Popstar discovers Jersey’s X-factor

Friday 29th October 2010, 2:58PM BST.

Joe McElderry filming a video in St Ouen’s Bay earlier this year

X FACTOR winner Joe McElderry’s first album, which is out this week, was recorded and produced in Jersey.

His debut album, Wide Awake, was released on Monday, after he spent three months in the Island recording it this year, and looks like it could go to number one on Sunday.

Also featured on the album are local girl group Honeybun, who recorded the backing vocals for track nine, Smile, and who have even been credited on the CD sleeve.

The album has another Island link – track four, Real Late Starter, is a cover of a single by Jersey singer and songwriter Nerina Pallot. The song was penned by Nerina and featured on her last album, The Graduate.

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scouser

October 29, 2010 at 3:29 pm

So what!

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dave

October 29, 2010 at 4:11 pm

his single reached
#7 2 weeks ago and fell to #15 last week, not very good really for somebody who came off a show with 12 million viewers [suckers] hes hardly stevie wonder…
this is not a story to tell your grandchildren as it will all be over for him in a year, im sorry for young people who think this is what music is, its all about the look you see the music comes after..

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Big Bean

October 29, 2010 at 6:15 pm

Jo McElderberry was here for 3 months. Did anyone notice?

I bet if Rage Against The Machine had been over we would have known about it!

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henry 5

October 29, 2010 at 8:42 pm

must be scrapping the barrel im only here for the fantastic benifits they pay when they go i prop go too

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so what?...and?

October 30, 2010 at 4:46 am

so what..Eastenders on yet?

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Trevor

October 30, 2010 at 10:59 am

Breaking news!!!

Not like it is worthy of reporting, but as it has been, why wasn’t it at the time he was here?

And the lad announced he had been in Jersey a week ago on the Paul O’Grady show (wife was watching it!) He did mention what a rip-off everything was here

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JerseygirlCapeTown

November 1, 2010 at 11:54 am

#6 Trevor. Quite right !

Just remember not to invite him back, to any functions eg. Party in the Part etc…

Well fame does go easily to ones head, lets see how long he lasts!!!!

Most probably on Paul’s show because he was cheap to get !!!!!!!!!!!

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