Bad Lashes - X Factor 2008

JLS have stayed in touch with many of their X Factor pals from last year’s show, even going as far as to write a song for their one time rivals, Bad Lashes.

Bad Lashes were the first group voted off the show last year and they told BBC Newsbeat that JLS have penned them a track called ‘You Can’t Stop The Rain’.

Bad Lashes said: “We’re just really, really close with the boys and we always stayed in touch with them. Oritsé is really talented.

“We did a gig with them and he heard us and said, ‘You girls. You’re really gonna do well and I wanna write a song for you’. And he did. Thanks Oritsé! It’s a ballad.”

They added: “We’re just trying to step away from The X Factor. We know it was a brilliant platform but we’ve created our own phrase of the type of band we are.

“We’re not a girlband, we’re a vocal-heavy indie band. We just want to get our new sound out there and get loads of fans.”