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Jedward

John & Edward (born John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes on 16 October 1991)[2], popularly known as Jedward are an Irish singing duo. Known for their distinctive blond quiffs and unique performances, the identical twins have risen to fame since appearing in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, in a phenomenon described as the "Jedward paradox".[3]

John & Edward have been subjects of commentary, both pro and con, on social networking websites and in the media.[4] Many celebrities have also commented on the Jedward phenomenon.[5] Their fans include Calvin Harris,[6][7][8][9] Andy Murray,[10] Peaches Geldof,[11] Pixie Lott and Robbie Williams.[12] Politicians in the UK and Ireland have commented, and Conservative Party head David Cameron opted to buy their t-shirt.[13][14][15] Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has also backed the singers,[16] while Leona Lewis worries about them.[17][18] They were eliminated from the X Factor competition on the 22 November.

Early life

Twin brothers John and Edward were born to John, a computer technician and teacher Susanna, in Ireland, and were raised in Rathangan. They have one brother, Law student Kevin. John and Susanna separated when the twins were ten years old, and their sons moved with their mother in Lucan, while their father lives in Rathangan. The boys have maintained a close relationship with both.[19]

John and Edward attended Scoil Bhríde National School in Rathangan and then King’s Hospital School for four years, but were constantly bullied for their outlandish personae and love of pop music,[20] until they were moved to the Institute of Education. During their school years, they had competed in school talent shows, and were inspired by Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, and Justin Timberlake. John and Edward are also athletes—as members of Dundrum South Dublin Athletic Club (DSD) in Dublin, they have competed in several tournaments in Ireland.[21] In addition, the twins worked briefly as games testers for Windows and Xbox 360 format holder Microsoft.[22]

The X Factor (2009)

See also: List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 6)

In 2009, John & Edward appeared as a group at The X Factor auditions in Glasgow. Speaking in what judge Simon Cowell described as American accents,[23] the twins yelled to the amused crowd, "Who wouldn’t want girls shouting your name all over the place?", when asked by Louis Walsh why they wanted to be pop stars. Cowell cut off their somewhat off-key rendition of As Long As You Love Me by the Backstreet Boys after one verse, and described them as "incredibly annoying." Although Cowell voted "no", his collegues Walsh, Cheryl Cole, and Dannii Minogue decided they had potential.[24]

John & Edward progressed to the live shows in the series, and were mentored by Walsh. However, several hate campaigns against the twins emerged on the internet and in the press.[25] Mentor Walsh told the News of the World: "I don't know how people can hate two nice young kids from Ireland. They've been edited really badly and come across as the people everyone loves to hate.... but they're just raw, naive and innocent and they have the potential to be really good." [26] Cowell believed they could on go on to have a successful music career.[27] Prime minister Gordon Brown came under fire for describing John & Edward as "not very good", but later appologised. [13] [28]

On October 26, 2009, the twins were criticised for performing what was referred to as a "lewd" dance act at a window of the house where the X Factor contestants resided. The pair, who were naked save for a pair of boxers, grabbed their crotches while performing a Michael Jackson dance routine. The move was made in response to female fans outside exposing their breasts at the two brothers.[29] [30] [31]

On November 8, following a rendition of the Ghostbusters theme tune,[32] John & Edward found themselves in the bottom two alongside fellow contestant Lucie Jones - both were in the position for the first time.[33] Cowell, who had the casting vote that night, decided to take the decision to deadlock. This resulted in Jones being sent home, despite rave reviews of her performance from the judges the previous night. Jones later said that the twins were "racked with guilt" over Cowell's decision, and have since apologised to her.[34]

During Queen week, while Jedward sang a mash-up of Under Pressure and Ice Ice Baby, DJ Calvin Harris ran onto the stage sporting a pineapple on his head (poking fun at their quiffs), before being wrestled by security men out of the building in an episode which was later hailed as "the most exciting X Factor ever".[6][7][8][9][35]Shortly after the incident, Jedward were accused of having their singing drowned out by backing vocals, in a bid to hide their lack of singing talent. Producers of the show have denied the twins were given extra help.[36]

On November 22, 2009 Jedward were eliminated from competition, after losing out in the judges' vote to over-25 contestant Olly Murs when both acts were in the bottom two.[37] When the voting figures were revealed after the end of the show, it was revealed that they received more votes than Murs. It was also shown that they were never in the top three of any public vote, contary to newspaper reports that they gained the most votes in week three.[38]

Performances on The X Factor

Below is a list of their performances.

Week Song choice Original artist Theme (if any) Result
Auditions As Long as You Love Me Backstreet Boys N/A Through
Bootcamp Apologize One Republic N/A Through
Judge's Houses I Want It That Way Backstreet Boys N/A Through
Week 1 Rock DJ Robbie Williams Musical heroes Safe
Week 2 Oops, I Did It Again Britney Spears Divas Safe
Week 3 She Bangs Ricky Martin Big Band Safe
Week 4 We Will Rock You Queen Rock songs Safe
Week 5 Ghostbusters Ray Parker, Jr. Film songs Bottom Two
Bottom two Rock DJ Robbie Williams N/A Safe
Week 6 Under Pressure/Ice Ice Baby David Bowie & Queen/Vanilla Ice Songs by Queen Safe
Week 7 I'm Your Man/Wham Rap! Wham! Songs by Wham! and George Michael Bottom two
Bottom two No Matter What Boyzone N/A Eliminated

Post X Factor

Jedward's performances during the shows gained them mainstream recognition. This fact was marked when the two leading British political parties, Labour and the Conservatives, both released campaign posters parodying the twins.[39][40]

Following their departure, Jedward have been signed to Modest! Management [41] and claim that they intend "to do different things in future...you never know what's going to happen. It's about keeping doors open". Singer Shakira, who had performed on the series, has expressed her desire to collaborate with them.[42] They appeared on The Late Late Toy Show on 27 November 2009 where John swore live on air [43], and at T4's Stars of 2009 on Sunday 29 November.[44] They will be performing on the X Factor Tour in 2010 from February to April. Due to the overwhelming demand to see Jedward, more dates were added.[45] They have since been signed to Louis Walsh's management label. Walsh came to an "amicable agreement" with Modest! (who represent all 12 finalists until the show ends), which has allowed him to take the twins on.[46]

On 5 December 2009, quoting the newspaper The Daily Mail, the website Digital Spy carried an article claiming that John and Edward were hauled off stage after being targeted with bottles during a nightclub performance. The X Factor finalists were halfway through a four-song show at Barnsley's Escapade nightclub when security stepped in and guided the 18-year-olds away. The duo were expected to follow their performance with a meet-and-greet in the VIP area, according to the Daily Mail. The twins said that they were "disappointed" that the show was cut short, adding: "We didn't even get to sing 'Ghostbusters'."[47]. The duo were forced to cancel two further nightclub appearances following this incident.[48]

John & Edward fronted a radio campaign promoting Irish tourism in the United Kingdom. Although their voices were not heard, the duo had given the tourist board their permission. In the advertisements, Tourism Ireland apologised for the "haircuts, those PVC suits and the talking bit in Oops, I Did It Again". [49] It has been announced that they have signed a £90,000 one album contract with Sony BMG and they are also going to have their own ITV2 documentary show which will follow them for the next three months as they prepare for the X Factor Tour. [50]

Discography

Year Song Chart positions Album
UK IRL
2009 "You Are Not Alone" (with The X Factor finalists) 1[51] 1[52] Single only

References

  1. ^ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/115253/Jedward-promise-to-deliver-in-2010/
  2. ^ Boshoff, Alison; Bright, Spencer (20 November 2009). "The terrible twins: Everything you never knew you wanted to know about Jedward". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 15 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Lawson, Mark (November 5, 2009). "The Jedward paradox and what it means". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Heritage, Stuart (October 19, 2009). "I'm backing John and Edward to win The X Factor". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Smith, Lizzie (October 16, 2009). "John and Edward Celebrate Birthday". Daily Star.
  6. ^ a b "Fruity Calvin Harris thrown off X Factor after storming stage during Jedward performance". Daily Mail. November 15, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Calvin sorry for Jedward stunt". Irish Independent. November 14, 2009.
  8. ^ a b Pearse, Damien (November 15, 2009). "Shock For Twins As X Factor Stage Stormed". Sky News.
  9. ^ a b "Jedward under pressure as Scots pop star butts in". Scotland: Scotland on Sunday. November 15, 2009.
  10. ^ "Tennis ace Andy Murray backs X Factor twins Jedward". Telegraph. Retrieved November 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Text "November 12, 2009" ignored (help)
  11. ^ John and Edward Are Really Fit
  12. ^ Singh, Anita (November 10, 2009). "X Factor: Robbie Williams declares his love for Jedward but tips Olly Murs to win". The Daily Telegraph.
  13. ^ a b Simpson, Oli (November 5, 2009). "Gordon Brown bemoans John & Edward". Digital Spy.
  14. ^ "Jedward fans target Cowell offices". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. November 5, 2009.
  15. ^ Rifkind, Hugo (November 14, 2009). "My Week: Jedward". The Times.
  16. ^ "Taoiseach gives backing to Jedward". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. November 10, 2009.
  17. ^ "Superstar Leona on Simon, Jedward, that shock attack and playing Belfast". The Belfast Telegraph. November 13, 2009.
  18. ^ "Robbie: 'I worry about Jedward'". ITN. November 12, 2009.
  19. ^ "John and Edward Hide Family Heartbreak". STV. November 11, 2009.
  20. ^ John and Edward Bullied at School
  21. ^ Burns, John (November 1, 2009). "Profile: John and Edward Grimes". The Sunday Times.
  22. ^ "Jedward: We tested Xbox games". MCV. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  23. ^ Reilly, Gavin (October 9, 2009). "X Factor's John and Edward: Terrible twins or the next big thing?". The Independent.
  24. ^ "The X Factor 2009 - John & Edward- Auditions 1". The X Factor. August 21, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Bin the Twins
  26. ^ "Stop Twins Hate Campaign". News of the World. October 11, 2009.
  27. ^ Clements, Jo (October 30, 2009). "'I'm praying Jedward won't win the X Factor,' says Simon Cowell". Daily Mail.
  28. ^ Jedward Gordon Brown X Factor
  29. ^ Fletcher, Alex (October 28, 2009). "John & Edward accused of lewd acts". Digital Spy.
  30. ^ John and Edward in The Guardian
  31. ^ X Factor house faces closure after 'teen boob flashing
  32. ^ Kelly, Kim (November 9, 2009). "Irish X Factor twins John and Edward steal the show with Ghostbusters theme". The Belfast Telegraph.
  33. ^ Davies, Will (November 9, 2009). "'Ward a load of cobblers". The Sun.
  34. ^ "X Factor twins John and Edward 'racked with guilt' over Lucie Jones outcome". The Belfast Telegraph. November 9, 2009.
  35. ^ "X Factor's Jedward at centre of new fix row". Yahoo. November 17, 2009.
  36. ^ "X Factor's Jedward at centre of new fix row". Yahoo. November 17, 2009.
  37. ^ "Jedward bow out of X Factor show". BBC News. November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  38. ^ "'X Factor' releases weekly vote results". Digital Spy. December 13, 2009.
  39. ^ "Jedward = David Cameron & George Osbourne".
  40. ^ "Labour and Conservatives jump on X Factor bandwagon".
  41. ^ Modest! Management
  42. ^ "Shakira up for Jedward collaboration". Daily Mirror. November 6, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ Toy Boys Sh** Shocker
  44. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hdRCw3-cDx1l0kFIvPI2iTZij3yA
  45. ^ http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/140534-john-and-edward-boost-x-factor-tour-ticket-sales/
  46. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8394016.stm
  47. ^ Jedward flee stage after bottle attack - Digital Spy
  48. ^ Now Jedward cancel £40,000 club dates after bottle-pelting incident - Daily Mail
  49. ^ Jedward to front new tourism drive
  50. ^ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/115253/Jedward-promise-to-deliver-in-2010
  51. ^ Ormsby, Avril (November 22, 2009). "Talent show "X-Factor" dominates singles charts". Reuters. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  52. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (November 20, 2009). "'X Factor' stars top Irish singles chart". Digital Spy. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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