The X-Factor 2009 (season 6) is back, in search of the most talented singers for categories like male soloists aged 14-24, female soloists 14-24 years, over 25s and groups. I personally think these are the twelve BEST videos of the auditions so far. These contestants not only wowed the crowd, they have also successfully blown the judges away with their stunning performances. Some of them even touched me and made me cry. And because of this UK talent show, I started to fall for the songs by Kings of Leon, the American rock band. Watch them and tell me which of them is / are your favorite!
The X-Factor 2009 (season 6) is back, in search of the most talented singers for categories like male soloists aged 14-24, female soloists 14-24 years, over 25s and groups. I personally think these are the twelve BEST videos of the auditions so far. These contestants not only wowed the crowd, they have also successfully blown the judges away with their stunning performances. Some of them even touched me and made me cry. And because of this UK talent show, I started to fall for the songs by Kings of Leon, the American rock band. Watch them and tell me which of them is / are your favorite!
Birth Name: Shayne Thomas Ward
Born: 16 October 1984 (age 25)
Origin: Clayton, Manchester, England
Genres: Pop, R&B, Pop Ballad, Soul
Occupations: Singer
Instruments: Vocals
Years Active: 2002, 2005–present
Labels: Sony BMG, SYCO (2005–present)
Associated Acts: The X Factor 2005 Series 2 Winner
Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Manchester, England) is an English pop singer, who is best known for being the winner of the second series of The X Factor.
Immediately after his victory on The X Factor, Ward signed a recording contract with Sony BMG and his first single, "That's My Goal", was released in the UK on Wednesday, 21 December 2005. After selling 742,000 copies in the first week (including 313,000 on its first day), it became the Christmas number one single of 2005, held the top spot for four weeks and stayed in the top 75 until June 2006, a 21-week run. It became (at that time) the third fastest-selling UK single of all time, beaten only by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", Will Young's "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen", and Gareth Gates' "Unchained Melody" which sold 685,000, 403,000 and 335,000 copies in their first days of sale respectively. To date, "That's My Goal" has sold over 1.3 million copies in the UK. Ward also won a Ivor Nevello Award for being the Best Selling Single.
Ward's second single, "No Promises", a cover of a Bryan Rice song was released on 10 April 2006, and peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart. Shayne Ward, his self-titled debut album was released on Monday April 17. It sold 201,266 copies in the first week and entered the albums chart at number one. To date, the album has sold 520,000 copies in the UK and a further 200,000 worldwide, reaching number one in eight other countries. The album was certified platinum.
Ward's third single "Stand by Me" failed to make the chart impact of the previous two, entering and peaking in the UK Singles Chart at number fourteen. It fared slightly better in the Irish charts however, reaching number nine.
It was confirmed in Gary Barlow's autobiography, that in 2006, fellow Take That member, Jason Orange threatened to quit the band, and Ward was seriously considered as his replacement. Orange, however, later changed his mind and a replacement was not required.
In August 2006, it was reported that Ward had developed vocal cord nodules — the same condition that stopped the singing career of Julie Andrews — and was to be flown out to Los Angeles in early September to see a specialist surgeon. His manager, Louis Walsh, released a statement that he was confident Ward would be fine and would be back at work by the end of the month. Ward had successful treatment and was indeed able to return to his singing career. In November 2006, he released his autobiography entitled My Story. He travelled to several places around the UK for book signings, which hundreds of people attended. In early 2007, Ward embarked on a solo tour of UK & Republic of Ireland venues, taking in eighteen concerts in twenty-eight days from late January to mid-February. The tour commenced in Dublin on January 21 and ended in Birmingham on 17 February 2007.
Ward's second album, Breathless, was released on 26 November 2007, and after selling over 95,000 copies in its first week, debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, held off the top spot by his X Factor successor, Leona Lewis's, multi-platinum selling debut, Spirit. In Ireland, the album debuted at number one (removing Lewis's album from the top spot) a position it held for three weeks, and was later certified five times platinum.
The second single from Ward's album was announced as "Breathless", and was released on 19 November 2007. It peaked at number six in the UK and number two in Ireland. On November 10, Ward performed "Breathless" on the live results show of the fourth series of The X Factor, although the single was not available for download until the November 18, followed by a performance on The Paul O'Grady Show on November 19. In the UK the album has been certified platinum with sales of over 450,000.
In May 2008 Ward embarked on his month-long UK tour named The Breathless Tour 2008. He made his stage debut at London's O2 Arena and visited his home town Manchester at the MEN Arena. He also performed his complete show as a support act for Westlife's 2008 tour in front of a crowd of over 80,000 at Ireland's Croke Park. Ward also played on the opening night at the O2, Dublin, at the Cheerios Childline concert on 16 Dec 2008. He sang among big stars including Enrique Iglesias, Anastacia and many more.
It has recently been revealed that Ward is working with Taio Cruz and Sugababe member Heidi Range for his third album, which has been speculated for release in February/March 2010.
* Shayne Ward Live 2007
* The Breathless Tour 2008
* Butlins 2007/2008
Birth Name: Leona Louise Lewis
Born: 3 April 1985 (1985-04-03) (age 24)
Origin:Islington, London, England
Genres: Pop, R&B
Occupations: Singer–songwriter
Years active: 2006–present
Labels: Syco, J
Associated Acts: The X Factor 2006 Uk Series 3 Winner
Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English pop and R&B singer–songwriter. Lewis rose to fame in 2006 as the winner of the third series of the British television series The X Factor.
Early life:
Music career:
2006: The X Factor
2009–present: Echo and world tour
Lewis's second album, Echo, was given a worldwide release in November 2009.Production took place throughout 2009, including work with Ryan Tedder, Justin Timberlake,Max Martin, Arnthor Birgisson, Kevin Rudolf, and John Shanks. It was recorded in Los Angeles and took nine months to produce. Lewis described the album as "more guitar-driven" compared to Spirit. One of the albums's songs, "My Hands", appears as the theme song to Final Fantasy XIII's North American and European release. Lewis performed her first full UK show at the Hackney Empire in London on 2 November 2009, performing songs from Spirit and Echo. Echo reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and the top ten of Austria, Ireland and Switzerland.
Despite previous attempts from Lewis's lawyers to ban the release of Best Kept Secret by UEG Music, claiming that the singer had not given her consent, the album was released in January 2009 when the label insisted it owned the rights to the music and Lewis would receive a 50% share of the album's profits. However, a television advert for the album was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority, who said in a statement: "We considered that the claim 'Leona Lewis's new album' misleadingly implied it was the singer's latest recording rather than a new CD of tracks recorded some years ago."[63] The album was released to iTunes in standard and deluxe editions, and two EPs, "Private Party" and "Dip Down"/"Joy", were released in September 2009.
The first single released from Echo was "Happy", which was written by Lewis, Tedder and Evan Bogart and produced by Tedder.The single was released on 15 September 2009, peaking at number two in the UK, and reaching the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Japan and Switzerland. Lewis also recorded the theme song for the 2009 science fiction film Avatar, directed by James Cameron. The song, "I See You", was written by James Horner and Simon Franglen. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 67th Golden Globe Awards. The single second from Echo entitled "I Got You" was released to radio on 8 December 2009 in North America.
Lewis plans to start her first world tour supporting Spirit and Echo in May 2010, which is reported to be lasting 14 months. It is said that Lewis has hired choreographer Travis Payne for the tour, which is reported to have a Labyrinth theme. Her label have apparently said that money is no object.
Other activities:
In October 2008, The Times reported that Lewis had turned down a $1 million deal with Mohamed Al Fayed to open a Harrods sale. Lewis commented in the press that she turned down the deal on the grounds that Harrods is the only UK department store which continues to stock clothing made from animal fur. She told The Big Issue, "I got a lot of flak for that. There were people who said I should have done it and given the money to charity, but that would have been such a contradiction." She announced in October 2008 that she was in the "bargaining period" of launching her own ethical line of accessories through Topshop,and that she is in the late stages of releasing her own perfume for Europe.
Lewis signed a book deal in January 2009 to release an illustrated autobiography in October 2009. The book, entitled Dreams, contains mostly pictures taken by photographer Dean Freeman.
Personal life:
Lewis lives in Hackney with her boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa, an electrician, whom she has known since she was approximately ten years old. She has a tattoo of Hebrew letters on her left wrist, symbolising her relationship with Al-Chamaa. A vegetarian since she was 12,Lewis won PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian along with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis in 2008, and again in 2009 with actor Scott Maslen. She also was named PETA's Person Of The Year for 2008. Lewis is a supporter of the World Society for the Protection of Animals.
At a book signing for Dreams on 14 October 2009 at the Piccadilly branch of Waterstone's book store in central London, Lewis received a punch to the head from Peter Kowalczyk, a 29-year-old man from south London. Eyewitnesses say Lewis ran out with her hand covering her face, whilst security wrestled the attacker, who was reportedly laughing, to the floor. The police were called immediately to the scene and Kowalczyk was arrested.Lewis suffered bruising and was taken to a private doctor as a precaution. She cancelled a scheduled appearance on the BBC's The One Show and a two-day promotional trip to Germany. She later released a statement, saying "Thank you so much for your support, it is truly overwhelming. Yesterday was a horrible shock and left me extremely hurt and upset. I'm very sorry to those I wasn't able to meet at the signing. Thank you again for all of the lovely messages. Love you all." Kowalczyk was subsequently sectioned under the Mental Health Act.[85] He was charged with common assault, for which he was due to appear before City of Westminster magistrates on 26 October 2009. The case was adjourned as Kowalczyk was "not fit to attend court". It was reported that he had a history of mental health problems and may have attacked Lewis due to jealousy, as he had attempted to enter The X Factor but was rejected by producers. On 14 December 2009, Kowalczyk admitted common assault and was ordered to remain in hospital for an indeterminate period.
Discography:
Studio albums
* Spirit (2007)
* Echo (2009)
Tours:
* World tour (2010)
Awards and nominations:
BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Lewis has received six nominations across three years, including three nominations in the British Single category, but has yet to win an award. In 2008, Lewis was the favourite to win the most awards
Birth Name: Leon Jackson
Born: 30 December 1988 (1988-12-30) (age 21)
Origin: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Genres:Adult Contemporary, Pop, JazzInstruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active: 2007 – present
Labels: Sony BMG (2007–2009),Independent Label (2009-Present)
Associated Acts: The X Factor 2007 Series 4 Winner,Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Rhydian, Same Difference
Leon Jackson (born 30 December 1988) is a Scottish singer and songwriter who won the fourth series of the British television talent show The X Factor in 2007. The song which had contributed to his win, "When You Believe", was released as a single in December 2007 and reached #1 on both the UK and Ireland singles charts.
Two further download-only singles were released from the album: "Creative" (November 2008), which charted at #94 on the UK Singles Download chart, and "Stargazing" (January 2009).
In March 2009, Jackson was dropped from the Sony BMG label. Jackson stated that he was going forward with a previously scheduled concert tour. Jackson is currently dating Emily Biggs from the girl band Hope.
Early life:
Leon Jackson was born in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Before pursuing his singing career, he worked as a retail sales assistant with Gap.He was a fan of contemporary jazz, his hero being Michael Bublé, and has stated that during his early years, karate and singing was the only thing that made him happy. He got his black belt at the age of 10. Before he appeared on The X Factor, Jackson was planning to attend Napier University, studying architectural technology.
The X Factor:
"X Factor Live" tour
Appearances with Michael Bublé:
In December 2007, Jackson performed with Canadian performer Michael Bublé at Wembley Arena, singing Bublé's "Home". Jackson later said this had been the highlight of his life, because Bublé is his idol. In July 2008, Michael Bublé again invited Jackson to join him on stage at the Glasgow SECC for a duet of "Lost".
In October 2009, Buble said "I Am still in contact with Leon Jackson" and stated it has been tough for him since winning the show in 2007.
Awards and Nominations:
Young Scot award
In April 2008, Leon Jackson was awarded the "Young Scot" award, at Glasgow City Hall. He was given this award for being a positive role model to young people.
Music career:
Right Now (2007 - 2008)
UK Tour (2009 - present)
As of March 19, 2009, Jackson has been dropped by the Sony BMG label.
Scottish singer and songwriter Sandi Thom had lined up Jackson as a Supporting Guest Act in Glasgow as part of her Homecoming Scotland 2009 Tour.
As of April 2009 half of the concert dates had been cancelled. All but two of the joint tour days from England and Wales remained (with Same Difference playing a solo tour gig in Portsmouth), while seven of the nine tour dates in Scotland remained.
Jackson also announced he would change his musical genre from Old-fashioned Jazz to more guitar-led music. He is working with other musicians including Scottish singer Paolo Nutini's co-writer Jim Duguid as well as writers who have worked with James Morrison. He said "I am switching genres a bit and moving from old-fashioned jazz to the singer-songwriter I love." He added: "I love to sing in a style that's raw and bare. When I create a song on the guitar, it is honest and real. "I wasn't able to show these songs after winning X Factor because they were not well enough known."
On 28th December 2009 during the BBC Radio 1 chart of the decade, in which Jacksons debut single featured, DJ Nihal Arthanayake challenged Leon to get back in the studio and release some new material, after receiving a tweet via twitter suggesting that Jackson would definitely not be making the same chart in ten years time.
Tours:
Headlining
* The X Factor 2008 Tour
* Right Now 2009 UK Tour (With Same Difference)
Supporting
* Sandi Thom 2009 Homecoming Scotland Tour (Support act in Glasgow)
Birth name: Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke
Born: 25 August 1988 (1988-08-25) (age 21)Islington, London, England, United Kingdom
Genres: R&B, pop, soul
Occupations: Singer
Years active: 2008–present
Labels: Syco (2008–present)Epic Records (2009–present)
Associated acts: The X Factor Seriers 5 Winner
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 25 August 1988) is an English singer and winner of the fifth series of UK television singing talent show The X Factor. Burke had previously auditioned for the 2005 series of the show, where she reached the last seven in her category but was not selected for the live shows.
Burke's prize, as winner, was a recording contract with Simon Cowell's Syco record label, whose parent company is Sony Music Entertainment. The contract has a stated value of £1 million, of which £150,000 is a cash advance and the remainder is allocated to recording and marketing costs.
On 15 December 2008, Burke became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of twenty-four hours, selling 105,000 copies of her debut single, "Hallelujah", in one day. The figure beats that of her X Factor predecessor, Leona Lewis, who previously held the record for selling 82,000 copies of her single, "A Moment Like This", over 24 hours. Hallelujah went on to become the Christmas number one single of 2008. It was also announced as the top-selling song of the year on the BBC Radio 1 Chart Show on 28 December 2008, beating The X Factor finalists' song "Hero". It is the first time that an X Factor winner has topped the end of year chart in the UK with their winner's single. Sales of "Hallelujah" passed 1 million by 9 January 2009, making Burke the first British female solo artist to sell a million copies of a single in the UK.
Her debut album, Overcome, was released on 19 October 2009 and entered the charts at number one. It will be released in the US at a later date. Lead single "Bad Boys" featuring Flo Rida debuted at number-one in the UK, becoming her second consecutive number-one single. Alexandra has enjoyed a total of seven non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the UK Singles Chart (three with "Hero" with the X Factor Finalists of 2008, three with "Hallelujah", and one with "Bad Boys").
On the Official Top 100 Biggest Selling Singles of the Decade (from 2000-2009), Alexandra made the list three times with all three singles she has been featured in. Bad Boys made it to #68, Hero made it to #19, and Hallelujah made the Top 5, placing #5, becoming the biggest-selling female and biggest-selling X Factor winner's single.
Early life:
Burke started singing when she was five and, prior to The X Factor, had no professional vocal training. At nine years old, she sang on stage in Bahrain with her mother. At the age of twelve, Burke entered the TV talent show Star for a Night where she was the youngest person in the competition. She was beaten to the number-one spot by Joss Stone. At age twelve, she also sang down the phone to Stevie Wonder. When Burke's mother asked her to sing to Jean Carne, Carne was so impressed that she asked her to perform at her show the next night.
Burke attended Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in Islington and after her GCSEs she left school to pursue a career in music. Before her X Factor success, she had been working as a singer, gigging at weekends in clubs. She also went on tour with "Young Voices", a charity that raises money for children with leukemia, where she performed at large venues such as the Royal Albert Hall.
Career:
2005:
Burke auditioned for the second series of The X Factor in 2005 (which was eventually won by Shayne Ward). She made it through to the final seven in Louis Walsh's 16–24 category, effectively the top 21 of the competition; however, Walsh did not choose her for his final four as he felt that she was too young for the competition.
2008:
Burke's second bid to win The X Factor came in 2008. Falling into the "Girls" category, she was mentored by Girls Aloud's Cheryl Cole who selected her for the finals—a series of ten weekly live shows in which contestants are progressively eliminated by public vote. On the first live show, Burke performed Whitney Houston's classic "I Wanna Dance with Somebody". For the second live show she covered "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5. In week three, big band week, Burke performed Christina Aguilera's "Candyman" and received her first standing ovation. For the disco-themed fourth live show, Burke performed Donna Summer's "On the Radio". During Mariah Carey week on 8 November, Burke and the other finalists met Carey for individual masterclasses, with Carey complimenting Burke on her voice. Burke performed "Without You" and received a standing ovation from the judges who all gave her positive comments. Cowell commented that "by any standard, that was just outstanding". Following the show Burke's performance was also praised by Carey who called her rendition of the song "absolutely amazing".
In weeks 6 and 7, Burke received positive comments from the judging panel for her performances of Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" and Dan Hartman's "Relight My Fire" (the popularity of which in the UK is mostly a result of Take That's 1993 revival thereof). Week 8 saw her replace Diana Vickers as the bookies' favourite after performing Britney Spears' "Toxic" and Beyoncé Knowles' "Listen", for which she received yet another standing ovation. In week 9, Burke performed Rihanna's hit song "Don't Stop the Music" and again received positive comments, with Louis calling her "the British Beyoncé" and Simon commenting "...We may be seeing the birth of a star here [...] you've got it all, that was a terrific performance". Diana Vickers was eliminated in the semi-final, to the shock and upset of both Burke and Eoghan Quigg. Burke confessed after Vickers' final performance that she thought Vickers was going to win.
Burke was joined in the grand final by Irish teenager Eoghan Quigg and boyband JLS. She sang "Listen" as a duet with Beyoncé (who later performed her UK number-one single "If I Were a Boy"), and after performing with the American singer she proclaimed: "I have achieved a dream".
"Hallelujah"
After the elimination of Quigg she sang what would become her debut single, a 1984 song by Leonard Cohen, "Hallelujah", for the first time. Finally, with over eight million votes cast in total, Burke was revealed as the winner with 58% of the final vote. The single went on to become the Christmas number one of 2008, holding the top spot for three weeks and selling one million copies. There was also a campaign to take Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" to the top of the Christmas chart to deny Burke the top spot. The campaign was fuelled by Jeff Buckley fans' dislike of The X Factor's commercialism and the song's arrangement, as well as a desire by this contingent to introduce younger music fans to Buckley's version. Burke herself was not enamoured of the choice of song, remarking "It just didn’t do anything for me"
2009–Present: Overcome
Burke's first album was originally scheduled for March 2009 however, Simon Cowell confirmed that her album was scheduled for release later in the year to allow Burke to polish her skills and find the right songs for the album and that it would not be rushed, as previously happened with Leona Lewis' debut album. The album was released on 19 October 2009 in the UK, titled Overcome.
Burke's first commercial single from her debut album is titled "Bad Boys". The single featuring Flo Rida premiered in the UK on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 on 25 August 2009.On 18 October 2009 Bad Boys topped the UK singles chart.
After visiting Burke in the studio, Beyoncé spoke of possibly recording a duet with Burke and also for Burke to join her for Beyonce's second European leg of her I Am… Tour.
American rapper 50 Cent has expressed an interest in Burke, correctly predicting that she would win The X Factor and invited her to appear in an upcoming music video of his, most likely for a song from his upcoming album Before I Self Destruct.
On 19 July 2009, Burke confirmed that she had signed a six figure contract with Italian fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana, to become the face of a new fashion line. She will also model their clothes and accessories in her music videos.
Burke performed on the Royal Variety Show on 7 December 2009.
It was confirmed by Burke on 17 November 2009, that "Broken Heels" will be the 2nd commercial single, (3rd overall), from Overcome. She also confirmed via her Official Twitter page that the video was shot in Los Angeles on 22 and 23 November 2009. The single is set to be released on the 18 January 2010. Burke appeared on the The Paul O'Grady Show on 3 November 2009 to perform "The Silence". She performed on penultimate episode on 17 December 2009 singing "Broken Heels".
It was confirmed on 31 December 2009 that "Hallelujah" is the 5th and "Bad Boys" is the 68th biggest selling singles of the Decade. "Bad Boys" is the 8th biggest selling single of 2009.
Hallelujah is the 6th biggest selling single of the decade in Ireland.
US Tour and New Contract:
Alexandra Burke has recently signed a five album £3.5 million recording deal with Epic Records, which is expected to give her international fame. She will go on a US promotional tour and then will release her music in the USA.
Burke has recently said, 'I'm really looking forward to it, but at the same time extremely nervous and scared because it's a whole new world. It was all because of Beyonce. She rang up people and was like "You need to watch this girl"'.
Birth Name: Joseph McElderry
Born: 16 June 1991 (1991-06-16) (age 18)
South Shields,Tyne and Wear,England
Genres: Pop
Occupations: Singer
Instruments: Vocals
Years active: 2009–present
Labels: Sony Music, Syco Music (2009–present)
Associated acts:The X Factor 2009 Winner
Joseph McElderry (born 16 June 1991 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England) is an English singer. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. His first single "The Climb" reached #1 on the UK and Irish Singles Charts.
Early life:
Born in South Shields, England, Joe is the only child of Jim McElderry and Eileen Joyce.The couple separated when McElderry was a child, but have said they have a great relationship. McElderry was raised with help from his grandmother Hilda Joyce and his aunts. Hilda used to sing in a band called The Dolly Mixtures, who performed in the pubs and clubs of the North-East of England.
McElderry attended Harton Technology College in Lisle Road, South Shields, before joining South Tyneside College to study AS level school qualifications, and Newcastle College to study performing arts.
Singing career:
He was the Pride of South Tyneside's Young Performer of the Year in 2008.. McElderry studies for BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Newcastle College Performance Academy. He was backed by the college to win The X Factor. He took the role of Danny Zuko in Grease performed at Harton Technology College. McElderry had previously auditioned for The X Factor in 2007, but felt too young compared to the other contestants and opted to walk away.
2009: The X Factor:
McElderry auditioned in Manchester and sang Luther Vandross' "Dance with My Father". The audition was televised on 22 August 2009. After this performance, he got full support from the judges. He travelled to Marrakesh in Morocco with mentor, Cheryl Cole, and guest judge Will Young, and was picked as one of her final three contestants in the boys’ category to progress to the live shows.
Final:
McElderry's first song in the final was Luther Vandross' "Dance With My Father", the song he sang at his audition. His second song was a duet with George Michael, sining "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me". His third song was "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", which he sang on the eighth live show. McElderry secured his place in the final two after winning the public vote alongside Olly Murs. Stacey Solomon missed out on a place, despite giving a confident performance. They both performed the winner's song "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus in Sunday night's final. McElderry won the series, and went on to release his first single, "The Climb". McElderry told the Sunday Mirror that he wanted to win the title for his grandmother, Hilda
Performances:
McElderry performed the following songs during the contest:
Auditions: "Dance with My Father"
Bootcamp: "Praying for Time"
Judges' House: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Week 1: "No Regrets"
Week 2: "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Week 3: "Sway"
Week 4: "Don't Stop Believin'"
Week 5: "Circle of Life"
Week 6: "Somebody to Love"
Week 7: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Week 8(Quarter Final): "Could It Be Magic" and "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Week 9(Semi-final):"She's Out of My Life" and "Open Arms"
Week 10(Final): "Dance with My Father","Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Performed with George Michael),"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word","Don't Stop Believin'" and "The Climb" Winner's song
The Climb:
According to industry sources, approximately 100,000 copies of the single were sold on the day of its release. The song was a contender for 2009's British Christmas Number One, competing against, and losing to Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name". Following this, the song moved up to the top spot in the UK singles chart on 27th December. It conceded the top position to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance after staying one week at the top of the British charts.