53-414: Classic Tour was the first solo UK tour by English singer Joe McElderry . The tour took place throughout November 2011. For the tour, McElderry performed songs of his albums, Wide Awake , released under Syco , Classic , released under Decca , and would later add "Last Christmas" to the set, which is featured on his third album, Classic Christmas , also released under Decca. He also performed songs that
106-559: A Comic Relief campaign, where celebrities and prolific Twitter users auctioned off the chance to be followed by a star, it raised £560. McElderry performed on 13 July 2011 at the Newcastle Teenage Cancer Trust Unit. His acoustic set was streamed live to all other Teenage Cancer Trust units across the country as well as on the website. In 2012, he performed at the Sunday for Sammy benefit concert. McElderry recorded
159-461: A 4.0 rating in the adults 18–49 demographic in its first season, leading FOX to nightly wins on Wednesdays and Thursdays and topping all other fall season reality competition. Internationally, The X Factor is produced individually in 41 countries including major markets like France , the Netherlands , Indonesia and Australia . Additionally, The X Factor USA is screened in 166 countries around
212-546: A Dream: The Susan Boyle Story , which broke ratings records in the US on TV Guide network and scored 10 million viewers on ITV in the UK. In 2013, Syco and Optomen launched ITV series Food Glorious Food , which aired on Wednesday evenings in the UK. Syco Entertainment were the executive producers of the film One Direction: This Is Us from director Morgan Spurlock and One Direction: Where We Are from director Paul Dugdale, which follows
265-637: A Panto version of Pinocchio at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle as Jiminy Cricket. McElderry took part in the Great North Run half marathon 13.1 mile race on 19 September 2010 raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust , a charity for which he is also an ambassador. He performed at The Ray of Sunshine charity concert on 11 March 2011. Two days later, he performed at Theatre Royal in Newcastle to help raise money for Josie's Dragonfly trust. He also took part in
318-537: A charity single with The Royal Mail Choir . The song, " Abide with Me ", was released independently on 14 April 2013, raising money for Prostate Cancer UK . He took part in Soccer Six charity on 18 May. In the same month, he released a charity single with Dionne Warwick , "One World, One Song", which they had performed the year before at the Royal Albert Hall , raising money for The Hunger Project . McElderry
371-749: A duet with Dionne Warwick , "One World, One Song". He was also scheduled to make a guest appearance in the Coronation Street musical, Street of Dreams , singing the finale number "Ghost – Take My Hand" in the show's Newcastle dates, originally set for 29 May and 30 May. On 3 June 2012, he performed at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant , he sang for guests on board a Dunkirk ship , The Viscount. McElderry's fourth album, Here's What I Believe , includes collaborations with Beth Nielsen Chapman , Marcella Detroit and Ludovico Einaudi . Released on 10 September 2012, it reached number 8 in
424-512: A last minute replacement to Henry Conway who was injured on the show. McElderry earned a place on the show after a jump-off with another celebrity sub, Donal MacIntyre , who would also join the show after the Melinda Messenger withdrew. In February 2014, McElderry was announced as the winner after jumping 17.5 metres off the K40 ski jump. In 2014, McElderry performed a fifty-date tour throughout
477-680: A number one single meant a lot to him. But I have to congratulate Jon and Tracy [Morter, who started the Facebook campaign]." McElderry's single stayed at number one on the Irish charts for a second week securing him the Irish Christmas number one (18–25 December 2009), and the song moved up to the top spot in the UK Singles Chart on 27 December. The single had the fifth highest sales of all UK singles released in 2009 staying one week at No. 1, and
530-558: A range of non-scripted series for the streaming service Peacock developed (though this does not include Walk the Line ). As part of the deal, Cowell will appear as a judge on AGT: Extreme , a spin-off from America's Got Talent . The X Factor , which launched in September 2004, was one of the most popular television shows in the UK. Syco and Fremantle Media launched The X Factor USA in September 2011, which averaged 12 million viewers and
583-602: A set list of 20 songs, with over 20,000 people in the audience- the biggest turnout the event has ever had. His album, Classic , was released on 22 August 2011. Classic debuted on the official UK top 40 albums chart at number 2 on the chart that was released on 3 September 2011. McElderry performed at Festival of Remembrance on 12 November 2011. This was his third time performing before Queen Elizabeth II . He embarked on his debut solo tour, Classic Tour in November 2011 and appeared on Big River Big Songs: The Tyne , singing
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#1732875641683636-492: A vocal flair to Joseph that's utterly ravishing". John Wood of North West End wrote: "McElderry has been good from the moment the curtain rose; he has a good voice, obviously, and can really handle the comedy, but on Close Every Door he completely takes over, his voice filled with emotion and absolutely soaring; he has the audience breathless. He has made it his own and I can't imagine anyone performing it better. For his efforts he receives rapturous applause." Saturday Night at
689-427: Is Sony Music Entertainment. The contract had a stated value of £ 1 million, of which £150,000 was a cash advance and the remainder allocated to recording and marketing costs.. Along with The X Factor finalists, McElderry recorded vocals for on a charity single , a cover of Michael Jackson 's hit " You Are Not Alone ". It was released in aid of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital . The finalists premiered
742-581: The Lynn News called him "a shining star" in the role. Janet Tansley of the Liverpool Echo wrote that McElderry "breathed new life into this middle-aged musical", adding: "His voice was solid and silken and, simply, faultless, rendering ' Close Every Door ' possibly the best version I have ever heard". Mark Shenton wrote in The Stage that McElderry "may just be the best sung Joseph there's ever been, bringing
795-858: The Got Talent and The X Factor franchises which encompassed local versions in numerous countries and have launched the careers of One Direction , Leona Lewis , Little Mix , Susan Boyle and Fifth Harmony amongst others. Syco have also been instrumental in the careers of artists not originating from its franchises, including Il Divo and Westlife. It has also produced films such as One Direction: This Is Us (2013) and The X Factor parody musical, I Can't Sing! (2014). In July 2020, Cowell bought Sony Music's stake in Syco Entertainment, with exception for Syco Music . The record label and its artists and back catalogue were retained by Sony Music and subsequently absorbed. TV rights and assets were transferred to
848-695: The Opera House Theatre in Blackpool . Also in 2015, McElderry landed the lead role of Joseph in the following year's UK touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat . The tour began in January 2016 and ran through July 2016. McElderry received very positive reviews for his performances as Joseph. Mark Leslie of
901-549: The Bleak Midwinter " and David Essex 's " A Winter's Tale ", with a new verse written by Tim Rice . He introduced The Nutcracker at The O2 Arena from 27 December 2011 to 30 December 2011 by singing 3 songs of Classic Christmas , " Adeste Fideles ", " Silent Night " and a solo version of " O Holy Night ". During the recording of his fourth studio album, he performed at The Royal Albert Hall in support of The Hunger Project , singing "Don't Stop Believin'", "Nessun Dorma" and
954-458: The Helping Haiti charity single, a cover of " Everybody Hurts " arranged by Simon Cowell in order to raise money for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake . On 15 March, it was reported that McElderry had signed a modelling deal with Next Models. In 2010, McElderry recorded his debut album, Wide Awake , which was released on 25 October 2010. The first single released from Wide Awake
1007-489: The Movies , McElderry's fifth studio album, features a collection of songs from films and musicals. The album was released on 14 July 2017 by Decca Records . McElderry promoted the album with a "Saturday Night at the Movies" national tour throughout July and August 2017, featuring Lloyd Daniels from the sixth series of The X Factor and Keith Jack and Ben James-Ellis from Any Dream Will Do . In 2023/24, Joe appeared in
1060-618: The Name ". McElderry's single sold 450,000 compared to Rage Against the Machine's 502,000 after a Facebook -based campaign was started in protest of The X Factor ' s dominance of the Christmas number one title. This was the first time since 2004 that the X Factor winning single was denied the top spot for Christmas in the UK Singles Charts. Simon Cowell stated that he was "gutted for Joe because
1113-460: The UK called the Set Your Soul Alive tour. During this period, he also worked on material for his fifth studio album. After finishing the Set Your Soul Alive tour, he appeared on Kerry Ellis 's self-titled album in a cover of " (I've Had) The Time of My Life ". In September 2015, McElderry again played the lead role in the rock musical The Who's Tommy , this time in a two-week run at
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#17328756416831166-583: The charts, making it his third album to reach the top 10. McElderry made a cameo appearance in a musical version of Dirty Dancing at the Sunderland Empire on Tuesday 25 September. He played Tommy in The Who's Tommy at the Prince Edward Theatre for a one-off appearance on 12 November On 8 February 2013, McElderry was awarded a Variety Silver Heart award. An event, 'A Tribute to Joe McElderry'
1219-483: The company, with Sony Music retaining the company's artist roster and catalogue. Syco's television operations were founded originally as SYCOtv , primarily operating in the UK and US with key franchises The X Factor and Got Talent . It was launched by Simon Cowell in 2003. Following Cowell's purchase of Sony Music Entertainment 's stake in the business in 2020, Cowell went on to expand his existing TV arrangements with NBCUniversal in 2021. The new deal will see
1272-715: The first X Factor contestant to release a fourth album. As of 2014, McElderry had sold over two million records worldwide. Joseph McElderry was born on 16 June 1991 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
1325-400: 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 . In 2022, McElderry performed his Freedom Tour, a tribute to George Michael . To date, McElderry has released five top 20 albums – two of them reaching the UK top three. He was
1378-445: The life of pop sensations One Direction . The band had come third in the 2010 UK X Factor series, before being signed to Syco. In January 2013, Syco set up a new London-based television division called Over The Top Productions. This production company was run by Syco's Global Head of Television, Nigel Hall, and would be responsible for formats such as ITV's Rolling In It . In July 2016, The Investigator: A British Crime Story
1431-522: The meeting, he expressed his unhappiness with the company, and told staff members that his relationship with Syco was not working for him. McElderry has also stated that his split with Syco was amicable, and there was no "fight" between them. He told the Shields Gazette : "I really like Simon Cowell and always think very highly of him .... There's no hard feelings there — there never has been and never will be." He told Capital FM on 19 August 2011 that he
1484-456: The most watched show of the summer in the US and topped the ratings in the key adults 18–49 demographic. Syco produces other shows outside its key brands. In 2011, ITV series Red or Black? was met with mixed reaction. Syco were also behind American Inventor which ran for two seasons on ABC and the unsuccessful Celebrity Duets on Fox. In addition to its major formats, Syco also produces entertainment specials. This includes I Dreamed
1537-508: The name Syco but titled as Syco Entertainment. In 2015, it was announced that the Syco Entertainment joint venture would be extended for a further 6 years. Retail Billionaire Sir Philip Green , a close friend of Cowell, served as an advisor to the company until 2018. It was initially divided into three units: Syco Music , SYCOtv and Syco Film. A few years later in July 2020, it was announced that Cowell had agreed to buy out Sony Music's stake in
1590-431: The newly created Syco Entertainment Ltd, which is owned 100% by Cowell. Cowell founded S Records whilst employed by BMG back in 2004. The label oversaw music by Robson & Jerome , Five , Westlife and Teletubbies . A year later, BMG, now named Sony BMG , bought Cowell's share in both Syco Music and Syco Television. In 2010, a new company was formed as a 50/50 partnership between Cowell and Sony Music, keeping
1643-476: The show it was revealed that, in all of the episodes in which he competed, McElderry received more votes than all of the other contestants combined, never receiving less than 58.2% of the total public votes. On 11 July 2011, McElderry confirmed that he would be recording his second studio album. The label was later revealed to be Decca Records . On 24 July 2011, he headlined a free homecoming gig at Bents Park as part of South Tyneside Summer Festival 2011, singing
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1696-482: The single were sold on the day of its release but it was not enough to knock Rage Against The Machine off the spot in the UK in its opening week. On 18 December 2009, it was announced that McElderry secured the top spot in the Irish Singles Chart for 11–17 December 2009. "The Climb" was a contender for 2009's UK Christmas number one , competing against, and losing to, Rage Against the Machine 's " Killing in
1749-443: The song "Something's Coming" from West Side Story at a reception at Buckingham Palace that celebrated young people in the performing arts. In late January or early February 2011, ITV approached McElderry's management about his being a contestant on the upcoming second series of Popstar to Operastar . McElderry agreed and entered the show, which started on 5 June 2011. McElderry won Popstar to Operastar on 10 July 2011. After
1802-501: The song live on the edition of 15 November of the programme; the single was available for digital download that day and a physical release followed the day after. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. McElderry performed the following songs during The X Factor 2009: McElderry's debut single, "The Climb", was available to download at midnight on 14 December 2009 and was released physically on 16 December 2009. According to industry sources, approximately 100,000 copies of
1855-594: The soundtrack to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader . and was also the B-side to "Someone Wake Me Up". The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2011 for Best Original Song – Motion Picture. McElderry told Terry Wogan in an interview on BBC Radio 2 that he had parted ways with Syco in February 2011. McElderry told Tony Horne that he had a meeting with Syco staff members in February 2011. At
1908-550: The starring role of Prince Charming in Qdos Entertainment Pantomimes Cinderella at The Beck Theatre , Hayes. This was his pantomime debut, and he starred alongside Shane Richie Jr. for a 38 performance run. He also appeared as a guest on the James Whale Radio Show . In January 2014, while on a skiing holiday, McElderry entered Channel 4 series hosted by Davina McCall , The Jump , as
1961-515: The title track, " Big River ". McElderry released a Christmas album entitled Classic Christmas on 28 November 2011. During the album's first week of release in the United Kingdom, 34,043 copies of the album were sold at retail in the country, and the album debuted at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart. On 8 December, he performed at Durham Cathedral to an audience of 1,500, singing, " In
2014-509: The week after that. As of 4 December 2011, 101,454 copies of the album had been sold at retail in the United Kingdom. " Someone Wake Me Up " was the second single taken from the album. It was released as a single on 5 December 2010 in the United Kingdom. It debuted and peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. McElderry was approached by Twentieth Century Fox to record the specially written track, "There's A Place For Us", written by American singer Carrie Underwood . The track features in
2067-477: The winner receiving a recording contract for Sony Music Latin and Syco. 2014 saw Syco launch I Can't Sing! , a parody musical based on The X Factor . After technical issues and poor critical reception, the show was pulled from the West End of London less than two months after it opened. Cowell later said of the venture that occasionally things didn't work out and that they had been too ambitious trying to launch
2120-492: The world and television production company Fremantle . It employs a staff of more than 50 in offices in London and Los Angeles, and manages a string of television and music brands through partnerships with the label Sony Music and the television production company. Retail billionaire Sir Philip Green , a close friend of Cowell, served as an advisor to the company until 2018. Through its divisions: Music, Film and TV, Syco has produced
2173-507: The world. Britain's Got Talent consistently tops UK ratings when it is broadcast in April, May and June. In 2009, nearly 20 million people (approximately one third of the UK population) tuned into the series 3 final to see Diversity crowned winners. America's Got Talent matched a series high 4.6 rating amongst adults 18–49 in the summer of 2011 for its sixth season . Since launching in 2006, America's Got Talent has consistently been
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2226-480: Was " Ambitions ", a cover of a song by Norwegian band Donkeyboy . He filmed a music video for the song in September 2010. Ambitions premiered on BBC Radio One on 19 September 2010. Wide Awake debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart , with retail sales of 39,405 copies in the country during the album's first week of release. The album fell to number 20 on the chart the following week, and to number 40
2279-505: Was "forever thankful" to Syco and Simon Cowell for the opportunity they gave him. He also denied a report (attributed to an unnamed "friend" in the Daily Mail ' s article about Syco's dropping of him) that he was "devastated" when Syco dropped him. Also in 2011, McElderry terminated his relationship with Modest! Management, the management company that had managed him since his victory on X Factor . On 9 May 2011, McElderry performed
2332-617: Was a co-production between Syco & ITV which was broadcast for four consecutive weeks on ITV at 9pm. The series was inspired by Simons Cowell's interest in the crime series Making a Murder , and the Jinx . The Investigator: A British Crime Story was broadcast globally via Netflix until 21 August 2021. The series looked in to the murder of Carole Packman who disappeared from her family home in Bournemouth in June 1985. Carole's husband, Russell Causley
2385-549: Was added due to popular demand. Joe McElderry Joseph McElderry ( / m ə ˈ k ɛ l d ər i / ; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the sixth series of 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 the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar in 2011 and
2438-421: Was convicted of her murder in 1996 and again in 2004 following a successful appeal. In March 2013, Syco in partnership with YouTube, launched The You Generation channel which is listed as the 'world's first global audition'. In May 2014, Syco and Univision announced an upcoming TV show called La Banda which will focus on searching contestants from Hispanic America to find the "ultimate Latino boy band" with
2491-515: Was formed in 2005 through Sony Music Entertainment entering a joint venture by purchasing Cowell's shares of his record label S Records and television company Syco Television. In 2009, Sony and Cowell entered a joint venture agreement that covered the joint ownership of Syco's television formats, which include the Got Talent and The X Factor franchises. Until 2020, the company operated television and music projects with Sony Music labels around
2544-654: 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. Syco Syco Entertainment is a British media entertainment and production company, headquartered in London, founded and owned by British entrepreneur and record executive Simon Cowell . The company focuses on TV production. The company
2597-430: Was held to celebrate his career so far and where he was presented the award. Money raised on the evening went towards the children's charity 'Variety'. In March 2013, he appeared as a celebrity guest judge during the audition stages on the third series of Comic Relief does Glee Club . McElderry went on tour for the summer of 2013, where he presented a new song, "Memory of You". In December 2013 and January 2014, he played
2650-582: Was sung on The X Factor and The X Factor Tour 2010 as well as some new covers that he had never sung before. He set up a poll on his Facebook asking which song he should sing on the tour, the choices were " Home ", " I Won't Let You Go ", " Halo ", " Someone Like You ", " Your Song " or " The Edge of Glory ". "Home" was chosen to be performed on the tour. The tour scored third place on Billboard 's Hot Tours, with grosses of £421,219 (US$ 665,833). The first two shows were warm up gigs and were not advertised on his official website. A second Newcastle City Hall gig
2703-612: 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. McElderry auditioned for The X Factor in 2007 and made it to bootcamp. At the time, he believed that he
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#17328756416832756-523: Was the top-selling Irish single of 2009, where it remained at the top spot for four consecutive weeks. "The Climb" was nominated in the British Single category at the 2010 BRIT Awards but lost out to fellow X Factor contestants JLS . McElderry performed " Don't Stop Believin' " and presented an award at the 15th National Television Awards in London on 20 January 2010. In January 2010, he participated in
2809-456: Was too young compared to the other contestants and opted to walk away. He auditioned again in 2009 and sang Luther Vandross 's " Dance with My Father ". Mentored by Cheryl Cole , he made it through to the live finals and was announced the winner on 13 December 2009, beating runner up Olly Murs with his version of " The Climb ". McElderry's prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, whose parent company
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