The X Factor

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• yuli minguel’s the x factor audition (Full Version)
• marlon mckenzie’s the x factor audition (Full Version) – itv.com/xfactor
• x factor call girl arrested 140 times but show’s bosses still refuse to axe her
• x factor 2010: cheryl cole and will.i.am look cosy
• the x factor joe mcelderry covers donkeyboy! er, who?
• cheryl cole: the x factor singer steps out in some eye-popping footwear

yuli minguel’s the x factor audition (Full Version) Posted: 21 Sep 2010 01:21 PM PDT Yuli Minguel's X Factor Audition (Full Version) The X Factor 2010: Yuli has come all the way from the Netherlands to take part in the competition. Despite there being a Dutch version of The X Factor, Yuli sees the UK as the musical capital of Europe, and she's here to win! Has she had a wasted trip? From: TheXFactorUK Views: 10369 278 ratings Time: 03:28 More in Entertainment

marlon mckenzie’s the x factor audition (Full Version) – itv.com/xfactor Posted: 21 Sep 2010 01:18 PM PDT Marlon McKenzie's X Factor Audition (Full Version) - itv.com/xfactor The X Factor 2010: Marlon remembers getting a Tina Turner video when he was seven, and getting the singing bug then! Having been in recording studios and writing music already, the 27-year-old receptionist is just looking for that break. Could this be it? See more at itv.com From: TheXFactorUK Views: 15117 263 ratings Time: 05:16 More in Shows

x factor call girl arrested 140 times but show’s bosses still refuse to axe her Posted: 21 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT X Factor was accused of glamorising prostitution last night as it refused to axe a contestant for using her fame to increase what she charges for sex. Chloe Heald, 19, boasted on the internet that being on the talent contest had allowed her to make more money. But bosses of the ITV show said she would be judged on her singing talent alone. It has also emerged though that Miss Heald racked up an appalling catalogue of crimes as a child - being arrested an astonishing 140 times. With her then-boyfriend Ian Hough, she was constantly falling foul of the law, with offences including violence and street robbery. But Miss Heald hid her background from the show 's producers. Aged around 13, she and Hough were almost killed on their first date when a stolen car they were in crashed at 110mph. With Hough she regularly appeared before Wakefield magistrates. Her street robberies were said to include snatching £30 from a man after he was beaten up by her friend as he used a cashpoint. The couple were banned from the city centre and also from seeing each other to curb their crimes.

x factor 2010: cheryl cole and will.i.am look cosy Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:47 PM PDT With Derek Hough safely ensconced in LA, it looks as though will.i.am has jumped at the opportunity to fill his shoes.

the x factor joe mcelderry covers donkeyboy! er, who? Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:30 PM PDT joe-mcelderry-x-factor Despite huge success in their home country, Norway, Donkeyboy struggled to get their song, Ambitions, played in the UK. So why have the X Factor winner's people chosen it for his new single? This blog's headline was the question on, er, some people's lips after 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry premiered his new single, Ambitions (the first after the obligatory winner's single) on Radio 1 yesterday morning. You may remember wee Joe as the Geordie lad with the big smile who was basically adopted by judge and mentor Cheryl Cole. You may also remember him as the victim of the bizarre "real music v Simon Cowell" Facebook campaign that saw Rage Against the Machine finally get their festive anthem Killing in the Name to the Christmas top spot. So, having covered Miley Cyrus's The Climb for that first single, he's now releasing another cover, this time a song by a little known (outside of Scandinavia) Norwegian pop group who had trouble even getting their original played on UK radio. The oddly named Donkeyboy (head to urban dictionary for two eyebrow-raising definitions) are Cato Sundberg, Kent Sundberg, Peter Michelsen, Thomas Drabløs and Alexander Garborg Ågedal. They formed in 2005 in the southern municipality of Drammen and, like all bands since the invention of MySpace, were signed after someone from a major label (in this case Warners) stumbled upon their songs and thought, "these guys are destined for success in Norway and a future footnote in pop as the band who originally did that Joe McElderry single". Or something. Released in March 2009, the really very good Ambitions was Donkeyboy's first single and spent a staggering 13 weeks bobbing around the Norwegian top 10 before finally reaching the top spot, going on to spend a further 12 weeks at the pinnacle. In total, it has spent 52 weeks on the Norwegian charts and was only knocked off the top spot by their follow-up, Sometimes. Having emphatically slayed the Norwegian market, in April of this year they attempted to crack the UK only to be met with little or no support from radio. All this despite supporting A-ha on tour! You'd think Cato, Kent et al would be fully aware of the fact their song has been covered and yet on their Facebook page yesterday they seemed slightly bewildered: "We don't know anything about this Joe guy. And it is completely new for us that he's planning to release Ambitions ..." So, what do you make of it all? Does it matter that Joe McElderry's releasing another cover as his first single when even Olly Murs has managed to get someone to write him a new song? And if not, is his version any better than the original?

cheryl cole: the x factor singer steps out in some eye-popping footwear Posted: 21 Sep 2010 11:53 AM PDT She is a die hard fashion follower, often seen in the latest trends - even if at times they are questionable. And Cheryl Cole's choice in footwear to dine with friends last night did not disappoint. Dressed in an otherwise sombre outfit of black skinny trousers, T-shirt, jacket with some layered necklaces, her eye-popping boots certainly stood out. The futuristic purple, red and silver heeled boots are designed by Yohji Yamamoto for Adidas. The Japanese designer also designs a range of clothes for the sportswear giant, and his latest collection 'marries the ideas of tradition and futurism with an element of modernity.' Her heeled trainers have been described as 'uglycool' by one blogger, and retail for approximately £310. The 27-year-old appears to love them though, flashing a dazzling smile as she left upmarket Sumosan in Mayfair where she had been dining with friends. Cheryl looked the picture of health as stepped out of the Japanese restaurant, after a weekend of filming for the X Factor.

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