With all the hype surrounding John and Edward Grimes this week, it is easy to forget that they didn’t actually win The X Factor last year. In fact they didn’t even make it to the final, but still they attract more attention that the winner Joe McElderry.

In an interview with The Sun, Jedward claimed that they weren’t in competition with Joe, but then went on to blast his performing style.

John told the newspaper: “Us and Joe are not in competition, he’s doing his thing and we are doing ours. He sings a ballad and just stands there whereas we make sure we don’t go out there and have anything lacking. We don’t just stand there like a blank page.

“We want to become more solid as John and Edward rather than just X Factor contestants. We know we have to prove ourselves as artists and put out positive vibes to establish ourselves beyond The X Factor.”