Joe McElderry
Joe McElderry was born in South Shields, England, United Kingdom on June 16th, 1991 and is the Pop Singer. At the age of 32, Joe McElderry biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Joseph McElderry (born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter.
He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009.
His first single "The Climb" reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Charts.
He was also crowned the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar in 2011 and the first series of The Jump in 2014.
In 2015, McElderry played the lead role of Joseph in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. To date he has released five top 20 albums – three of them reaching the UK top three, a record for a solo X Factor winner.
He was the first X Factor contestant to release a fourth album.
As of 2014, McElderry has sold over 2 million records worldwide.
Early life
Joseph McElderry was born in South Shields, England, McElderry is the only child of Jim and Eileen (née Joyce) McElderry. The couple separated when McElderry was a child. He was raised in a small flat in South Shields.
McElderry attended Harton Technology College in Lisle Road, South Shields, before joining South Tyneside College to study AS level school qualifications. Subsequently, he joined Newcastle College to study performing arts. He was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008. He studied for BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts (Advanced Performance) at Newcastle College Performance Academy. In 2009, he took the role of 'Danny Zuko' in Grease which was performed at Harton Technology College.
Personal life
McElderry was harassed by one Twitter user throughout 2010 and 2011. On 24 December 2011, a man was arrested in McElderry's home town of South Shields and later charged with harassment. The individual was found guilty, fined £1,000 and received a 5-year restraining order.
On 30 July 2010, shortly after winning on The X-Factor, McElderry came out as gay.
Career
In 2007, McElderry auditioned for The X Factor and made it to bootcamp. He felt he was too young compared to the other contestants at the time and decided to walk away. He auditioned for the second time in 2009 and performed "Dance with My Father," a Luther Vandross song. Cheryl Cole, his mentor, made it to the live finals and was announced the winner on December 13, 2009, over runner Olly Murs with his version of "The Climb." McElderry's draw, as the winner, was a recording deal with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, whose parent company is Sony Music Entertainment. The deal had a reported value of £1 million, out of which £150,000 was a cash advance, and the remainder was divided to recording and marketing expenses.
McElderry, along with The X Factor finalists, performed on a charity single, a recreation of Michael Jackson's hit "You Are Not Alone." It was donated in support of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. The finalists performed live on the 15th edition of the competition; the single was available for digital download the day before and a physical release came the day after. According to the UK Singles Chart, the single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart.
During The X Factor 2009, McElderry performed the following songs:
"The Climb," McElderry's debut single, was released online at midnight on December 14th, 2009, and on December 16th, 2009. According to company reports, approximately 100,000 copies of the single were sold on the day of its introduction, but it was not enough to knock Rage Against The Machine off the top in the United Kingdom in its first week. McElderry claimed the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for 11–17 December 2009, on December 18, 2009.
"The Climb" was a contender for Britain's top Christmas number one in 2009, fighting against, and losing to, Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name." After a Facebook-based campaign to oppose The X Factor's hegemony of the Christmas Number One title, McElderry's single went for 450,000, relative to Rage Against the Machine's 502,000. This was the first time since 2004 that the X Factor winning single was not ranked for Christmas in the UK Singles Charts. Simon Cowell said he was "gutted for Joe" because a number one single meant a lot to him. "I have to congratulate Jon and Tracy [Morter, who initiated the Facebook campaign]." McElderry's single remained at number one on the Irish charts for a second week, earning him the Irish Christmas number one (18–25 December 2009), and the album climbed to the top of the UK Singles Chart on December 27th. The single had the fifth best-selling singles of all UK singles in 2009, despite being idle for a week at No. 1 in 2009. 1, and was the top-selling Irish single of 2009, where it remained at number one for four weeks in a row.
At the 2010 British Single category at the BRIT Awards, "The Climb" was nominated, but JLS, a fellow X Factor competitor, lost out to fellow X Factor contestants JLS. On the 20th National Television Awards in London on January 20, 2010, McElderry performed "Don't Stop Believin" and was given an award. He was involved in the 2010 Haiti charity single, a cover of "Everybody Hurts," arranged by Simon Cowell in order to raise funds for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake victims.
McElderry and seven other finalists, including Olly Murs, Stacey Solomon, Danyl Johnson, Lloyd Daniels, John & Edward, Jamie Archer and Lucie Jones, all completed in the X Factor Live tour, which began on February 15, 2010 at the Echo Arena Liverpool and ended on April 4th. McElderry performed "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "She's Out of My Life," "Sorry Seems to Be the Worst Word," "She's Out of My Life," "Don't Stop Believin" and his debut single "The Climb" on the tour. McElderry had signed a modelling contract with Next Models on March 15, according to the company.
McElderry's debut album, Wide Awake, was released on October 25, 2010. "Ambitions," a remix of a Norwegian band Donkeyboy's song "Ambitions," was Wide Awake's first single. In September 2010, he produced a music video for the song. Ambitions premiered on BBC Radio One on September 19, 2010. In Ireland, the single went on sale on October 8, 2010. On October 10, 2010, it went on sale in the United Kingdom by digital download, with the physical CD available in the UK the following day. The album debuted at No. 1 in the United States. On the UK Singles Chart and No. 6, there are 6 on the chart and No. The Irish Chart ranks 4 on the Irish Chart.
During the album's first week of release, Wide Awake debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, with retail sales of 39,405 copies in the country. The album debuted on the charts the following week and then the week after that, to number 20 and 40 the following week. 102,454 copies of the album had been sold at supermarkets in the United Kingdom as of December 4, 2011.
"Someone Wake Me Up" was the album's second single. It was announced as a single on December 5, 2010 in the United Kingdom. On the UK Singles Chart, it debuted and peaked at number 68.
Twentieth Century Fox approached McElderry to film "There's A Place For Us," an American songstress Carrie Underwood's specially written track, "There's A Place For Us." The track appears on the soundtrack to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. "Someone Wake Me Up" was also on the B-side, and it was also the B-side of "Someone Wake Me Up." In 2011, the artist was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song – Motion Picture.
In an interview with Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2, McElderry told Terry Wogan that he had parted ways with Syco in February 2011. McElderry told Tony Horne that he had a meeting with Syco workers in February 2011. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the company, advising staff that his Syco relationship with him was not working for him at the conference. McElderry has also stated that his break with Syco was amicable, and that there was no "fight" between them. "I really like Simon Cowell and always think very highly of him," the Shields Gazette wrote. There are no bad feelings involved — there have never been and never will be." On August 19, 2011 he told Capital FM that he was "forever grateful" to Syco and Simon Cowell for the opportunity he gave him. He also denied a study (attributed to an unidentified "friend" in the Daily Mail's article about Syco's removal of him) that he was "devastated" when Syco dropped him.
McElderry ended his friendship with Modest in 2011. Management, the staff company that had been in charge of him since being crowned on X Factor. McElderry's current chief, Touchstone Media Group/Celeb Agents, was appointed in March 2013 by McElderry.
At a reception at Buckingham Palace on May 9, 2011, McElderry performed "Something's Coming" from West Side Story, a young audience in the performing arts.
ITV approached McElderry's boss about his appearance on the forthcoming second series of Popstar to Operastar in late January or early February 2011. McElderry consented to participate in the exhibition, which began on June 5, 2011. Rolando Villazón and Katherine Jenkins were his mentors. Vanessa-Mae and Simon Callow were among the other judges to vote. On July 10, 2011, McElderry became the first celebrity to Opera performer. McElderry received more votes in all of the episodes in which he competed, than any of the other contestants combined, with never receiving less than half of the total public votes.
McElderry announced on July 11 that he would be recording his second studio album on July 11, 2011. Decca Records was later revealed to be Decca Records. On July 24, 2011, he headlined a free homecoming gig at Bents Park as part of the South Tyneside Summer Festival 2011, with a set list of 20 songs and over 20,000 people in the audience, the highest turnout the event has ever had. Classic, his son's album, was released on August 22, 2011. Classic debuted on the official UK top 40 albums chart at number two on the chart, which was released on August 28, 2011. Within ten days after the album was announced, it was deemed gold.
On the 12th of November 2011, McElderry performed at the Festival of Remembrance. This was his third appearance before Queen Elizabeth II. He began on his first solo tour, Classic Tour in November 2011 and appeared on Big River Big Songs: The Tyne, singing the title track, "Big River."
On November 28, 2011, McElderry's Classic Christmas album was released. 34,043 copies of the album were sold at supermarket stores in the United Kingdom during the album's first week of introduction, and the album debuted at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart for the first week. He performed "In the Bleak Midwinter" and David Essex's "A Winter's Tale" at Durham Cathedral on Sunday to a crowd of 1,500 people, as well as Tim Rice's "A Winter's Tale." He performed The Nutcracker at The O2 Arena from 27 December 2011 to December 31, 2011 by performing 3 songs of Classic Christmas, "Adeste Fideles," "Silent Night," and a solo version of "O Holy Night."
In January 2012 and Newsround, McElderry appeared on BBC TV show The Magicians, answering questions about what he looked like at the age of 10. "One World, One Song" appears on his fourth studio album, he appeared at The Royal Albert Hall in favor of The Hunger Project. He was also scheduled to appear in the Coronation Street musical "Stroke of Dreams" as the show's final number "Ghost – Take My Hand" was scheduled for 29 May and May. The later dates, including those on which McElderry was supposed to appear, were postponed and eventually cancelled after the first two shows. He appeared at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on June 3, 2012, when he performed for guests on board a Dunkirk ship, The Viscount.
Here's What I Believe, McElderry's fourth album, includes collaborations with Beth Nielsen Chapman, Marcella Detroit, and Ludovico Einaudi. On September 10, 2012, it debuted at number 8 on the charts, making it his third album to debut at number ten in the top 10.
On Tuesday, McElderry made a cameo appearance in a musical version of Dirty Dancing at the Sunderland Empire. Tommy in Tommy in The Who's Tommy at the Prince Edward Theatre for a one-off appearance on November 12, 1999. He appeared in Thriller – Live with Stooshe and Macy Gray. He became a columnist for Gay Times (GT), covering his music and other recent ventures in November 2012. He contributed to four issues of the magazine.
McElderry was honoured with a Variety Silver Heart award on February 8, 2013. Joe McElderry's 'A Tribute to Joe McElderry' was held to honor his achievements so far and where he was honoured. The proceeds from the evening's fundraising went to the children's charity 'Variety.' He appeared as a celebrity guest judge during the third series of Comic Relief does Glee Club in March 2013.
McElderry performed "Memory of You" in the summer of 2013, where he performed a new song. He released the single "Wonderful Dream" on November 17th ("Holidays are Coming). In December 2013 and January 2014, he appeared in Prince Charming in Qdos Entertainment Pantomimes Cinderella at The Beck Theatre in Hayes. This was his pantomime debut, and he appeared alongside Shane Richie Jr. for a 38-performance run. In the film "Wonderful Dream (Holidays are Coming)" is included. On the James Whale Radio Show, he appeared as a guest.
McElderry began as a last-minute replacement for Henry Conway, who was injured on the show, while on a skiing holiday in January 2014. After a jump-off with another celebrity sub, Donal MacIntyre, who would also attend the Melinda Messenger after the Melinda Messenger was pulled on, McElderry earned a spot on the show. McElderry was crowned the champion after launching 17.5 meters off the K40 ski jump in February 2014.
McElderry's Set Your Soul Alive tour, a fifty-date tour around the United Kingdom in 2014, was released. He also worked on material for his fifth studio album during this time. After finishing the Set Your Soul Alive tour, he appeared on Kerry Ellis' self-titled album as a result of "I've Had (I've Had) The Time of My Life" (I've Had) The Time of My Life.
McElderry appeared in The Who's Tommy, the rock musical, in September 2015, this time in a two-week run at the Opera House Theatre in Blackpool.
Joseph played Joseph in the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2015. The tour began in January 2016 and ended in July 2016.
McElderry's role as Joseph earned him acclaim. In the role, Lynn Leslie called him "a shining star" in it. McElderry "brought new life into this middle-aged musical," Janet Tansley of the Liverpool Echo wrote, "His voice was solid and silken, and, precisely, faultless, resulting in 'Close Every Door' being the best version I've ever heard.' McElderry "may just be the finest sung Joseph there's ever been," Mark Shenton said on The Stage, "spelling a vocal soul to Joseph." "McElderry has been fine from the start; he has a natural voice; and can really do the show; but on Close Every Door he is completely takes over; the audience is left speechless." He's made it his own, and I can't imagine anyone else doing it better. He has been lauded for his efforts."
McElderry started his Northern Light Tour on October 1, 2016.
McElderry's fifth studio album, Night at the Movies, includes a collection of songs from films and musicals. Decca Records issued the album on July 14, 2017. McElderry promoted the album with a "Saturday Night at the Movies" national tour throughout July and August 2017, starring Lloyd Daniels from the sixth series of The X Factor and Keith Jack and Ben James-Ellis from Any Dream Will Do.