Harry Judd
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 Judd in December 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Harry Mark Christopher Judd[1] |
| Born | 23 December 1985 Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Genres | Pop punk, Pop rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, Trumpet, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Island (2003-07, 2010-present) Super Records (2008-present) |
| Associated acts | McFly |
| Website | www.mcfly.com |
Harry Mark Christopher Judd[1] (born 23 December 1985) is an English musician who is best known as the drummer for British pop rock band McFly, along with fellow band members Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Danny Jones. He won the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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[edit] Early life and education
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Judd was born in the town of Chelmsford in Essex in southern England, and educated at two leading co-educational independent schools: at Old Buckenham Hall in the village of Brettenham in the Babergh district of Suffolk in eastern England, followed by Uppingham School in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland in central England.
[edit] Career
Judd appeared in Busted's music video for their single "Crashed the Wedding", after which he joined McFly following auditions. Alongside his fellow band mates in McFly, Judd is often on TV programmes including The Paul O'Grady Show, T4's Freshly Squeezed and BBC programme Sound.
In January 2005, McFly guest-starred in an episode of the long-running BBC1 drama series Casualty.
In May 2006, McFly starred in the teen comedy film Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine, which was released in the US on 12 May 2006 and in the UK on 30 June 2006.[2] They played themselves in the film and the soundtrack featured a variety of their songs from their first two albums. During filming, rumours sparked of a relationship between Judd and Lohan. However, Lohan's reps denied this and said that it was just a publicity stunt.[3]
In 2007 McFly appeared in the BBC1 television series Doctor Who, with a short cameo role. Judd also appeared on the BBC2 panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
On 8 May 2009, McFly appeared on the Channel 4 show Hollyoaks, playing a cameo version of their song "Falling In Love" outside the SUBar.
Judd appeared in McFly's own short movie Nowhere Left to Run. He starred in the leading role alongside his band mates to promote their new album Above the Noise.
Judd appeared in his first ever solo photoshoot early in 2011 when he covered the February edition of Attitude. He also appeared on All Star Family Fortunes.
[edit] Strictly Come Dancing
On 19 November 2010, Judd appeared on and won a special Strictly Come Dancing episode for Children in Need, where he partnered with Ola Jordan and beat Rochelle Wiseman from The Saturdays.
On 6 September 2011 it was announced that Judd would take part in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.[4] In the launch show of the series on 10 September, Harry's professional dance partner was revealed to be Aliona Vilani. His performances have been well received by the show's judges, with his scores landing him in the top half of the leaderboard each week.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] On 22 October Judd received the first 10 score of the series, from judge Alesha Dixon. On 26 November he received the highest score of this series which was 46 out of 47 (including 3 tens for his first dance and the top score for the swingathon). On 17 December he and Vilani won the final of Strictly Come Dancing at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' scores | Result | ||||
| Horwood | Goodman | Dixon | Tonioli | Total | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha/"Moves Like Jagger" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Foxtrot/"Just the Way You Are" | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive/"Greased Lightnin" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
| 4 | Waltz/"Come Away With Me" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 5 | Tango/"Psycho Killer" | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba/"I Wish" | 8 | 9* | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
| 7 | Argentine tango/"Asi se Baila el Tango" | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 37 | Safe |
| 8 | Salsa/"I'm Still Standing" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 9 | Quickstep/"Don't Get Me Wrong" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
| Swing Marathon/"Chattanooga Choo Choo" | Judges Awarded 7 Points | 46 | |||||
| 10 | Rumba / "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
| 11 | Viennese Waltz | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
| Charleston | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
| 12 | Quickstep | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Safe |
| Showdance | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | ||
| American Smooth | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Winner | |
| Argentine Tango | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | ||
*In Week 6, actor and winner of Season 11 of the U.S. version of Dancing With the Stars Jennifer Grey filled in for Len Goodman, who was on holiday.
[edit] Personal life
Judd has been dating Escala violinist Izzy Johnston since she appeared as part of the string section on McFly's 2005 concert tour. The couple moved into together in summer 2011, just before Judd was confirmed as a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Harry Judd Bio". McFlyOfficial.com. http://www.mcflyofficial.com/theband/index.php?id=2.[dead link]
- ^ "Just My Luck (2006)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397078/. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ McFly drummer admits fling with Lohan - Showbiz News - Digital Spy
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing signs up Lulu and Edwina Currie". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 September 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14809342. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ BBC Strictly Nora. "Week 1 - Reactions". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/10/week-one---reactions-from-the.shtml. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ BBC Strictly Nora. "Week 2 - Leaderboard". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/10/leaderboard---week-two.shtml. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ BBC Strictly Nora. "Week 3 - Leaderboard". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/10/week-3---leaderboard.shtml. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ BBC Strictly Nora. "Week 4 - Leaderboard". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/10/week-4---leaderboard.shtml. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ BBC Strictly Suzy. "BBC - Strictly Come Dancing: Week 5 - Leaderboard". http://www.bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/10/week-5---leaderboard.shtml. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ BBC Strictly Kirstie. "BBC - Strictly Come Dancing: Week 6 - Leaderboard". http://www.bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/11/week-6---leaderboard.shtml. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ BBC Strictly James. "BBC - Strictly Come Dancing: Week 7 - Leaderboard". http://www.bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/11/week-7---leaderboard.shtml. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Magrath, Andrea (18 December 2011). "Waltzing down the aisle: Strictly champion Harry Judd reveals plans to propose to girlfriend". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2075657/Strictly-Come-Dancing-final-2011-Harry-Judd-reveals-plans-propose-girlfriend.html.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: McFly |
- Harry Judd on Twitter
- Harry Judd at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev |
Strictly Come Dancing Champion (with partner Aliona Vilani) Series 9 (2011) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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