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Louis Walsh is the least popular X Factor judge

Irish music manager Louis Walsh is the least popular X Factor judge, according to Unreality TV’s poll.

An amazing 9,000 of you voted, but Louis only received a paltry 575 votes, which is a pathetic 6% of the vote. But since X Factor only cares about public opinion when there’s a phone vote behind it, Louis will probably return for the 2010 series.

In just the last series, the unpopular judge chose Irish act Jedward despite any obvious talent, gave a two-fingered salute to the studio audience and told a phone in viewer on the Xtra Factor “that’s why I’m a judge on this show and you’re sitting at home watching”. He also snapped a similar comment at presenter Dermot O’Leary during a live show. (Poll results at the end of this post)

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Louis Walsh says Joe McElderry will sell more records than Rage Against The Machine

X Factor judge Louis Walsh has told Joe McElderry not to lose heart after losing the battle for Christmas number one yesterday. He insists that Joe will go on to sell one million copies of his debut single ‘The Climb’ and more albums than RATM could ever hope for.

Louis told The Sun: “You always have novelty records at No1 for Christmas and Killing In The Name is nothing but that. Joe has nothing to worry about at all.

“With all the fuss about Rage Against The Machine, people might fail to realise that Joe has still sold 450,000 records, which is phenomenal. He only lost by a tiny 50,000 sales.

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John and Edward Grimes to star in Baywatch movie

X Factor stars John and Edward Grimes, are reportedly being considered for roles in the new Baywatch movie.

America’s Got Talent judge David Hasselhoff is said to have been so impressed by the boys on the ITV show, that he thinks they could also sing his new theme tune.

David told The Sun: “I loved Jedward. I’d definitely give them a starring role

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Rage Against The Machine will donate part of their profits to Shelter

OK, so we’re a bit confused. A few days ago we heard that rock band Rage Against The Machine had vowed to donate all of the profits from their single ‘Killing In The Name Of’ to charity. In fact we gathered from many of the comments left on our blog, that this promise was a big reason why many fans downloaded the single this week.

All week the band have been backed by a huge Facebook campaign in a bid to help push their single ‘Killing In The Name Of’ to the number one spot, therefore beating Joe McElderry’s ‘The Climb.’

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Wanna see another spoof The Climb video?

One of the best things about X Factor being a massive part of pop culture is the vast amount of spoof material the show gives us – comedienne Vikki Stone has taken Joe McElderry‘s debut single and rewritten the lyrics with a hilarious insight about where he might be by September time.

Let’s face it folks, the X Factor hasn’t got a wonderful track record when it comes to establishing male solo artists, had it?

Enjoy!

X Factor: Is Louis Walsh about to sign Lucie Jones

Reports are circulating that X Factor singer Lucie Jones, may be about to sign a management contract with show judge, Louis Walsh.

Lucie was spotted lunching with Louis in Dublin yesterday, sparking rumours that the Westlife manager may be about to take her under his wing.

“Lucie hinted that she and Louis were meeting up for a chat, so she could get some career advice from him,” a source close to the singer told The Hearld.

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John and Edward Grimes think Rage Against The Machine competition is ‘cool’

Former X Factor contestants John and Edward Grimes, have thrown their weight behind Rage Against The Machine’s battle for Christmas number one.

The band have been backed by a huge Facebook campaign in a bid to help push their single ‘Killing In The Name Of’ to the number one spot, therefore beating Joe McElderry’s ‘The Climb.’

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Joe McElderry says getting Christmas number 1 isn’t that important

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X Factor winner Joe McElderry has said that visiting sick children and British soldiers this week, has made him realise that his battle to reach number one in the charts, isn’t that important.

During his promotional tour this week Joe has met soldiers home from Afghanistan and poorly children in Great Ormond Street hospital. He claims that these visits have helped him out his chart battle with Rage Against The Machine into perspective.

He told The Daily Star:

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George Michael invites Joe McElderry to dinner

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X Factor winner Joe McElderry has received a dinner invitation from George Michael.

Joe first met George when the pair performed a duet on last week’s X factor final.

Michael reportedly sent a handwritten note to McElderry, inviting him, his mum, his mentor Cheryl Cole and her husband Ashley for a meal.

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X Factor: Joe McElderry the next big Disney star?

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X Factor winner Joe McElderry may just be on his way to becoming the next Zac Efron.

In an interview yesterday, Joe revealed that he had received a call from a Disney executive in Hollywood, hoping to set up a meeting in the near future.

The 18 year old told The Sun:

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