X Factor UK Headlines for 12/25/17

Merry Christmas! Liam Payne and Rita Ora’s lead single for Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack is coming in early January! Alexandra Burke signed with Decca Records.

‘It is real?’ Fans go wild as Rita Ora and Liam Payne hint at collaboration for the upcoming Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack with sultry snap
She has enjoyed astounding chart success after the release of her new single Anywhere, and is set to release her second album in 2018.

But Rita Ora has hinted at a whole new collaboration with One Direction star Liam Payne, for a much-anticipated romance film next year.

Both stars tweeted a snap together with the caption ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ leading fans to assume their duet will feature on the films soundtrack in February.
Read more: Daily Mail

He’s Strip-ped That Down! Liam Payne shows off his impressive muscles as he goes shirtless under fur jacket during energetic performance in Florida
He is finishing up the last leg of his tour before heading home to spend time with his songstress girlfriend Cheryl and their son Bear over the Christmas period.

But Liam Payne ensured he put on a sizzling performance when he stripped off at Y100’s Jingle Ball 2017 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on Sunday.

The Strip That Down hitmaker, 24, showed off his impressive muscles when he went shirtless underneath his statement black fur jacket.
Read more: Daily Mail

Liam Payne praises Cheryl for being ‘incredible mum’ as he describes the ‘amazing’ moment he held his son Bear for the first time in emotional open letter
He welcomed his first child, son Bear, with his girlfriend Cheryl back in March.

And Liam Payne seemed in a reflective mood as he penned an emotional open letter to his fans.

The 24-year-old One Direction singer revealed the moment he became a dad while preparing to spend his first Christmas with his son.
Read more: Daily Mail

Let me take an elfie! Make-up Gigi Hadid puckers up in candid snap as she spends Christmas with boyfriend Zayn Malik and his family
She recently paid tribute to her long-time love in a gushing social media post.

And Gigi Hadid, 22, continued her loved-up display with beau Zayn Malik, 24, on Christmas Eve as she spent time with his family and hers in Los Angeles.

The supermodel shared a stream of photos on Insta story with her singer other half – who she started dating in 2015 – and his sister Safaa in candid shot from Gigi’s family kitchen.
Read more: Daily Mail

The Many Directions Of One Direction: How Each Member Dominated 2017
This year, One Direction’s alumni each forged ahead as solo artists, hitting highs and lows along the way. While Harry Styles went for soft rock with his self-titled debut, Zayn Malik continued his steady stream of sexy R&B with “I Don’t Want to Live Forever” (for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack, no less), Niall Horan took the singer-songwriter path for debut album Flicker and Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne each dropped new hits.

No matter which star of the on-hiatus boy band you’ve pledged your allegiance to, head to the chart below for a refresher on what each of the five newly solo artists have been up to in 2017.
Read more: Billboard

‘A man just grabbed my bags!’ X Factor’s Grace Davies left shaken after being robbed of Christmas shopping during dramatic train journey home
She came runner-up on this year’s X Factor, landing second after winners Rak Su.

But despite a successful year, it appears Grace Davies’ luck didn’t continue as she took to Twitter on Wednesday to reveal that she had been robbed.

The singer, 20, revealed her Christmas shopping had been stolen on her train journey home.
Read more: Daily Mail

Alexandra Burke signs new record deal and announces new album The Truth Is
The singer and actress is returning to music after a six-year hiatus.
Fresh off her success from Strictly Come Dancing, Alexandra Burke is wasting no time in getting back into music.

The singer and actress will release her third studio album, called The Truth Is, on March 9 2018 after signing a new deal with Decca Records. The label, part of Universal, is home to artists including Imelda May, Sheppard and The Lumineers.

It’s the first new album from Alexandra in six years, since her 2012 album Heartbreak On Hold. To date, the star has eight Top 40 singles on the Official Singles Chart, three on which have hit Number 1 – including Bad Boys and Start Without You.

Her X Factor winner’s single Hallelujah, which is one of the UK’s biggest selling Christmas Number 1s ever.

Alexandra reached the final of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, losing out to actor Joe McFadden. She won the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, finishing ahead of runners-up JLS.
Read more: The Official Charts

‘Trying my best to stay positive’: Strictly’s Alexandra Burke shares emotional message as she spends her first Christmas without late mother Melissa Bell
Her mother Melissa Bell sadly passed away in August after a nine-year battle with kidney disease.

And Alexandra Burke revealed she was finding it hard to cope without her late soul singer mum, taking to Twitter on Christmas Day to reveal she was ‘trying [her] best to stay positive’.

The Strictly star wished her followers a merry Christmas and told them to smile even though their hearts might be breaking.
Read more: Daily Mail


The Official Charts
Singles
1 Ed Sheeran – Perfect
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9 Rak-Su – Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy)
13 Camila Cabello – Havana (feat. Young Thug)
24 James Arthur – Naked
36 Leona Lewis – One More Sleep
61 Camila Cabello – Never Be The Same
47 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath The Tree
57 CNCO & Little Mix – Reggaeton Lento (Remix)
63 Liam Payne – Bedroom Floor
64 ZAYN – Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia)
83 Matt Terry – Sucker For You
89 Little Mix – Is Your Love Enough

Albums
1 Eminem – Revival
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9 Little Mix – Glory Days: Platinum Edition
25 Tokio Myers – Our Generation
34 Niall Horan – Flicker
61 Harry Styles – Harry Styles
73 Little Mix – Get Weird

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