTON. US President Barack Obama backs a new bill to revive an assault weapons ban and other new gun laws, the White House said Tuesday, fleshing out his nascent response to a shocking school massacre. Obama also called an ardently pro-gun senator who has shifted his position on firearms laws since Friday's carnage in Connecticut and has begun meeting top cabinet officials to consider his options, his spokesman Jay Carney said ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)
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18 Dec 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Most people reason dramatically, not quantitatively." -Oliver Wendell Holmes. On the same day that a 20-year-old, described as brilliant but remote, walked into an elementary school in Connecticut and massacred 26 children and adults, the school where I teach went on "lock-down." Four students with a handgun were arrested ... That morning before school, he had posted on Twitter and Facebook....(size: 14.0Kb)
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18 Dec 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When a Stanford geneticist, Gerald Crabtree, published a provocative and controversial new view on evolutionary change, namely that humans are actually getting dumber, he should have also added that humans are still developing an extermination gene ... Paleontologist Tim Flannery would more than likely agree with Crabtree ... Strange strings of gravel also overlaid some bones ... (1) Kane, Alex ... 195....(size: 9.4Kb)
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19 Dec 2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she accepts the findings of an independent panel that faulted the State Department over the deadly September attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. An inquiry into the attack on the US mission, which saw the US ambassador and three other US citizens killed, found that the State Department security arrangements there were "grossly inadequate" ... 390 Source. ... Share ... Jaws ... Anaheim....(size: 19.2Kb)
BBC News
21 Dec 2012
To mark the 200th instalment of Five Minute With - in which the BBC's Matthew Stadlen interviews a famous face against the clock - here are 200 of their questions and answers. Actors, directors, musicians, politicians, writers, sportsmen and women, artists, scientists, historians and comedians have all been questioned for the allotted five minutes. Continue reading the main story Find out more ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... Matt Lucas - Q ... Matt Cardle - Q....(size: 64.9Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Earlier this week, Digital Spy was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of this year's Doctor Who Christmas special - Steven Moffat's 'The Snowmen' is part chilly thriller, part fun romp and is certain to entertain millions come Christmas Day! ... Matt Smith teases Christmas Doctor Who. 'We have killer snow'. 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... More ... Matt Smith on 'Who' Christmas special ... 'Who' Matt Smith ... Matt Smith on 'Who' Christmas special ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 8.2Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Ben Affleck is no longer attached to star opposite Kristen Stewart in Focus. The Argo actor and director was keen to take on the project but has been forced to drop out because of his busy schedule, according to Variety. A new actor will be sought to star with Stewart, with the the movie still tipped to begin shooting in spring 2013 ... Argo was recently named the Digital Spy movies team's top film of 2012 ... More ... Matt Damon ... 01 ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 7.9Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Rose McGowan is to make a guest appearance in Once Upon a Time. The actress will appear in a forthcoming 'origins' episode of the ABC fantasy drama in the New Year, reports Deadline. McGowan - who is best known for her starring role as Paige Matthews in supernatural drama Charmed - will play a younger version of Barbara Hershey's character Cora during her appearance on the show ... More ... Matt Smith on 'Who' Christmas special ... 01 ... Matt Cardle....(size: 7.8Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Ayushmann Khurrana has received the 'Most Stylish Debutant' award at the Grey Goose Style ceremony. The former video jockey made his acting debut in John Abraham's production Vicky Donor. He told IANS. "I am very nervous because this puts a lot of pressure on you, stylish debutant and stuff like that. "I am more of a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy. But having said that, I think that's what makes you stylish ... More ... Previous ... SRK ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 7.8Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
An aquarium containing sharks has burst open in Shanghai. The 10-inch protective glass of the aquarium suddenly gave way in the Dongfang shopping mall. Passers-by quickly tried to flee while three lemon sharks and dozens of smaller fish and turtles perished on the ground. The tank - which weighed 34 tons - burst without any warning, say police ... One worker said. "There was no warning. Just a loud crack and it went ... More. Odd ... 01 ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 7.4Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Google has marked the 200th anniversary of Grimms Fairy Tales with an interactive Google Doodle. Users can click through the panels for a cartoon version of the famous Little Red Riding Hood story. Google Doodle. 200th Anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Children's and Household Tales was first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers Jacob and Wilhelm and is a collection of German folk tales ... He added ... More. Google, Odd, Media ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 7.5Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Nothing puts a dampener on Christmas quite like a bad Yuletide movie. While the likes of The Muppet Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life and Home Alone charm audiences when they return to TV screens each December, the below 10 movies are enough to turn even the most festive fun-lover into a stony-hearted Scrooge. Digital Spy counts down 10 Christmas movies sure to make you gag on your turkey... Jingle all the Way (1996) ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 7.6Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Salman Khan is not allowed to join his brother's cricket team in case he injures himself. The actor's producer brother Sohail has named the new Bhojpuri Dabangg team after the hit film. He told Bollywood Hungama. "Salman is an icon now so I can't take a risk with him now. He has gone through a major surgery last year, we have to be careful. He could not play the last two seasons because of his illness." ... > Boney Kapoor ... More ... Matt Cardle....(size: 7.9Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
A Vitamin D machine was installed at Manchester United's training ground to compensate for the city's lack of sunshine. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson specially ordered the tanning booth so that his squad could counterbalance Manchester's rainy weather. Sun exposure produces Vitamin D, which helps bone strength, but Manchester has 140 days of rain each year ... Anita Elberse and Tom Dye's study, titled Sir Alex Ferguson ... More ... video ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 7.6Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Saif Ali Khan has revealed his asking price has nearly doubled in Bollywood. The actor will next be seen reprising the role of Ranbir "Ronnie" Singh in the sequel to Race. He told The Times of India. "[My asking price] has almost doubled. And I don't mean to say this in a vulgar kind of way. In a country where everything is so uncertain, my career is the best investment I have made. "The cinema halls are growing ... More ... Previous ... Matt Cardle ... ....(size: 8.0Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
Michael Bay's Pain & Gain has debuted a trailer. It shows Mark Wahlberg's character on the run before revealing what led him to that point. Based on a true story, the Paramount Pictures film centres around a group of bodybuilders who embark on a campaign of kidnapping and extortion that leads to murder ... Pain & Gain will debut on April 26, 2013 in the US and on May 3 in the UK. > Mark Wahlberg ... > Mark Wahlberg ... More ... 20-11 ... Matt Cardle....(size: 7.9Kb)
Digital Spy
20 Dec 2012
The other members of Lostprophets have said that they are in shock after frontman Ian Watkins was charged with sexual offences against children, including conspiracy to rape a 1-year-old girl. All content on the band's website has been taken down and replaced with a statement from Jamie Oliver, Lee Gaze, Luke Johnson, Mike Lewis and Stuart Richardson ... "We are learning about the details of the investigation along with you." ... Matt Cardle....(size: 7.9Kb)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matthew Sheridan Cardle |
| Born | (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 29) Southampton, England |
| Origin | Halstead, Essex, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, alternative rock, pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2005–2012 |
| Labels | Syco Music (2010-2012) Columbia (2010-2012) |
| Associated acts | Seven Summers, Darwyn, The X Factor finalists 2010 |
| Website | www.mattcardlemusic.com |
Matthew Sheridan "Matt" Cardle (born 15 April 1983)[1] is an English singer-songwriter who won the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. He received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music by winning, and his debut single "When We Collide" was released immediately after he won.[2] It sold 439,000 copies in its first week to become the UK Christmas number one.
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Early life[link]
Cardle was born in Southampton, Hampshire, to David and Jennifer Cardle[1] (née Horner)[3] on 15 April 1983.[1] His family lived in Bristol before moving to Essex.[1] He attended the independent Stoke College in Suffolk,[4] then the Institute in Colchester.
Career[link]
In 2005 he was a member of the alternative rock / pop band Darwyn and recorded an 11 track album When You Wake and the follow-up EP Little Sunlight in 2006.[5][6][7] In 2009, he became the frontman and guitarist of a rock band called Seven Summers.[8] They performed live on Sue Marchant's BBC radio program on 8 December 2009 and released a self-titled album on 22 January 2010.[9]
[edit] 2010: The X Factor
Main article: The X Factor (UK series 7)
In 2010, Cardle auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor, singing Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good".[10] His mentor was Dannii Minogue, who mentored him until the final when he was announced the winner on 12 December 2010, after receiving 44.61% of the vote.[11][12] Cardle received the most votes every week from week 2, being beaten only by Mary Byrne in week 1.[13] The week after the series final, Cardle's cover of "Many of Horror," originally recorded by Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro, topped the UK Singles Chart to become the Christmas number 1 and remained there for three consecutive weeks.[14] The song was nominated in the Best British Single category at the 2011 BRIT Awards.[15]
2011-present[link]
On 15 March 2011, it was reported that Cardle has signed a record deal with Syco Music in a joint venture with Columbia Records, becoming the first The X Factor winner not to be exclusively signed to Simon Cowell's label.[16]
On 18 August 2011, Cardle revealed that his debut album, Letters, would be released in the UK on 17 October 2011. Whilst working on the album Cardle collaborated with various writers including Eg White.[17]
The first single "Run for Your Life" had its first radio play on 5 September 2011 on BBC Radio 1, ahead of its release on 9 October. Upon release and an X Factor return performance, "Run for Your Life" debuted at number 6 on the UK Top 40 Chart the week ending 16 October. Letters debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums chart and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 40.[18]
On 20 May 2012 Cardle announced on Twitter that he had "parted ways" with Columbia Records. The label declined to comment. [19][20]
Discography[link]
See also: Darwyn (band) and Seven Summers
- Albums
| Album Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| Letters |
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2 | 2 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| UK [21] |
IRL [22] |
SCO [23] |
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| 2010 | "When We Collide" | 1 | 1 | 1 | Letters |
| 2011 | "Run for Your Life"[24] | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
| "Starlight"[25] | 185 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Amazing"[26] | 84 | — | — | |
- As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| UK | IRL | SCO [27] |
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| 2010 | "Heroes" (as part of The X Factor finalists) | 1 | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
Publications[link]
- Cardle, Matt (2010). Matt Cardle: My Story. Harper. ISBN 978-0-00-742670-6. [28]
References[link]
- ^ a b c d Cardle, Matt (2010). Matt Cardle: My Story. Harper. ISBN 978-0-00-742670-6.
- ^ "X Factor winner Matt Cardle hailed by his Essex family". BBC News. 13 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/essex/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9281000/9281554.stm. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Births England and Wales 1837-2006[verification needed]
- ^ Matt Cardle (15 Dec 2010). "Matt Cardle... in his own words". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/3277354/SUN-reveals-story-of-pop-sensation-Matt-Cardles-journey-from-Essex-lad-to-superstar.html.
- ^ http://www.unsigned.com/darwyn
- ^ Andrea Magrath (18 November 2010). "Matt Cardle's pop past: X Factor favourite struggled to find fame with two bands before hitting the big time". The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1323543/X-Factor-2010-Matt-Cardles-pop-past-bands.html.
- ^ Darwyn MySpace website
- ^ "X Factor's Matt Cardle's ex band Seven Summers climb charts". Metro.co.uk. 14 October 2010. http://www.metro.co.uk/music/843962-matt-cardles-former-band-climb-the-charts-thanks-to-x-factor. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Interview and performance by Seven Summers on Sue Merchant radio show on 8 December 2009
- ^ "X Factor favourite taking show in his stride". Halstead Gazette. 1 October 2010. http://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/8426666.X_Factor_favourite_taking_show_in_his_stride/.
- ^ "X Factor: Matt Cardle won most votes every week". The Telegraph. 14 December 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/x-factor/8198026/X-Factor-Matt-Cardle-won-most-votes-every-week.html. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "'I wanted to kiss Rihanna': Matt Cardle admits to 'snog fantasy' with Only Girl In The World star on X Factor final". Daily Mail. 13 December 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1338155/X-Factor-2010-Winner-Matt-Cardle-I-wanted-kiss-Rihanna.html. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Horsley, Jon (13 Dec 2010). "X Factor voting results revealed". Yahoo! Entertainment. http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor-blog/article/37873/x-factor-voting-results-revealed.html. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Rihanna crowned queen of the charts". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media (Northern Ireland). 2011-01-09. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/rihanna-crowned-queen-of-the-charts-15049989.html. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Essex: Matt Cardle and Olly Murs in Brit Award battle". East Anglian Daily Times. Archant Regional. 2011-01-14. http://www.eadt.co.uk/entertainment/music/essex_matt_cardle_and_olly_murs_in_brit_award_battle_1_774483. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ "Si Cardles up to Columbia". The Sun. 15 March 2011. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3468299/Si-Cardles-up-to-Columbia.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a335733/matt-cardle-announces-debut-album-letters.html
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a382608/matt-cardle-leaves-record-label.html
- ^ https://twitter.com/#!/matt_cardle_uk/status/204310259714637824
- ^ "UK Charts >". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/matt%20cardle/.
- ^ "Irish Charts >". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Matt+Cardle.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "When We Collide": "When We Collide on Scottish Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/22/2011-01-01/. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "debut single 'Run For Your Life' written by Gary Barlow". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a335962/matt-cardle-debut-single-run-for-your-life-written-by-gary-barlow.html.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a347461/matt-cardle-confirms-new-single-starlight-thanks-fans-for-support.html
- ^ "Watch ‘Amazing’ Video Premiere Now!". Columbia. http://www.mattcardlemusic.com/gb/news/entry/watch_amazing_video_premiere_now/.
- ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Heroes": "Heroes on Scottish Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. Chart Information Network. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/22/2010-12-04/. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ Roche, Elisa (14 December 2010). "Now X factor's Matt Cardle will top book charts". The Daily Express. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/217285/Now-X-Factor-s-Matt-Cardle-will-top-book-charts. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
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| Place of birth | Southampton, Hampshire |
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Not to be confused with Alain Morissette.
"Alanis" redirects here. For other uses, see Alanis (disambiguation).
| Alanis Morissette | |
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 Alanis Morissette signing autographs for fans after concert |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alanis Nadine Morissette |
| Born | (1974-06-01) June 1, 1974 (age 38) |
| Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, electronica, post-grunge |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, actress, record producer |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, flute, harmonica, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | MCA Canada, Maverick, Warner Bros., Epiphany Music |
| Associated acts | Tim Thorney |
| Website | alanis.com |
Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian[1] singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records Canada.
Her first international album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995. Jagged has sold more than 33 million units globally.[2][3][4] Her following album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998 and was a success as well. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include Under Rug Swept, So-Called Chaos and Flavors of Entanglement. Morissette has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.[5][6][7] Morissette is also known for her powerful and emotive mezzo-soprano voice.[8]
Morissette acquired United States citizenship in 2005.[9]
Early life[link]
Morissette was born June 1, 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,[10] the daughter of Georgia Mary Ann (née Feuerstein), a teacher of Hungarian descent,[11][12] and Alan Richard Morissette, a French-Canadian high school principal.[13] She has a twin brother, Wade Morissette, (also a musician) who was born 12 minutes after her.[14] Morissette was raised Catholic.[15] She attended Glebe Collegiate Institute (Ottawa, Canada) for high school.
Music career[link]
1987: First Demo[link]
Alanis recorded her first demo called "Fate Stay With Me" at Marigold Studios in Toronto, engineered by Rich Dodson of Canadian classic rock band, The Stampeders. [16]
1990–92: Early career[link]
In 1991 MCA Records Canada released Morissette's debut album, Alanis, in Canada only. Morissette co-wrote every track on the album with its producer, Leslie Howe. By the time it was released, she had dropped her stage name and was credited simply as Alanis. The dance-pop album went platinum,[17] and its first single, "Too Hot", reached the top twenty on the RPM singles chart. Subsequent singles "Walk Away" and "Feel Your Love" reached the top 40. Morissette's popularity, style of music and appearance, particularly that of her hair, led her to become known as the Debbie Gibson of Canada;[18] comparisons to Tiffany were also common. During the same period, she was a concert opening act for rapper Vanilla Ice.[19] Morissette was nominated for three 1992 Juno Awards: Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year (which she won), Single of the Year and Best Dance Recording (both for "Too Hot").[20]
In 1992, she released her second album, Now Is the Time, a ballad-driven record that featured less glitzy production than Alanis and contained more thoughtful lyrics.[18] Morissette wrote the songs with the album's producer, Leslie Howe, and Serge Côté. She said of the album, "people could go, 'Boo, hiss, hiss, this girl's like another Tiffany or whatever.' But the way I look at it ... people will like your next album if it's a suck-ass one."[19] As with Alanis, Now Is the Time was released only in Canada and produced three top 40 singles—"An Emotion Away", the minor adult contemporary hit "No Apologies" and "(Change Is) Never a Waste of Time". It was a commercial failure, however, selling only a little more than half the copies of her first album.[18][21] With her two-album deal with MCA Records Canada complete, Morissette was left without a major label contract.
[edit] 1993–97: Move to Los Angeles and Jagged Little Pill
In 1993 Morissette's publisher Leeds Levy at MCA Music Publishing introduced her to manager Scott Welch.[22] Welch told HitQuarters he was impressed by her "spectacular voice", her character and her lyrics. At the time she was still living at home with her parents. Together they decided it would be best for her career to move to Toronto and start writing with other people.[22] After graduating from high school, Morissette moved from Ottawa to Toronto.[18] Her publisher funded part of her development and when she met producer and songwriter Glen Ballard, he believed in her talent enough to let her use his studio.[18][22] The two wrote and recorded Morissette's first internationally released album, Jagged Little Pill, and by the spring of 1995, she had signed a deal with Maverick Records. According to manager Welch every label they had approached had passed on Morissette apart from Maverick.[22]
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Maverick Records released Jagged Little Pill internationally in 1995. The album was expected only to sell enough for Morissette to make a follow-up, but the situation changed quickly when KROQ-FM, an influential Los Angeles modern rock radio station, began playing "You Oughta Know", the album's first single.[23] The song instantly garnered attention for its scathing, explicit lyrics,[18] and a subsequent music video went into heavy rotation on MTV and MuchMusic.
After the success of "You Oughta Know", the album's other hit singles helped send Jagged Little Pill to the top of the charts. "All I Really Want" and "Hand In My Pocket" followed, but the fourth U.S. single, "Ironic", became Morissette's biggest hit. "You Learn" and "Head over Feet", the fifth and sixth singles, respectively, kept Jagged Little Pill in the top twenty on the Billboard 200 albums chart for more than a year. According to the RIAA, Jagged Little Pill sold more than 16 million copies in the U.S.; it sold 33 million worldwide,[24] making it the second biggest selling album by a female artist (behind Shania Twain's Come On Over).[25][26] Morissette's popularity grew significantly in Canada, where the album was certified twelve times platinum[17] and produced four RPM chart-toppers: "Hand In My Pocket", "Ironic", "You Learn", and "Head over Feet". The album was also a bestseller in Australia and the United Kingdom.[27][28]
Morissette's success with Jagged Little Pill was credited with leading to the introduction of female singers such as Shakira, Tracy Bonham, Meredith Brooks, Patti Rothberg and, in the early 2000s, Pink and fellow Canadian Avril Lavigne.[29] She was criticized for collaborating with producer and supposed image-maker Ballard, and her previous albums also proved a hindrance for her respectability.[18][30] Morissette and the album won six Juno Awards in 1996: Album of the Year, Single of the Year ("You Oughta Know"), Female Vocalist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Best Rock Album.[31] At the 1996 Grammy Awards, she won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Song (both for "You Oughta Know"), Best Rock Album and Album of the Year.[32]
Later in 1996, Morissette embarked on an 18-month world tour in support of Jagged Little Pill, beginning in small clubs and ending in large venues. Taylor Hawkins, who later joined the Foo Fighters, was the tour's drummer. "Ironic" was nominated for two 1997 Grammy Awards—Record of the Year and Best Music Video, Short Form[33]—and won Single of the Year at the 1997 Juno Awards, where Morissette also won Songwriter of the Year and the International Achievement Award.[34] The video Jagged Little Pill, Live, which was co-directed by Morissette and chronicled the bulk of her tour, won a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form.[35]
Following the stressful tour, Morissette started practicing Iyengar Yoga for balancing, and after the last December 1996 show, she headed to India for six weeks, accompanied by her mother, two aunts and two female friends.[36]
[edit] 1998–2000: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and Alanis Unplugged
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Morissette was featured as a guest vocalist on Ringo Starr's cover of "Drift Away" on his 1998 album, Vertical Man, and on the songs "Don't Drink the Water" and "Spoon" on the Dave Matthews Band album Before These Crowded Streets. She recorded the song "Uninvited" for the soundtrack to the 1998 film City of Angels. Although the track was never commercially released as a single, it received widespread radio airplay in the U.S. At the 1999 Grammy Awards, it won in the categories of Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and was nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.[37] Later in 1998, Morissette released her fourth album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, which she wrote and produced with Glen Ballard.
Privately, the label hoped to sell a million copies of the album on initial release;[38] instead, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 469,000 copies—a record, at the time, for the highest first-week sales of an album by a female artist.[39] The wordy, personal lyrics on Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie alienated many fans, and after the album sold considerably less than Jagged Little Pill, many labelled it an example of the sophomore jinx.[18][40] However, it received positive reviews, including a four-star review from Rolling Stone.[41] In Canada, it won the Juno Award for Best Album and was certified four times platinum.[17][42] "Thank U", the album's only major international hit single, was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance; the music video, which featured Morissette nude, generated mild controversy.[38][43] Morissette herself directed the videos for "Unsent" and "So Pure", which won, respectively, the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Director and the Juno Award for Video of the Year.[42][44] The "So Pure" video features actor Dash Mihok, with whom Morissette was in a relationship at the time.[38]
Morissette contributed vocals to "Mercy", "Hope", "Innocence", and "Faith", four tracks on Jonathan Elias's project The Prayer Cycle, which was released in 1999. The same year, she released the live acoustic album Alanis Unplugged, which was recorded during her appearance on the television show MTV Unplugged. It featured tracks from her previous two albums alongside four new songs, including "King of Pain" (a cover of The Police song) and "No Pressure over Cappuccino", which Morissette wrote with her main guitar player, Nick Lashley. The recording of the Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie track "That I Would Be Good", released as a single, became a minor hit on hot adult contemporary radio in America. Also in 1999, Morissette released a live version of her song "Are You Still Mad" on the charity album Live in the X Lounge II. For her live rendition of "So Pure" at Woodstock '99, she was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards.[45] During summer 1999, Alanis toured with singer/songwriter Tori Amos on the 5 And A Half Weeks Tour in support of Amos' album To Venus And Back.
[edit] 2001–03: Under Rug Swept and Feast on Scraps
In 2001, Morissette was featured with Stephanie McKay on the Tricky song "Excess", which is on his album Blowback. Morissette released her fifth studio album, Under Rug Swept, in February 2002. For the first time in her career, she took on the role of sole writer and producer of an album. Her band, comprising Joel Shearer, Nick Lashley, Chris Chaney, and Gary Novak, played the majority of the instruments; additional contributions came from Eric Avery, Dean DeLeo, Flea, and Meshell Ndegeocello.
Under Rug Swept debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, eventually going platinum in Canada and selling one million copies in the U.S.[17][46] It produced the hit single "Hands Clean", which topped the Canadian Singles Chart and received substantial radio play; for her work on "Hands Clean" and "So Unsexy", Morissette won a Juno Award for Producer of the Year.[47] A second single, "Precious Illusions", was released, but it did not garner significant success outside Canada or U.S. hot AC radio.
Later in 2002, Morissette released the combination package Feast on Scraps, which includes a DVD of live concert and backstage documentary footage directed by her and a CD containing eight previously unreleased songs from the Under Rug Swept recording sessions. Preceded by the single "Simple Together", it sold roughly 70,000 copies in the U.S. and was nominated for a Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year.[46][48]
[edit] 2004–05: So-Called Chaos, Jagged Little Pill Acoustic and The Collection
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Morissette hosted the Juno Awards of 2004 dressed in a bathrobe, which she took off to reveal a flesh-colored bodysuit, a response to the era of censorship in the U.S. caused by Janet Jackson's breast-reveal incident during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.[49] Morissette released her sixth studio album, So-Called Chaos, in May 2004. She wrote the songs on her own again, and co-produced the album with Tim Thorney and pop music producer John Shanks. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart to generally mixed critical reviews, and it became Morissette's lowest seller in the U.S.[46] The lead single, "Everything", achieved major success on adult top 40 radio in America and was moderately popular elsewhere, particularly in Canada, although it failed to reach the top 40 on the U.S. Hot 100. Because the first line of the song includes the word asshole, American radio stations refused to play it, and the single version was changed to include the word nightmare instead.[49] Two other singles, "Out Is Through" and "Eight Easy Steps", fared considerably worse commercially than "Everything", although a dance mix of "Eight Easy Steps" was a U.S. club hit.
Morissette embarked on a U.S. summer tour with long-time friends and fellow Canadians Barenaked Ladies, working with the non-profit environmental organization Reverb.[50]
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of Jagged Little Pill, Morissette released a studio acoustic version, Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, in June 2005. The album was released exclusively through Starbucks' Hear Music retail concept through their coffee shops for a six-week run. The limited availability led to a dispute between Maverick Records and HMV North America, who retaliated by removing Morissette's other albums from sale for the duration of Starbucks's exclusive six-week sale.[51][52] As of November 2010, Jagged Little Pill Acoustic had sold 372,000 copies in the U.S.,[53] and a video for "Hand in My Pocket" received rotation on VH1 in America. The accompanying tour ran for two months in mid 2005, with Morissette playing small theatre venues. During the same period, Morissette was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.[54]
Morissette opened for The Rolling Stones for a few dates of their A Bigger Bang Tour in the autumn of 2005.
Morissette released the greatest hits album Alanis Morissette: The Collection in late 2005. The lead single and only new track, a cover of Seal's "Crazy", was a U.S. adult top 40 and dance hit, but it achieved only minimal chart success elsewhere. A limited edition of The Collection features a DVD including a documentary with videos of two unreleased songs from Morissette's 1996 Can't Not Tour: "King of Intimidation" and "Can't Not". (A reworked version of "Can't Not" had also appeared on Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie.) The DVD also includes a ninety-second clip of the unreleased video for the single "Joining You". As of November 2010, The Collection had sold 373,000 copies in the U.S., according to Soundscan.[53]
Morissette contributed the song "Wunderkind" to the soundtrack of the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and it was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[55]
Alanis performed two songs with Avril Lavigne: Morissette's "Ironic" and Lavigne's "Losing Grip".
[edit] 2006–10: Flavors of Entanglement and leaving Maverick Records
2006 marked the first year in Morissette's musical career without a single concert appearance showcasing her own songs, with the exception of an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in January when she performed "Wunderkind".
On April 1, 2007, Morissette released a tongue-in-cheek cover of The Black Eyed Peas's selection "My Humps", which she recorded in a slow, mournful voice, accompanied only by a piano. The accompanying YouTube-hosted video, in which she dances provocatively with a group of men and hits the ones who attempt to touch her "lady lumps", had received 16,465,653 views on February 15, 2009.[56] Morissette did not take any interviews for a time to explain the song, and it was theorized that she did it as an April Fools' Day joke.[57] Black Eyed Peas vocalist Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson responded by sending Morissette a buttocks-shaped cake with an approving note.[58] On the verge of the release of her latest album, she finally elaborated on how the video came to be, citing that she became very much emotionally loaded while recording her new songs one after the other and one day she wished she could do a simple song like "My Humps" in a conversation with Guy Sigsworth and the joke just took a life of its own when they started working on it.[56]
Morissette performed at a gig for The Nightwatchman, a.k.a. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame, at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles in April 2007. The following June, she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada", the American and Canadian national anthems, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Ottawa Senators and the Anaheim Ducks in Ottawa, Ontario.[59] (The NHL requires arenas to perform both the American and Canadian national anthems at games involving teams from both countries.) In early 2008, Morissette participated in a tour with Matchbox Twenty and Mutemath as a special guest.
Morissette's seventh studio album, Flavors of Entanglement, which was produced by Guy Sigsworth, was released in mid 2008. She has stated that in late 2008, she would embark on a North American headlining tour, but in the meantime she would be promoting the album internationally by performing at shows and festivals and making television and radio appearances. The album's first single was "Underneath", a video for which was submitted to the 2007 Elevate Film Festival, the purpose of which festival was to create documentaries, music videos, narratives and shorts regarding subjects to raise the level of human consciousness on the earth.[60] On October 3, 2008, Morissette released the video for her latest single, "Not as We".[61]
Recently, Morissette has contributed to 1 Giant Leap, performing "Arrival" with Zap Mama and she has released an acoustic version of her song "Still" as part of a compilation from Music for Relief in support of the 2010 Haiti earthquake crisis. Morissette has also recorded a cover of the 1984 Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias hit, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", re-written as "To All the Boys I've Loved Before".[62] Nelson played rhythm guitar on the recording.[62]
In April 2010, Morissette released the song "I Remain", which she wrote for the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time soundtrack.
On May 26, 2010, the season finale of American Idol, Morissette performed a duet of her song "You Oughta Know" with Runner Up Crystal Bowersox.[63]
Morissette left Maverick Records after all promotion for Flavors was completed.
[edit] 2011–present: Havoc and Bright Lights and upcoming 2012 tour
On October 11, 2011, Morissette posted a picture of herself in a recording studio to her Facebook page. The picture included the message "back in the studio saddle....the songs have come in droves...!", indicating that Morissette had begun work on her next album. However, it was unknown if she would be still associated with Maverick Records, after the completion of her last album Flavors of Entanglement.[64]
On November 20, 2011, Morissette appeared at the American Music Awards. When asked about the new album during a short interview, she said she had recorded thirty-one songs, and that the album would "likely be out next year, probably [in] summertime".[65]
On December 21, 2011, Morissette performed a duet of "Uninvited" with finalist Josh Krajcik during the performance finale of the X-Factor.
Morissette is embarking on a European tour for the Summer of 2012, according to Alanis.com. In early May 2012, a new song called "Magical Child" appeared on a Starbucks compilation called Every Mother Counts.[66]
Rolling Stone Magazine initially reported that Morissette's new album would be released in June 2012 and revealed the titles of four album tracks: "Spiral," "Guardian," "Celebrity," and "Havoc." "Spiral" and "Guardian" were performed at Guitar Center sessions.[67] "Havoc" is a ballad, while "Celebrity" is described to be "a scathing takedown of America's obsession with fame."[68]
On May 2, 2012, Morissette revealed through her Facebook account that her eighth studio album, entitled Havoc and Bright Lights, would be released in August 2012, on new label "Collective Sound", distributed by Sony's RED Distribution.[69] On the same day, Billboard precised the date as August 28 and revealed the album would contain twelve tracks. The album's lead single, "Guardian", is due for release on iTunes on May 15, 2012, and will hit the radio airwaves four days prior to this.[70]
Acting career[link]
In 1986, Morissette had her first stint as an actor: five episodes of the children's television show You Can't Do That on Television. She appeared on stage with the Orpheus Musical Theatre Society in 1985 and 1988.[71]
In 1993, she appeared in the film Just One of the Girls starring Corey Haim, which she described as "horrible".[clarification needed][citation needed]
In 1999, Morissette delved into acting again, for the first time since 1993, appearing as God in the Kevin Smith comedy Dogma and contributing the song "Still" to its soundtrack. Morissette reprised her role as God for a post-credits scene in Smith's next film, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, to literally close the book on the View Askewniverse. She also appeared in the hit HBO comedies Sex and the City and Curb Your Enthusiasm, appeared in the play The Vagina Monologues, and had a brief role in the Brazilian hit soap opera "Celebridade" (Celebrity).
In late 2003, Morissette appeared in the Off-Broadway play The Exonerated as Sunny Jacobs, a death row inmate freed after proof surfaced that she was innocent. In April 2006, MTV News reported that Morissette would reprise her role in The Exonerated in London from May 23 until May 28.[72]
She expanded her acting credentials with the July 2004 release of the Cole Porter biographical film De-Lovely, in which she performed the song "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" and had a brief role as an anonymous stage performer. In February 2005, she made a guest appearance on the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation with Dogma co-star Jason Mewes and director Kevin Smith.
In 2006, she guest starred in an episode of Lifetime's Lovespring International as a homeless woman named Lucinda, three episodes of FX's Nip/Tuck, playing a lesbian named Poppy, and the mockumentary/documentary Pittsburgh as herself.
Morissette has appeared in eight episodes of Weeds, playing Dr. Audra Kitson, a "no-nonsense obstetrician" who treats pregnant main character Nancy Botwin.[73] Her first episode aired in July 2009.
In early 2010 Morissette returned to the stage, performing a one night engagement in An Oak Tree, an experimental play in Los Angeles. The performance was a sell out. In April 2010 Morissette was confirmed in the cast of Weeds season six, performing again her role as Dr. Audra Kitson.[74]
Morissette also starred in a film adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel Radio Free Albemuth. Morissette plays Sylvia, an ordinary woman in unexpected remission from lymphoma. Morissette stated that she is "...a big fan of Philip K. Dick's poetic and expansively imaginative books" and that she "feel[s] blessed to portray Sylvia, and to be part of this story being told in film".[75]
She appeared as Ava Alexander's Maya Rudolph former Sound LLC bandmate, Amanda in one episode of NBC's "Up All Night" [76] on February 16, 2012. Rudolph officiated as minister for Morissette's wedding with both performing the explicit version of their hit hip-hop song, "Back It Up (Beep Beep)".
Personal life[link]
Morissette dated actor and comedian Dave Coulier for a short time in the early 1990s.[77] In a 2008 interview with the Calgary Herald, Coulier claimed to be the ex-boyfriend who inspired Morissette's song "You Oughta Know".[78] Morissette, however, has maintained her silence on the subject of the song.[79]
Morissette met Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds at Drew Barrymore's birthday party in 2002, and the couple began dating soon after.[80] They announced their engagement in June 2004.[78] In February 2007, representatives for Morissette and Reynolds announced they had mutually decided to end their engagement.[81] Morissette has stated that her album Flavors of Entanglement was created out of her grief after the break-up, saying that "it was cathartic".[82]
Morissette became an American citizen in 2005, while maintaining her Canadian citizenship.[9]
On May 22, 2010, Morissette married rapper Mario “MC Souleye” Treadway (born May 3, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts) in a private ceremony at their Los Angeles home.[83] Their first child, Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway, was born on December 25, 2010.[84]
Morissette is also a vegan, and an active environmentalist.[85]
Discography[link]
Main article: Alanis Morissette discography
- Alanis (1991)
- Now Is the Time (1992)
- Jagged Little Pill (1995)
- Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
- Under Rug Swept (2002)
- So-Called Chaos (2004)
- Flavors of Entanglement (2008)
- Havoc and Bright Lights (2012)
Filmography[link]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Dogma | God | |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | God | cameo |
| 2004 | De-Lovely | unnamed singer | sang "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" |
| 2005 | Fuck | herself | documentary |
| 2005 | Just Friends | herself | deleted scene |
| 2010 | Radio Free Albemuth | Sylvie | |
| 2012 | As Cool As I Am | herself | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | You Can't Do That on Television | herself | |
| 2000 | Sex and the City | Dawn | episode "Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl" |
| 2002 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | herself | episode "The Terrorist Attack" |
| 2003 | Celebridade | herself | Brazilian soap opera |
| 2004 | American Dreams | singer in the Lair | episode "What Dreams May Come" |
| 2005 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | principal | episode "Goin' Down the Road: Part 1" |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Lucinda | |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Poppy | three episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Weeds | Dr. Audra Kitson | Recurring |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Amanda | episode "Travel Day" |
| Stage | |||
| Year | Title | Notes | |
| 1999 | The Vagina Monologues | ||
| 2004 | The Exonerated | played Sunny Jacobs | |
| 2010 | An Oak Tree | ||
Tours[link]
- 1991: Vanilla Ice tour (opening act)
- 1995: Jagged Little Pill/Intellectual Intercourse Tour
- 1996: Can't Not Tour
- 1998: Club Tour (Alanis Morissette tour)
- 1999: Junkie Tour
- 1999: Junkie Tour Australian Leg (with Garbage)
- 1999: 5 ½ Weeks Tour (with Tori Amos)
- 2000: One Tour
- 2001: Under Rug Swept Tour
- 2002: Toward Our Union Mended Tour
- 2003: All I Really Want/Feast on Scraps Tour
- 2004: So-Called Chaos/Au Naturale Tour (with Barenaked Ladies)
- 2005: Diamond Wink Tour
- 2008: Exile in America (with Matchbox Twenty and Mutemath)
- 2008: Flavors of Entanglement Tour
- 2009: Flavors of Entanglement South American Tour
Awards and nominations[link]
See also[link]
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- Canadian rock
- Music of Canada
- Best selling music artists
- List of diamond-certified albums in Canada
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- List of best-selling music artists
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Further reading[link]
- Rock on the Net
- "Alanis Morissette – Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
- "Alanis Morissette – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
- "Alanis Morissette". Mariah-charts.com. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
- Rock Chicks:The Hottest Female Rockers from the 1960s to Now by Stieven-Taylor, Alison (2007). Sydney. Rockpool Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921295-06-5
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| Name | Morissette, Alanis Nadine |
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| Date of birth | June 1, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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