Jahmene Douglas opens up about his suicide attempt. Chris Maloney unstoppable? Cheryl Cole to replace Tulisa/Gary Barlow on the X Factor panel?
If it was good enough for Her Majesty: Rylan Clark copies the Queen as he ‘parachutes’ onto X Factor
Queen Elizabeth II appeared to be an unlikely inspiration for one act on The X Factor tonight.
Just like Her Majesty appeared to ‘parachute’ into the Olympics Opening Ceremony with James Bond earlier this year, wannabe singer Rylan Clark did the same on Saturday’s X Factor.
The flamboyant Essex singer appeared to skydive on stage to perform a medley of Spice Girls songs.
Read more: The Daily Mail
James Arthur wows X Factor judges as he puts a surprising dub-step twist on Adele classic Hometown Glory
James Arthur proved he’s one to watch at this year’s X Factor final as he performed a surprising Adele cover on Saturday night.
The 24-year-old performed an acoustic version of her track Hometown Glory – with an added dub-step twist in the song.
Gary Barlow said: ‘Adele is such an amazing brilliant artist, no one should ever cover her songs… except you.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Tulisa turns heads with bob-style hairstyle… as Nicole Scherzinger looks more than all white in trouser suit
Tulisa Contostavlos and Nicole Scherzinger’s style choices have been a hot topic of conversation amongst X Factor fans.
But on Saturday night, the former N-Dubz singer, 24, threw something different into the mix with her bob-style haircut.
However, it appeared the North Londoner hadn’t gone for the chop – she had simply tucked her long hair out of sight, give the impression of having a shorter do.
Read more: The Daily Mail
‘I tried to kill myself’: X Factor’s Jahmene opens up about his suicide attempt after suffering horrific abuse from his father
X Factor’s Jahmene Douglas has credited his late brother for saving his life after he locked himself in a room and tried to kill himself following years of abuse from his father.
The 21-year-old singing sensation has opened up about his suicide bid, which saw him attempt to take an overdose of pills before he was talked out of it by his brother Daniel.
However, Jahmene was devastated after Daniel took his own life three years later after suffering sickening abuse from their dad Eustace.
Read more: The Daily Mail
He’s dressing like a diva already! Rylan Clark sports huge sunglasses as he visits radio station morning after big night out
He has already enjoyed a taste of fame thanks to the X Factor and it appears that Rylan Clark is already mastering the tricks of the trade.
The morning after a heavy night the wannabe was seen with a pair of oversized sunglasses on, in an attempt to hide a hangover.
Rylan was seen with a pair of huge futuristic style shades, which weren’t necessary given the dull and drab weather in London on Thursday.
Read more: The Daily Mail
When the X Factor met the Kardashians: Ella Henderson and fellow finalists rub shoulders with Kim and Kourtney
The Kardashians have been dominating the world of reality TV stars since 2007.
And on Thursday evening Kim and her sister Kourtney showed how far allowing cameras to film their every move can get you as they launched their fashion line with Dorothy Perkins.
On hand to congratulate the girls on another successful venture at the Aqua club in London were this year’s X Factor finalists.
Read more: The Daily Mail
You’ve taken the Chris
X FACTOR’S campest catfight yet erupted between Rylan Clark and Chris Maloney – over the Kardashians.
The bitter spat kicked-off on Thursday night when the two flamboyant wannabes were invited to meet Kim and Kourtney Kardashian during their trip to London.
Super-fan Rylan had waited patiently for a picture with the sisters when Chris barged in front of him – and when the Liverpool lad was done the girls were promptly whisked away.
Read more: The Sun
Look who’s turned into an Essex girl! Geri Halliwell slips into thigh high boots, LBD and fur coat to teach X Factor’s Rylan Clarke some dancefloor moves
Thigh-skimming dresses, outlandish fur coats and towering heels have often been considered the Essex girl uniform.
And Geri had the look down to a Tee when she arrived to give Rylan Clarke a dancing masterclass.
The X Factor contestant couldn’t hold back his excitement when the Spice Girl began to show him a thing or two on the dancefloor.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Romantic Union
X Factor couple finally go public on relationship
X FACTOR favourite Ella Henderson looks smitten as she and Union J’s George Shelley finally go public about their romance.
The Sun revealed last month the couple were dating — but coy Ella, 16, denied that they were an item.
However, our exclusive picture shows her strolling hand in hand with George, 19, in London’s West End — and X Factor insiders confirmed the relationship is serious.
Read more: The Sun
It’ll be Maloney this Christmas
Simon Cowell in a panic over X Factor No1
IT’S taken a bit longer than normal, but the knives really are out on The X Factor now.
SIMON COWELL is in a panic about a potential STEVE BROOKSTEIN-style embarrassment on this year’s show — with CHRISTOPHER MALONEY way ahead in the phone votes.
Show sources say word has come from the very top to make sure the Eighties power ballad singer doesn’t go any further.
A series insider told me: “Chris is getting double the votes of anyone else.”
Read more: The Sun
‘X Factor’ Rylan Clark: ‘My real name is Ross’
The X Factor singer Rylan Clark has revealed his real name.
The 24-year-old former model from Essex made the admission on tonight’s episode of The Xtra Factor (November 10).
Asked by presenters Caroline Flack and Olly Murs whether the information was correct, he admitted that Rylan is a stage name that he adopted when he started his modelling career.
He said: “It’s true! Who’s Rylan? I don’t know.”
He added that his full name was Ross Richard Clark, before Flack and Murs revealed an image of his passport verifying the information.
Read more: Digital Spy
Lucy’s arena tour option
LUCY SPRAGGAN could still bag herself a place on the X Factor tour – but only if she feels well enough.
A spot on the nationwide arena tour – which can see artists make £100,000 each – has been left open for the singer-songwriter.
Lucy was forced to pull out of the ITV competition last weekend after missing two shows through illness.
Read more: The Sun
‘You made me feel the best I have in weeks!’ Lucy Spraggan thanks fans as she performs for the first time since quitting X Factor due to illness
She was forced to quit The X Factor earlier this month due to ill health.
But Lucy Spraggan is doing her best to move on with her life, and on Thursday night performed for the first time since leaving the talent show.
The 21-year-old singer took to the stage during the Christmas lights switch-on ceremony in Meadowhall shopping centre, Sheffield, and thanked fans for their support as she belted out one of her famously unique tracks.
Read more: The Daily Mail
X Factor winners Little Mix let rip at phoney Christopher Maloney
LET’S be honest – only two X Factor singers this year have even half a chance of pop success.
ELLA HENDERSON and JAMES ARTHUR both combine some reasonable vocal talent with enough originality to have a sniff of a record deal.
Don’t give me any of your JAHMENE jive. The boy is afraid of his own shadow — and that brings back images of LEON JACKSON.
As for CHRISTOPHER MALONEY even a girlband like LITTLE MIX can see he’s not cut out for anything more than the club circuit.
JESY from the group, who won last year’s X Factor, even offered her sympathies to his mentor, GARY BARLOW.
She said: “Poor Gary, clinging on to Ma-phoney. We’re not fans.
“I don’t really get it and I don’t know who is going to buy his music. I guess ‘each to their own’. But I can’t see that he’s going to become a pop star.”
And her bandmate JADE vowed: “I’ll eat my hat if he goes the whole way.”
Read more: The Sun
Little Mix feat. T-Boz – Red Planet (Audio)
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Little Mix – Going Nowhere (Audio)
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Bond theme revival is more Live and Lex Die
POP beauty Alexandra Burke has a licence to thrill – after recording a special version of Paul McCartney’s classic Live And Let Die.
Talent show boss Simon Cowell wanted a new version of the Bond theme to be played throughout the X Factor USA live shows as the judges take to the stage.
He asked the former UK competition winner to record the song – which was premiered on Tuesday night.
Alexandra said: “I was so excited when Simon asked me to record a new version of Live And Let Die to use on the X Factor USA.
“It has always been one of the greatest Bond themes ever. And what a perfect time to re-record it as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bond films.”
Read more: The Sun
Rebecca Ferguson Announces New Single ‘Shoulder To Shoulder’
Next cut from album ‘Heaven’
Rebecca Ferguson has announced that ‘Shoulder To Shoulder’ will be the fifth single to be lifted from her debut album Heaven.
The record has sold over half a million copies in the UK so far, spending 41 weeks in the album chart.
‘Shoulder To Shoulder’ was one of the set’s most critically-acclaimed tracks when the LP was released last December, and it comes hot on the heels of recent tune ‘Backtrack’ from the album’s Deluxe Edition release.
The heartfelt ballad will be released on December 16.
Read more: Entertainment Wise
She’s big in Japan: Cher Lloyd looks every inch the pop princess as she takes to the stage in Tokyo
Cher Lloyd career seems to be in lift-off.
The pop princess has been traveling all over the world and has now hit Japan, where she was awaited by hordes of screaming teenage fans.
Performing at a fashion event called The Girls Awards 2012 in Tokyo on Thursday, the former X Factor contestant seemed to enjoy herself as she entertained her Japanese fans.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Cher Lloyd confirms second album
Cher Lloyd has confirmed plans to release a second album.
The singer recently released her debut album Sticks + Stones in the US and reached number nine on the Billboard 200 chart.
Lloyd has revealed that she will be recording a follow-up to her debut and is currently pondering a prospective title for the new collection.
“Just sat here thinking about the 2nd album, hmm what to call it?!? Trickkyyyyy!” she tweeted.
Lloyd recently teamed up with Sean Kingston for his new single ‘Rum and Raybans’, which is expected to be released in the near future.
The star is currently promoting her new single ‘Oath’, which is touted for a UK release on November 25.
Read more: Digital Spy
Christmas comes early for JLS fans as they join the band to shoot their festive single
Christmas came early for a smitten group of JLS fans as they joined the boys to shoot the video for their Christmas single.
Dressed in fur-lined coats and wintry hats, the fans huddled round Marvin, Oritsé, Aston and J.B. under warm lighting in cosy tents set up in Surrey for the occasion.
Aston can be seen sporting a sheepskin-lined tartan coat, gold chain and wooly gloves, next to J.B. and Oritsé seen in bright tartan shirts.
Read more: The Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We see each other when we can’… Leona Lewis opens up on romance rumours with One Direction’s Liam Payne
They’ve been linked together romantically since Liam Payne split from his long-term girlfriend in September.
And Leona Lewis has now opened up about her rumoured relationship with the One Direction hunk, admitting the pair have a ‘shared bond’ thanks to their experiences on The X Factor.
Speaking at the Marmite Oxford Street Christmas Lights switch-on on Monday night, she exclusively told MailOnline: ‘We’re friends. We see each other whenever we can, but he’s really busy and so am I.
Read more: The Daily Mail
Misha B interview: ‘Debut album is high on life’
In case you weren’t already aware, we at Digital Spy are quite the fans of Misha B’s latest single ‘Do You Think Of Me’, as evidenced in this review.
With the single flying up the charts and on course for a place inside the top ten, we called up the star to find out more about her debut album, her upcoming BBC 1Xtra show and whether that elusive Missy Elliot collaboration is still on the cards.
How is your album coming along?
“I’ve not actually sat down and picked what songs are going on the album so I’m not exactly sure how it’s going to sound yet! Of the songs I’ve created so far, I’m very excited to share it. It’s an exciting process and I feel like I’ve learnt so many things about myself and music in general.”
When is it coming out?
“It should be out in early March. They’ll be one more single early next year before we release it.”
Read more: Digital Spy
New beauty treatment? Simon Cowell finally gets silenced as his mouth is duct taped shut in new commercial
When he takes to his seat on the judging panel of his hit show The X Factor, he likes to have the last word whatever the topic.
But it seems as though Simon Cowell got what was coming to him when he was finally silenced after his mouth was taped shut.
Luckily for the 53-year-old mogul his mouth was only sealed shut for a short amount of time as it was just a stunt in his latest commercial for The X Factor and Verizon.
Read more: The Daily Mail
You’ve got the X Factor: Simon Cowell wants Cheryl Cole back instead of Tulisa
Masterplan would see Girls aloud star team up with Nicole Scherzinger for the next series
SIMON Cowell is working on a master plan to bring Cheryl Cole back to X Factor – and it could spell curtains for Tulisa.
He hopes to team up the Girls Aloud star with Nicole Scherzinger, 34, on the judges’ panel for the next series.
A source close to the music mogul said: “Simon sees Cheryl and Nicole as the dream team. He believes those two women on the show would pull in viewers and make it so much more appealing than the current series.
“Simon thinks people would watch it in their droves so he is currently lining up an audacious bid to offer her.
“He knows Cheryl won’t be cheap but more importantly he knows he needs to offer her the right role.
“She has resisted going back despite him offering Cheryl the UK X Factor after the US situation went wrong.
“He doesn’t expect it to be easy but Simon likes a challenge.”
Read more: The Mirror
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Irish Charts
Singles
1 Labrinth – Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli Sande)
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12 One Direction – Live While We’re Young
52 Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
48 Little Mix – Wings
53 One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
57 Misha B – Do You Think of Me?
58 JLS – Hottest Girl In The World
64 Carly Rae Jepsen – This Kiss
67 Rebecca Ferguson – Backtrack
74 Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
98 Jedward – Luminous
Albums
1 Robbie Williams – Take The Crown
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6 One Direction – Up All Night
7 JLS – Evolution
34 Matt Cardle – The Fire
39 Rebecca Ferguson – Heaven
51 Jonathan & Charlotte – Together
52 Olly Murs – In Case You Didn’t Know
53 Leona Lewis – Glassheart
64 Jedward – Young Love
68 Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
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The Official Charts
Singles
1 Robbie Williams – Candy
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9 Misha B – Do You Think Of Me?
23 JLS – Hottest Girl In The World
37 One Direction – Live While We’re Young
39 Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
41 Little Mix – Wings
57 One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
59 Rebecca Ferguson – Backtrack
60 Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
77 Amelia Lily – You Bring Me Joy
89 Frankie Cocozza – She’s Got a Motorcycle
Albums
1 Robbie Williams – Take The Crown
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3 JLS – Evolution
15 Jonathan & Charlotte – Together
24 One Direction – Up All Night
28 Matt Cardle – The Fire
42 Rebecca Ferguson – Heaven
43 Leona Lewis – Glassheart
52 Olly Murs – In Case You Didn’t Know
