Following their hugely successful first album, JLS prepared to launch their second album in the summer of 2010 - with a Julie Andrews referencing lead single that, unintentionally, nobody could sit on the fence about...
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Attempting to silence the intense debate over who was going to have the more durable career post-Pop Idol, Will Young and Gareth Gates teamed up for one last chart topper ahead of the release of their debut albums...
In the race to releasing original material after Pop Idol, Gareth Gates was first to pole position with his second number one, with a song whose subject matter proved oddly prophetic in the year that followed...
Even with the task of following up a record breaking debut number one, Will Young proved he was in it for the long run with the release of a song he'd wowed the audience with on Pop Idol and his second chart topper to boot...
Undeterred by their "Flopstars" label after missing out on a place in Hear'Say, Liberty X proved to be the true winners in the long run with their iconic BRIT Award winning number one smash...
Even with the huge sales for his fellow finalist and Pop Idol winner Will Young, Gareth Gates proved he had a sizeable fanbase awaiting his debut with an equally record setting number one smash with a song as old as the charts themselves...
After Popstars came Pop Idol, a show that truly put the power to make stars into the hands of the public - and for Will Young, it cemented him into the hearts of millions of viewers and record buyers...
Olly Murs in rehearsals for The X Factor with The Muppets, November 2011. Image credit: Idil Sukan / Draw HQ With The X Factor finally given its official resting by ITV earlier on this year after 18 series, the dust has largely settled on the obituaries that said it should have happened sooner being delivered, … Continue reading Olly Murs singing “Dance With Me Tonight” with The Muppets is the greatest X Factor guest performance of all time: discuss.
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