Joe McElderry | |
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 McElderry at The Sage Gateshead in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph McElderry |
| Born | 16 June 1991 South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, model |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Syco Music (2009–2011) Decca (2011–present) |
| Website | Official website |
Joseph McElderry (/məˈkɛldəri/; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009.[1] His first single "The Climb" reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart[2] and the Irish Singles Charts. He was also 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. 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.[3] He was the first X Factor contestant to release a fourth album. As of 2014, McElderry had sold over two million records worldwide.[4]
- ^ "Joe McElderry wins X Factor crown". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 – Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Joe McElderry talks about his second Top 3 album Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "All Shows". Octagon-theatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.