Joe McElderry

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Born 16 June 1991.

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Joe McElderry joins Sir Terry in the studio

X Factor champion and popstar Joe McElderry joins Sir Terry in the studio for a chat.

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Biography

Joseph "Joe" McElderry (born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. His first single "The Climb" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Charts. He was also crowned the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar, two years later in 2011. To date he has released four albums - two of them reaching the UK top three. He is the first winner of The X Factor to release a fourth album.

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