Joe McElderry

X Factor Joe McElderry turned on Sheffield Christmas lights

More than 35,000 people turned out to see South Shields X Factor winner Joe McElderry turn on the Christmas lights in Sheffield in 2010.

The 19-year-old, from Westoe, was joined by chart stars Scouting For Girls and local radio presenters for the switch-on, where he performed last single Ambitions and the soon-to-be released Someone Wake Me Up, also from his debut album Wide Awake.

About 35,000 people turned up for the day's events across the city centre, which began at 1pm.

Coun Roger Davison, from Sheffield City Council, said: "Between the Real Radio star line-up on the Barker's Pool stage and the guest appearance from CBeebies newest pop craze The ZingZillas, the Christmas light switch-on event was a fantastic family day out."

Writing on Twitter, Joe said: "Amazing crowd. Thanks for dancing with me, hahaha."

His Sheffield date was the latest switch-on, having already lit up Blackpool, Manchester and London's Regent Street.

Joe will introduce a special advance gala screening of The Chronicles Of Narnia – The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, at Gateshead Metrocentre's Odeon Cinema.

Joe, who recorded the title track for the film, will speak about his experience since winning last year's X Factor, and show the video for his new single, Someone Wake Me Up, which features footage from the movie.

The film will then be screened at 5pm on Sunday, December 5 2010.
The track is due to be released on December 6 2010.

Jingle Bell Ball

As a fan of The X Factor we thought you might be interested in the Jingle Bell Ball, which Alexandra Burke, Olly Murs and JLS are performing at. Tickets for the two shows sold out in under one hour but don’t worry you can still win tickets to the ball. 95.8 Capital FM giving fans the chance to win tickets everyday by joining the Jingle Bell ball queue on facebook.

All you need to do is join the queue and answer some daily music Q&A’s. Answer a question correctly and you move forward in the queue, answer it wrong and you end up moving to the back. Everyone that enters the competition gets the chance to win daily spot-prizes including tickets to the ball, Dell laptops loaded with Windows 7 and Topshop vouchers.

The 1st person in the queue at the end of the competition will win the grand prize of 8 VIP tickets to the ball on Saturday 4th December. The 2nd person in the queue the end of the competition wins 8 VIP tickets to the ball on Sunday 5th December.

For details of how to join the queue (and to perhaps join yourself!) go to http://www.facebook.com/958CapitalFM and click on the “Jingle Bell Ball’ tab

Good Luck !

Rachel Adedeji & Joe McElderry - In Love

Joe McElderry is hoping love will blossom with former contestant Rachel Adedeji.

Geordie Joe - now bookies' favourite to win thanks to a huge fan base of adoring teenage girls - became close to Rachel during her time in the X Factor house.

And the pair have since spent hours on the phone to each other. "Joe thinks Rachel's totally amazing," our source said. "They were best mates in the house but he'd like her to be his girlfriend."

He has missed her since she left the competition and the house. They talk on the phone all the time."Rachel was voted off X Factor four weeks ago. A show source said Joe and 17-year-old Londoner Rachel would make a perfect couple.

Did Joe Prove The Judges Wrong?

The other judges are worried about Cheryl's song choice for Joe - believing his voice is not powerful enough for rock. Did he prove them wrong?

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Joe McElderry - Song Choice

This week Joe McElderry is singing "Don’t Stop Believin" by Journey.

Joe McElderry is Current Favouite to Win Xfactor

X Factor 2009 Betting Odds make Joe McElderry the favourite ahead of week 4 of X Factor, which is Rock Week.

Joe McElderry Proving More Popular Than Olly Murs And Danyl Johnson.

Joe McElderry is the current favourite to win X Factor 2009, he can be backed at odds of 7/2 with Stan James and Blue Square. McElderry seems to have it all and is also very likeable, a comment that doesn’t apply to 11/2 third favourite with SkyBet, Danyl Johnson. Danyl Johnson has slipped down the pecking order since last week’s shock vote, Olly Murs has alos moved ahead of him and can be backed at 4/1 with Bet365 and Paddy Power.

Jessica Taylor backs Joe McElderry to win The X Factor.

Jessica Taylor is backing "flawless" Joe McElderry to win The X Factor.

The former Liberty X singer said: "He's got an amazing voice and I think he's so sweet and so gorgeous."

She added: "Every performance he's done so far has been flawless and you couldn't pick holes in it if you tried."

Jessica, whose band Liberty X lost out to Hear'Say in Popstars but went on to rack up 10 consecutive top 20 chart hits, continued: "For such a young lad to have such a powerful voice, I think he's going to go far."

However, despite backing Joe she admitted every week she's glued to her seat waiting for twins John and Edward to perform.

"Originally I was like 'Why has Louis picked them?'," she said. "When Cheryl Cole said 'they are my guilty pleasure' I know exactly what she means because you look forward to seeing what they're going to do - rightly or wrongly.

"I don't think they should win because they're not the most talented people in the competition, but they're certainly good fun for the time being."

It's Official - Joe McElderry is No1 !!

Joe McElderry is the new X Factor 2009 Betting Odds favourite after another strong week which also saw his main rival, Danyl Johnson, receive the second lowest amount of public votes, just ahead of Miss Frank who were deemed the worst act.

Joe McElderry Is Favourite And Cheryl’s Only Real Chance. Joe McElderry, who has always been amongst the front runners is now the 7/2 favourite with Bet365, Stan James and Ladbrokes in the X Factor 2009 Betting Odds. McElderry hasn’t put a foot wrong so far in the live shows and has emerged as the one they all have to beat. He is Cheryl Cole’s best hope by a mile after Rikki Loney was eliminated a week ago and Lloyd Daniels doesn’t seem to have too much of a chance, he is 33/1 with Stan James and SkyBet.

Joe McElderry Now Number One ?

As Danyl got into the bottom two, this now possibly places Joe McElderry at number 1 with the bookmakers. People are not connected with Danyl, the newspapers have written quite a bit of negative material.

Danyl Johnson or Joe McElderry ??

X Factor odds from leading UK Bookmakers have Danyl Johnson and Joe McElderry as the 4/1 joint favourites to win X factor 2009. What do you think? ...Have your say at the Facebook Group:

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The X Factor 2009 - Joe McElderry - Live Show 3

Joe McElderry - Wall Poster

Do you want a poster of Joe to hang on your wall? ... Here is where you can find one ... http://www.nepress.co.uk/sgjj/downloads/joeposter.pdf

Joe McElderry - Betting Odds

18 year old South Shields X factor singer Joe Mcelderry is the big market mover with the bookmakers after this weekend’s X Factor show.

X Factor Betting Odds For Joe McelderryJoe who is mentored by Cheryl Cole and is from the same area of the North East as the Girls Aloud judge put in a stellar performance of the Whitney Houston, Where Do Broken Hearts Go, and is now a best price of 4/1 with Betfred and Blue Square to win X Factor 2009.

He was available at the beginning of October at a massive 12/1. All the three judges loved the performance with Simon Cowell seriously worried that Joe is getting better and better and is a real threat to his 3 singers. He praised Joe as being note perfect!

Charlie Drummond backing Joe McElderry

Big Brother star, Charlie Drummond, has admitted that he is backing fellow Geordie Joe McElderry to win this year’s X Factor.

Charlie told The Shields Gazette:“I’m backing Joe 100 per cent, and I’m so pleased he’s in Cheryl’s category as well – Geordies together.

“It’s great two South Tynesiders have been in the two biggest realityTV shows this year.“He did really well on Saturday, I knew he would get through but I just had to pick the phone up, it’s best to be sure.

“Everyone I have spoken to I have been telling them to vote for Joe. “I have always watched X Factor and I will definitely be watching this year.”He added: ” He’s in with a really good chance, he’s got it all – he’s good looking, young and can sing. I can’t see why he can’t win it.

“If ever he needs any advice on how to handle the media when the show’s over, I will definitely help him out – from one Sanddancer to another.”

All about the boys

Cheryl, mentoring Lloyd Daniels, Joe McElderry and Rikki Loney, said she believed the show would have a male winner this year. Girls Aloud star Cheryl - who still has all three of her acts in the competition - added: "This year is all about the boys."

Live Show 2: Joe McElderry

Joe has been singing from a very young age - just loving to get up and sing. Now, backed with advice from Whitney Houston herself - the other judges are worried. Is Joe the one to watch?

Family Party

Fans of X-Factor hopeful Joe McElderry lifted their spirits quite literally in a big family party to show their support last night.

Friends, family and well-wishers all congregated in The Office pub in South Shields in a knees-up organised to get behind the North East lad.

More than 40 turned up, from aunties and uncles to people who used to live next door to his nana. With balloons and a big screen to watch the two hours of X-Factor action, they were all excited to see him perform and hopefully go through to the next round, and most were wearing T-shirts with Joe’s picture on it.

Cousin Dave Graham from South Shields had got together with pub tenant Carl Ferguson to put on the party as it was the first live round.

He said: “Every week we’ve had a party in someone else’s house, so we thought for the first live finals we would get a venue.

“His performance was absolutely fantastic – all four judges went wild about him. I can’t believe he held his nerve with millions of people watching and 3,000 in the audience. But he absolutely nailed it. The pub was up – and there was a phenomenal reaction.

“He’s obviously got one chance in 12 but it’s what other people have said about him. Will Young and Robbie Williams rate him and he’s got good feedback. But then I’m going to be biased. He’s a lovely lad – so grounded, and nothing seems to phase him.”

Dave and his friends have been increasing Joe’s odds with an impressive level of commitment. They spent all of yesterday going around supermarkets near their home, wearing the T-shirts and handing out an incredible 2,000 leaflets in the Boldon branch of Asda alone.

Most of the reaction they got was excellent, and some even refused to take a flier, saying they had already decided to vote anyway.

Dave’s daughter Rebecca, 12, went to the Galleries in Washington to drum up support.

Joe McElderry - Live Show 1

X Factor Top 10: All about Joe McElderry

1. Joe McElderry, 18, comes from South Shields and is a performing arts student at Newcastle College.

2. Joe started singing four years ago when he shocked his family by finally taking a turn at karaoke in his aunt’s garage and proving himself the best singer in the family.

3. He went on to play Danny in Grease at Harton Technology Collegetwo years later.

4. Joe reached the boot camp stage that year, but felt too young compared to the other contestants and opted to walk away.

5. Gigs this summer before the X Factor finals included a local football team’s pub night awards do and a charity fashion show.

6. One punter in his home town, believed to be a family member, staked £500 on Joe winning The X Factor, a bet which could land them £7,000.

7. He used to work at South Shields arts venue The Customs House.

8. Joe was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008.

9. South Shields MP and Foreign Secretary David Miliband has written to Joe to wish him luck.

10. He earned a standing ovation from the audience in Manchesterwith his first audition, when he sang Luther Vandross’s Dance With My Father.