Joe McElderry
Joseph McElderry (/məˈkɛldəri/; 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 both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Charts. He was also the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar in 2011 and the first series of The Jump in 2014. In 2015, McElderry played the lead role of Joseph in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. In 2022, McElderry was set to perform a tour in tribute to George Michael.
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McElderry at The Sage Gateshead in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph McElderry |
| Born | 16 June 1991 South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, model |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Syco Music (2009–2011) Decca (2011–present) |
| Website | Official website |
To date, McElderry has released five top 20 albums – two of them reaching the UK top three. He was the first X Factor contestant to release a fourth album. As of 2014, McElderry had sold over two million records worldwide.