X Factor UK Headlines for 09/01/13

X Factor UK 10 ratings up from last year’s launch! X Factor singer carpeted by TV bosses after boasting online of smoking cannabis (FIRST SEASON 10 SCANDAL!)

One Direction, Supersized
Who are One Direction’s biggest fans? There’s 14-year-old Crystal Pineda, who began camping out on the streets of New York City six days before the British pop supernova’s performance on NBC’s Today show last week. There’s the group of fans who threatened to “mutilate” the editors of GQ after the magazine published an unflattering profile of the boys earlier this summer. There’s the girl who attempted to yank this writer’s press badge off his neck on the way to a junket at a hotel where One Direction was staying. And there are Malia and Sasha Obama, who invited the stars to perform for the first family at the White House.

Then there’s Morgan Spurlock.

You know him as the 42-year-old filmmaker behind Super Size Me, his funny but scathing documentary chronicling his 30 days of eating only McDonald’s and the alarming toll it takes on his body. If you’re a serious Spurlock fan, you know about POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, his meta-doc about the proliferation of product placement and branding of TV and movies, and Mansome, his exposé of male grooming that came out last year. But even if you were Spurlock’s mother, you might not have pegged him as a guy dying to direct One Direction: This Is Us, the new concert documentary about Tiger Beat’s resident cover stars as they circumnavigate the globe on a sold-out arena tour. But think about it from Spurlock’s point of view.
Read more: The Daily Beast

Liam Payne unveils new tattoo ‘I figured it out’ on his forearm… a lyric from an upcoming One Direction song
One Direction singer Liam Payne has added yet another tattoo to his collection.

The latest inking is the lyrics from one of the boyband’s upcoming singles and features the words ‘I figured it out.’

Unveiling his new addition on ABC’s Nightline he opened up about the lyrics, which appear underneath a feather on his forearm.
Read more: Daily Mail

Liam Payne celebrates his 20th birthday with girlfriend Sophie as One Direction play football on the set of new video
Finally moving out of his teens, Liam Payne turned 20-year old on Thursday and celebrated his birthday by filming One Direction’s latest music video.

Liam was also joined by his girlfriend Sophie Smith, who held hands with her popstar love as they filmed scenes in London with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.

Kicking a football around, the boys got to show off their skills in typical boyband fashion.
Read more: Daily Mail

One Direction’s Liam Payne parties at nightclub with girlfriend Sophia as he celebrates turning 20
It seems like Liam Payne’s 20th birthday was one to remember.

After spending the day filming One Direction’s latest music video, the singer spent the evening partying with his new girlfriend.

Liam was seen arriving at Funky Buddha nightclub in London hand-in-hand with Sophia Smith on Thursday.
Read more: Daily Mail

Watch: Jedward’s Big Adventurous Interview!
They’re baaaack! Everyone’s favorite blond identical Irish twins who came in sixth on “The X Factor U.K.” four years ago have paid another memorable, chaotic visit to Yahoo’s Southern California headquarters.

Who on earth could I be talking about? Why, Jedward, of course: John and Edward Grimes, the “double divas of Dublin” who stunned all onlookers (even Simon Cowell) when they appeared on “The X Factor U.K.” Season 6, and continue to stun all doubters with the massive Jedwardian empire they’ve built since — which so far includes three albums, 17 music videos, several successful British television series of their own, a modeling contract, various endorsement deals, two appearances at Eurovision, and a third-place showing on Britain’s “Celebrity Big Brother.”
Read more: Yahoo!

EXCLUSIVE: Alexandra Burke debuts six new songs on MailOnline available to download for free for her fans
It can be difficult to find a way for artists to say thank you to their fans for helping get them to where they are.

But Alexandra Burke has found a pretty novel way – she has offered a free downloadable EP of six new tracks exclusively to the MailOnline today.

The songs from EP #NewRules can be downloaded here and is a thank you to the fans who have helped make Alexandra one of the most successful British female artists of the last five years.
Read more: Daily Mail

Lucy Spraggan “Join the Club” (Official Album Cover)
“Join the Club” is the upcoming debut album by English A-Flop (a mixture of acoustic, folk and hip-hop) musician Lucy Spraggan. She has become known after participating in the show The X Factor UK in 2012. The album is scheduled for release on digital retailers on 7 October, 2013 via Simco Records. It comes preceded by the lead single “Lighthouse” and the upcoming second single “Last Night (Beer Fear)“. Alongside the album’s pre-order on iTunes the singer released a buzz track “Mountains” also released the promotional music video via VEVO.

Tracklist:

“Someone”
“Tea & Toast”
“Lighthouse”
“’91?
“The Tourist”
“In a State”
“Wait for Me”
“Mountains”
“Let Go”
“Last Night (Beer Fear)”
“Join the Club”
“You’re Too Young”
“Paper Dreams”

Deluxe Version

“Rockliffe Bay”
“If I Had the Money”
“Butterflies”
“Safe”
Read more: Joseph Vinaixa

VIDEO: Sheffield’s X Factor Lucy reveals album tour
The X Factor sensation, who was the most Googled UK artist of 2012, was born down south, raised in Buxton and recently decided to swap London for Brighton.

But give the 22-year-old acoustic, hip-hop, folk singer-songwriter any excuse and she is back up the M1 for the weekend with her pals in the Steel City – her spiritual home.

It is where she was living when millions fell in love with her on TV’s top talent show.

So it was no surprise that she chose one of her favourite haunts – the Owlerton dog stadium – to mix business with pleasure, for a photo shoot to promote forthcoming album, Join The Club.
Read more: The Star

It looks like Sharon’s popular! 9.2million viewers tune in to see Mrs Osbourne’s return to The X Factor… 500,000 up from last year’s series launch
Ratings for this year’s X Factor were up after more than 9 million people tuned in to watch Sharon Osbourne’s triumphant return.

Saturday night’s launch show pulled in an average audience of 9.2 million – 500,000 more than last year’s debut.

The ratings, which also include people watching on +1, show a peak audience of 10.3 million.
Read more: Daily Mail

‘I definitely have my dark moments’: Nicole Scherzinger opens up about The X Factor, Simon Cowell and her painful split from Lewis Hamilton
She’s braced for a return to The X Factor this Saturday – almost a year after a successful first series that saw her mentor James Arthur to the winner’s crown.

But while that year has brought success, it’s also brought its fair share of heartache for Nicole Scherzinger.

Her split with racing driver Lewis Hamilton in July left her devastated, and she admits she’s struggled to stay focused for the sake of her judging role on the hit show.
Read more: Daily Mail

‘I left in a very unprofessional way’: Sharon Osbourne discusses X Factor exit… as she jets into LA a day before her final season as a judge airs
Her final turn as a judge on The X Factor has commenced.

And Sharon Osbourne looked particularly content as she touched down at Los Angeles Airport on Friday, having just flown in from the UK where she will see out a season of the popular talent competition series for the very last time.

The 60-year-old fiery redhead told the Daily Mirror newspaper that it is because of her family and Los Angeles based talk show – The Talk – that she will absolutely not return to the UK show after this season.
Read more: Daily Mail

‘Sharon’s breath is so much better!’ Gary Barlow takes one final swipe at ‘fag ash breath’ Tulisa
The X Factor returned with a changed format and a change to the judging panel on Saturday night – and according to Gary Barlow, it’s a change for the better.

Former judge Sharon Osbourne was redrafted earlier this year following the departure of Tulisa Contostavlos after two years on the hit ITV show – during which she mentored Little Mix to the winners crown in 2011.

But while there was success, there was also acrimony – not least her very public spat with Gary Barlow, who famously claimed she had ‘fag ash breath’ during a live show.
Read more: Daily Mail

‘Time to fly high on marijuana’: X Factor singer carpeted by TV bosses after boasting online of smoking cannabis
Teenage X Factor singer Tamera Foster has been carpeted by TV bosses after boasting online about smoking marijuana, it emerged today.

The 16-year-old posted pictures of what appeared to be an unlit cannabis joint and tweeted about the effect of smoking ‘Zoom’ – marijuana coated in the class-A drug PCP.

In one tweet she wrote: ‘Woiiii I just woke up :O that zoom last night put me to sleeeeeep garddd.’

In another she wrote: ‘Time to fly high with my sis @LivvsParkerx’. Under the picture on her Twitter account she made several references to ‘Mary Jane’ – slang for cannabis.

X Factor chiefs have spoken to her and she is understood to be ‘mortified’. Her account has now been suspended.
Read more: Daily Mail


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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Finbar Furey – The Last Great Love Song
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8 One Direction – Best Song Ever
26 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
64 Lucy Spraggan – Lighthouse
69 One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
74 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
100 Matt Cardle – Loving You (feat. Melanie C)

Albums
1 Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King
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6 One Direction – Take Me Home
9 One Direction – Up All Night
50 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
65 Little Mix – DNA

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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Ellie Goulding – Burn
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15 One Direction – Best Song Ever
29 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
37 Matt Cardle – Loving You (feat. Melanie C)
41 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
98 Leona Lewis – Run

Albums
1 Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King
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17 One Direction – Take Me Home
20 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
34 One Direction – Up All Night
36 Jahmene Douglas – Love Never Fails

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