Joseph, (or better known as) Joe McElderry was born on 16th June 1991 in South Sheilds, England. Joe studied for BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Newcastle college Performance Academy in 2010 and graduated with a triple distinction (the highest grade possible).

Joe rose to fame when he won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. Joe auditioned in Manchester and sang Luther Vandross's song 'Dance With My Father' He was mentored by Universal artist and fellow Geordie, Cheryl Cole. He was announced the winner of the show on 13th December. His debut single he released as an artist was a cover of Miley Cyrus' 'The Climb. This reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Charts. The winning prize was a record deal with label Syco, Sony Music Entertainment – owned by Simon Cowell. His debut album titled Wide Awake and was released in October 2010.

Following this, he returned and was also the triumphant winner of the second series of ITV show Popstar To Operastar in 2011, proving that he was still unbeatable when performing under pressure on live television. It was revealed that he had received the most votes in every week that he had performed; 80% of the vote in the final made it clear he was poles apart from the other contestants.

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