jedward

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John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes (born 16 October 1991 in Dublin, Ireland)are an Irish singing duo. They are identical twins and perform under the name Jedward. Known for their distinctive blonde quiffs and playful performances, the twins have risen to fame since appearing as John & Edward on the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, in a phenomenon described as "the Jedward paradox". They came sixth in the show, after ending up in the "bottom two" with Olly Murs in week Jedward are now managed by Ashley Tabor and their X Factor judge and former mentor Louis Walsh. Jedward's debut single, "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" was released on 1 February 2010. They performed the song as a duet with Vanilla Ice at the National Television Awards ceremony on 20 January.[5] Released by Sony Music, it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one in the Irish singles charts.[6][7] 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.[8] Their second single, a cover of Blink-182's hit "All the Small Things", was released in the UK in July 2010 and their debut album Planet Jedward was released the same month. The twins are also currently embarking on their first national headline tour, the Jedward Tour 2010, which began on 6 April 2010. ОФ группа в Контакте