JOE McElderry is the X Factor golden boy with the 24-carat voice and the diamond personality which has made him one of the most loved young singers in the country.
Most artists only dream of mass appeal.But since storming to victory in the 2009 X Factor final, Joe has been the sweet-singing hero and heartthrob of hundreds of thousands of fans aged from five to 95.
At just 18 years old, he auditioned for the ITV show X Factor, and bowled the judges over with his rendition of Luther Vandross’ Dance with My Father.
Joe also impressed Whitney Houston who appeared as a guest mentor. And in one of TV’s most memorable moments of the year, he performed a brilliant duet with George Michael on the live semi-final and went on to be crowned the winner of X Factor 2009 by a clear majority. After wowing the audience with his dazzling vocals, modesty and charm, he soared straight to number one on both the UK and Irish Singles Charts.In 2011, Popstar to Operastar Joe went on to win the live TV Show.
Soon after came his first studio album Wide Awake under the Syco/Sony Entertainment record label, an exciting mix of up-tempo songs and the powerful ballads which Joe has become famous for.
His second album, Classic, went Gold within two weeks of release, hitting number two in the UK Album Charts. In 2011, Classic Christmas, went gold in just one week. And that year alone, Joe sold over 550,000 albums, a stunning achievement for any artist to accomplish.
“Greatest Ever Act on X Factor” — Digital Spy
Joe also works hard to raise money for charity, ever mindful of the fortunate gifts which have propelled him from his humble, working class origins to international stardom.He has also recorded the charity single One World One Song with the legendary Dionne Warwick in aid of The Hunger Project UK, and a moving version of Abide With Me with the Royal Mail Choir, in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.
While releasing his 5th album in 2014, Joe is completing a European 60 date show.
While fulfilling all of these commitments, Joe managed to fit in a performance for Her Majesty the Queen at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.
