X Factor UK season 10 auditions began last week! Check out the pictures!
Smells like teen spirit! One Direction launch debut fragrance Our Moment… and Laura Whitmore is on hand to help
There’s no escaping the fact that they’re the most successful boyband in the world.
And with two chart-topping albums, a sell-out tour and even their own store dedicated to them, the One Direction boys clearly felt that it was the right time to launch their own signature fragrance.
Following in the steps of Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga, the former X Factor stars unveiled Our Moment in London on Thursday, with the help of presenter-of-the-moment Laura Whitmore.
Read more: Daily Mail
One Direction Fragrance Launch
One Direction new album is ‘shift in sound’, says songwriter
One Direction’s new album will be a ‘shift in sound’, songwriter Wayne Hector has revealed.
Hector, who has worked on the group’s forthcoming third LP, also said it will have a “mature sound” and some “good surprises” on it.
“They’ve definitely gone for a more mature sound,” he told Digital Spy. “It’s still fun, but there are some really cool vibes coming from it.
“With this album, there’s definitely a shift. I think it’ll be really good. Hopefully there will be some good surprises on it. It’s coming out at Christmas so we’re almost finished on it.”
Hector is credited with writing or co-writing 30 number ones, including songs for Westlife, Nicki Minaj, JLS and The Wanted.
Read more: Digital Spy
One Direction Walk Down the Aisles With Supermarket Chain Coles
One Direction have gone shopping for a new campaign to hit the Australian market.
The British boyband has teamed with the Coles supermarket giant, who will host an exclusive concert and are vowing to give-away more than 10,000 tickets as part of a new multi-media campaign.
The mass-market promotion carries the #Coles1D Twitter hashtag and a Website which features a brief clip of the pop group standing in front of a Coles branded backdrop. In the video, the bandmates announce they’ll be playing an exclusive gig for competition winners. According to Coles, the matinee show will take place Oct. 6 in Sydney, during the group’s sold-out arena tour of Australasia.
Read more: Billboard
Ready to take over: X Factor winners Little Mix kick off their American domination with a performance on Good Morning America
After debuting higher than the Spice Girls on the US Billboard Chart, Little Mix are aiming for world domination.
The girl band, who got their big break on The X Factor in Britain, began their quest for global success on the popular daytime show Good Morning America, where they performed for a delighted audience on Friday.
The talented quartet – which is made up of Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock – hit the stage for the Summer Concert Series in New York hosted by the long-running ABC series.
Read more: Daily Mail
From X Factor to the record books: Little Mix’s debut album enters US Billboard Chart at number 4… higher than the Spice Girls
They’ve been hard at work promoting their debut album DNA in America on a gruelling promotional tour over the last few months.
But it looks as though Little Mix’s determination has paid off, as the record has debuted at number four in the Billboard Top 200.
The chart position is the latest indication that the quartet – Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock – are set to replicate their UK success Stateside.
Read more: Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE: Which one is your favourite? Union J become cover boys as they enjoy solo covers of Fiasco magazine
They’re still new to the fame game after coming fourth in last year’s X Factor.
So it’s quite a coup for Union J’s singers to land individual cover shoots on magazines already.
The four-piece, whose debut single Carry You is already at No.9 in the UK iTunes charts following its release on Monday, have their own covers on the new issue of Fiasco magazine.
Read more: Daily Mail
We had a chat with your friend and now ours Olly Murs the other day and very nice it was too. As you’re about to find out, we asked him about hats, his views on ugly people and where he’d take us on a night out when he wasn’t messing about with his new chip fryer.
You’re welcome.
Hello Olly!
Hello mate, how are you?
I’m very well, how are you?
Good thank you. It’s good to talk to you guys.
Yes, what a momentous day this is for everyone involved!
It is a momentous day. I’m feeling very nervous about this.
Really, why?
No, I’m joking. I appreciate the last six months of stories, so thank you very much.
Last time we spoke you mentioned the search bar on the site, which has now been changed.
What was it again? ‘Olly Murs is a C-U-N-T’, wasn’t it?
Source: PopJustice
‘The label was unhappy with her… and she was unhappy with them:’ X Factor winner Alexandra Burke leaves second record deal
She was once described as ‘the future of pop music’.
But it has now emerged that former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has parted ways with her record label – just five years after storming to victory on the talent contest.
The 24-year-old singer, who has described herself as ‘high-maintenance as an artist’ won the 2008 series of the hit ITV show – split from record company RCA last month.
She is trying to re-invent herself in the US as an R&B singer but has yet to land a new deal.
A source said that it was a case of ‘the label being unhappy with Alexandra and Alexandra was unhappy with the label. There didn’t seem any point in continuing.’
Read more: Daily Mail
Calm before the storm? Nicole Scherzinger floats into Glasgow in summery skirt… and Sharon Osbourne makes her return ahead of X Factor auditions
Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne were spied jetting into Glasgow on Monday, ahead of the first taped auditions of the new series on Tuesday.
The American singer, who saw her act James Arthur win the show last year, sported a summery look for her trip to Scotland.
Nicole, 34, wore a floaty floral blue and aqua printed skirt, teamed with a high-necked black top.
Read more: Daily Mail
What a welcome! Sharon Osbourne is met by shirtless kilt-wearing Scots as makes her X Factor comeback at first day of auditions
She succumbed to the lure of a big pay cheque earlier this year when it was revealed that she would be making a return to the X Factor judging panel.
And as Sharon Osbourne arrived for her first day of auditions for the new series of the show in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday, she was certainly given an exciting welcome.
The 60-year-old star looked delighted as she was greeted by two muscular, shirtless, kilt-wearing Scotsmen as she made her comeback appearance.
Read more: Daily Mail
Let the battle begin: Sharon Osbourne joins fellow X Factor judges Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger for first day back on the job
She’s been gone from the panel for a few years but on Tuesday Sharon Osbourne reported for duty once again as a judge on the X Factor.
The 60-year-old star has posed up for pictures alongside fellow judges Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger and it seems that Sharon is settling back in well.
The TV personality cuddled up to her old pal Louis and smirked in the snaps, suggesting she plans to bring her previous years of experience to the role.
Read more: Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE! Dermot speaks to the 2013 X Factor Judges! – The X Factor UK 2013
Give it time… you’ll get used to him: Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack looks less than impressed working with Matt Richardson
Caroline Flack used to call her Xtra Factor co-host Olly Murs her ‘television hubby’.
So it goes without saying that 22-year old Matt Richardson, his replacement on the X Factor spin off show, has some serious shoes to fill.
The comedian was pictured with the petite 33-year old as X Factor auditions got under way in Glasgow, and on first glance, it seems like he isn’t quite ready to become her second showbiz hubby.
Read more: Daily Mail
Did Sharon Osbourne gloat over news of Tulisa’s arrest? X Factor judge’s denial after she is caught on video saying ‘I loved it’
Tulisa’s fans were left stunned by the news that she was arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs earlier this week.
But one person who appeared to find the news humorous rather than shocking is Sharon Osbourne, who was reportedly overheard telling a reporter she ‘loved’ hearing of the former X Factor judge’s downfall.
Sharon was questioned about her reaction to news of Tulisa’s arrest by a reporter from the Daily Record as she left the X Factor auditions in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier this week.
Read more: Daily Mail
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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams)
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12 Union J – Carry You
19 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
63 One Direction – One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
86 One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
93 James Arthur – Impossible
98 Olly Murs – Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
Albums
1 Queens of the Stone Age – … Like Clockwork
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13 One Direction – Take Me Home
16 One Direction – Up All Night
19 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
72 Little Mix – DNA
84 Kelly Clarkson – Greatest Hits – Chapter 1
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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams)
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5 Olly Murs – Dear Darlin’
6 Union J – Carry You
60 Phillip Phillips – Home
84 Olly Murs – Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
85 Little Mix – How Ya Doin’? (feat. Missy Elliott)
90 Leona Lewis – Footprints in the Sand
93 Olly Murs – Army of Two
99 One Direction – One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
Albums
1 Disclosure – Settle
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9 Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
38 One Direction – Take Me Home
68 One Direction – Up All Night
92 Olly Murs – In Case You Didn’t Know
96 Little Mix – DNA
