Jedward sign new record deal with Universal Music

Jedward - Under Pressure

X Factor twins Jedward have signed a new record deal with music giant Universal Music just a day after being dropped by rival label Sony. The Irish duo have been signed to produce three albums with manager Louis Walsh saying that the boys now have “a great career ahead of them.”

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X Factor's Jedward dropped by Sony after one single

John and Edward

X Factor twin’s John and Edward have been dropped by their record label Sony after only one single, it has been reported. Jedward’s debut song, a cover of Under Pressure, peaked at number 2 but spent less than 5 weeks in the Top 40 before plummeting down the chart, selling less than 100,000 copies in its run.

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X Factor 2009 finalists a 'more balanced group'

Joe McElderry

The X Factor 2009 finalists are a ‘more balanced group’ than in previous years, according to tabloid reports. The top 8 finalists have been on tour now for a week, and despite problems in past years with fallings out between contestants everything is going well, even if Jedward are causing lots of trouble…

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Jedward domination causes tour arguments

John and Edward

The ‘domination’ of Jedward on this year’s X Factor Live tour is said to have caused rows and arguments amongst the other finalists, it has been reported. Twins John and Edward are said to be performing 4 songs, more than other acts who made it further than them in the competition, and some people aren’t happy…

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Jedward 'would do really well in TV' says Brian Friedman

Brian Friedman

X Factor twins John and Edward would do really well in TV, says X Factor Creative Director Brian Friedman, who has been working with the pair on their new video. Speaking to entertainment website DigitalSpy, Friedman said the pair would do well in something like Glee.

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WATCH: Jedward's Under Pressure video!

Jedward - Under Pressure

X Factor’s Jedward have released their debut single, a cover of Queen’s Under Pressure, to download. The song, which features rapper Vanilla Ice, was performed on show and at the National Television Awards earlier this month. The pair are already number 1 on the Irish iTunes chart and are expected to have similar success in the UK. Read on for the video

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Jedward to release 'Under Pressure' on January 31st

John and Edward

Twins John and Edward will be releasing their debut single ‘Under Pressure’ for download on January 31st and to buy in shops on February 15th. The single also features Vanilla Ice who they performed the song with live on the National Television Awards this evening where The X Factor won the gong for Best Talent show.

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Jedward to perform at National Television Awards

John and Edward

Twins John and Edward, or Jedward, will be performing at this year’s National Television Awards according to reports. It will be the duo’s first live televised performance since they were voted out of The X Factor in week 7 back in November last year.

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Revealed: Your top 5 favourite X Factor performances!

Joe McElderry

There have been well over 100 X Factor performances this series as the 12 finalists were whittled down to the remaining 2 ahead of tonight’s final showdown. We’ve been tracking views of the videos on our site and can now reveal the top 5 videos from the series!

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Cheryl, Simon, X Factor stars favourite celeb travel partners

Cheryl Cole

X Factor judges Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell have come top 3 in a survey to find people’s favourite celebrity travel partners. A number of other X Factor stars – from both the present and past series – also received enough votes to put them in the top 13.

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