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Joe McElderry |
Joe McElderry (born 1991) is from South Shields, England and is a student at the Newcastle College of Performing Arts. He started singing when he was 14. He took the role of Danny in Grease performed at Harton Technology College. He auditioned for The X Factor in 2007, but felt too young compared to the other contestants and opted to walk away. He was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008.
In 2009 he auditioned in Manchester singing Luther Vandross's "Dance With My Father".
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Joe: Joe beaten to Christmas Number One by Rage Against the Machine |
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Dec 20, 2009 - 9:37 PM - by James
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Joe has lost out in the race to the Christmas Number One after being beaten by Rage Against the Machine's Killing In The Name.
Killing In The Name, sold 500,000 downloads more than 50,000 copies more than Joe McElderry's The Climb.
The anti-X Factor campaign on Facebook attracted more than 980,000 followers.
Joe said: "Fair play to the guys who have organised the Facebook campaign - it's been exciting to be part of a much-hyped battle and they...[Read more]
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