Jedward

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Last Appeared - Friday 22^nd July 2011

Jedward John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes are an Irish pop rap duo. They are identical twins and perform under the name Jedward. The twins, known for their blonde quiffs, first appeared as John & Edward on the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, in a phenomenon described as "the Jedward phenomenon". They came sixth in the show. Jedward are now managed by Ashley Tabor and their former X Factor mentor Louis Walsh.

Jedward's debut single "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" was released on 1 February 2010. They previously performed the song as a duet with Vanilla Ice at Britain's 2010 National Television Awards on 20 January that year. Released by Sony Music, it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Irish Singles Chart. Having only had a one-single deal, Jedward were dropped by Sony on 16 March, but subsequently signed to Universal Records on a three-album deal the following day. They then released their second single, a cover of Blink-182's "All the Small Things", on 16 July and their debut album Planet Jedward on 26 July. Planet Jedward reached number one on the Irish Albums Chart and number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. It was also certified platinum in Northern Ireland.

Jedward are currently embarking on their first solo tour, a sold-out 75-date tour of both Ireland and the UK called the Planet Jedward Tour. The tour began on 6 April 2010 and it is scheduled to run until 27 April 2011. They will also be representing Ireland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf in May 2011, after they secured first place in the national selection on 11 February, with their entry single "Lipstick". Read more...