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Oh no! John and Edward really could win X Factor
Updated 14:00pm on 27 Oct 2009X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes could be the shock winners of the contest after it was revealed they received the highest number of public votes.
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The 18-year-olds came out top on the live show which saw favourite Danyl Johnson, 27, narrowly escape being voted off.
Cereal offenders: John, left, and Edward buying breakfast
An insider said everyone was stunned that the popularity of the Dublin-born brothers had increased, especially after their out-of-tune performance of Ricky Martin's She Bangs on Saturday.
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They added it would be judge Simon Cowell's “worst nightmare” if they went on to claim the X Factor crown.
The source said: “If John and Edward win, it will no longer be a show about great singers — it could be disastrous. But you know what? It could happen.”
But a spokeswoman for the show said: “It's all just speculation at the moment.”
Cowell has made no secret of his dislike of the twins, calling their rendition of Oops I Did It Again “the worst live performance I've ever sat through in all these years of doing this show”.
Fellow judge Louis Walsh, who is mentoring the twins, said: “Kids love these guys. They're young, they're fun and have the likeability factor which is what this show is all about. I know some don't like them but they should back off and leave them alone. They put a smile on your face — what's wrong with that?”
Their popularity spoke for itself yesterday as hundreds of fans converged on the Golders Green house where the finalists are staying to get a glimpse of them.
The pair waved to fans from a window and later stopped for photos and autographs as they visited a local supermarket.
Reader views (26)
i love john and edward soooo much they should of stayed in x factor till the end,, they put a smile on my face everytime i see them, i think john and edward would of been soo funny in celebrity,, gino and that would love them, 'simon get john and edward back in x factor'
- Carrie Austen, guernsey, 03/12/2009 10:43
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aw they eat coco pops...they really are just kids aren't they?
I can't help but like them, I'm looking forward to their version of 'Ghostbusters' on Saturday.
- Marielle, Sweden, 03/11/2009 15:45
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The public voting for these idiots, can not and do not have a clue what talent is and would not know it if it bit them on the backside.
It is all a big laugh to them, they do not realise what they are doing to the twins. If they do win, then what? In two months time they will be back doing their old jobs, (if they ever had one that is).
Leona had talent, she won, look at her now…. Chico did well, he had no talent, where is he now..? Compared to Leona, nowhere…
People seem to think that they can get one over on Simon if they vote for the twins....Think of the people that do have talent who are still in the competition and are being voted out week for week because they do vote for the talentless arrogant numpties.... It’s not Simon who will suffer it’s the others. Get real folks they are rubbish. Stop making the UK look like a bunch of no brainers…
- Andrew, England, 02/11/2009 13:04
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No they can't sing....but does that matter?
X Factor is not just about voices, it about someone who can entertain and does/has something different. Most recording artists today sing over backing tapes or have auto-tuners on (Cheryl Cole? Britney?) so it is those who CAPTURE PEOPLE'S INTEREST that matter. And these two, like it or not, do.
So it is not a disgrace if they win. Some past winners who HAVE had great voices have faded into oblivion (Leon Jackson, Steve what's-his-face, etc.). They had good voices but no X Factor. No-one was interested in them after the show finished.
Many of the current contestants can sing but either take it way too seriously and perform a song into a unrecognisable warble-fest, and have zero personality.
These two may win, and if they get a contract, they will forever mime to tapes, be all over the newspapers...but let's face it, that's all you need to be a popstar nowadays.
Sign of the times, not of the X Factor or the television viewing public. They are voting based on Saturday night entertainment, which these to provide in abundance.
I did not vote for them and will not, but l understand their appeal.
- Sc, London, 29/10/2009 17:26
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I love John and Edward. I am 68 years of age and they make me feel young again. I want them to win. Simon Cowell and Louis W. always say that many singers can not sing well. So it doesn' matter if the twins can not sing. With all the tecnology of now a days they will sound OK!!! All my family loves them.
- Alma, Bournemouth, 28/10/2009 20:15
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Sue, Orpington Kent dont be so melodramatic! Im not a moron but I want J&E to win. They are fun and better than a lot of the pap pop acts that take themselves far to seriously. They make me laugh - and god do we need a laugh in the current climate!
- Nat, London, 28/10/2009 16:41
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I've regrettably slept through the last two weekends' worth of X-factor. (hint to producers: do you think you could cut all the extra rubbish and just stick to the singing?)
- Marianne, SW France/London, 28/10/2009 12:46
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Do not blame the twins - blame the public for voting.
Could the voting be rigged? Could the twin win?
Were they a plant by the BBC?
Keep Watching
- William Macryznar, Kinross Scotland, 28/10/2009 10:37
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"It has NEVER been about great singers
It has always been about manufacturing people they think look good with mass appeal to give some rubbish love song (and it is ALWAYS a love song) to make millions of pounds for record labels."
It has NEVER been about great singers
It has always been about manufacturing people they think look good with mass appeal to give some rubbish love song (and it is ALWAYS a love song) to make millions of pounds for record labels.
What a stupid comment. Alexandra Burke, didn't come out with a love song. Not sure Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" can be called a love song, and "Bad Boys" certainly isn't. Another pop-culture snob making an unfounded comment. Now THAT'S inevitable...
- Phil, UK, 28/10/2009 10:16
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They look rediculous, can't sing, can't dance in time with each other. Just goes to show why this country is in the mess its in, with lots of morons voting them in each week, now we know how Labour got on three times and destroyed this country.
- Sue, Orpington Kent, 28/10/2009 10:05
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it would just be hilarious if they won. X factor takes itself far too seriously!
- Peeko, London, 28/10/2009 09:46
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Well maybe the twins are just what the music industry needs a good kick up the pants , there has'nt been such a pair of this type of singers for a long long time , so give the guys a break. Good luck to them on Sunday's nnext vote .
- Andrew Davies, Veliko Turnovo, 28/10/2009 08:50
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How delighted I am not to have a TV receiver!!!!!
- Reuben Camara, Morecambe Compound, EUSSR, 28/10/2009 05:33
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“If John and Edward win, it will no longer be a show about great singers"
It has NEVER been about great singers
It has always been about manufacturing people they think look good with mass appeal to give some rubbish love song (and it is ALWAYS a love song) to make millions of pounds for record labels.
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- Name, n, 27/10/2009 22:30
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I've never voted on X Factor before... but now these boys have arrived I'll be voting for them non-stop. The young rascals!
- Jethro Penzance, Bodmin, 27/10/2009 20:51
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I still don't get how the twins have received the most public votes!! Miss Frank bowing out this week was one of the most unjust and disgraceful moments on X Factor. Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't X Factor a singing competition?? I've heard dogs howl sweeter tunes than John and Edward! Come on Britain! Grow a pair...of ears!! Let's not let real talent go in place of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum!
- Nina Tyler, Middx, London, 27/10/2009 20:16
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The power of the the vote! If you don't vote, stop complaining!!!!!! JEdward to win if all those losers keep on complaining instead of voting...
- Ish, Hayes, UK, 27/10/2009 19:11
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Perhaps that the public is voting for these guys shows that the public is actually lot smarter than many in the media would like to think and it is sticking two fingers up to the producers of such shows. It would be fantastic if these guys won and brought the whole genre crashing down.
- Investment Banker, London, 27/10/2009 18:26
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Don't you people get it. They are getting voted in because people are sick of this cynical show and want to see egg on Cowells face. Now who is the numpty's?
- Dc, London, 27/10/2009 17:16
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i have yet to see and hear a less talented pair of numptys in my life, it shows why this land of ours is in such a state, we support losers, and never reward talent.
- Steve, England, 27/10/2009 16:25
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These boys are absolutely dire. They can't sing a note in tune. Good singers have gone out of the competition because some deluded viewers have voted for their out of tune performances.
- Jan, Romford, 27/10/2009 16:06
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John and Edward put on a brave face every week listening to the blatant insults of Simon Cowell et al. They have great spirit, have a sense of fun and are a breath of fresh air. The world is full of good voices who sing formulaic songs with boring predictable dance routines, and they are so full of their own importance. I hope that twins win the contest. If the others are good enough, they will still have good careers.
- Gary From London, London, UK, 27/10/2009 14:44
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nobody in their right mind would spend money on a cd with the twins singing .
if they win the x factor that will be as far as they go .they are a joke they cannot sing and dont even dance in time to the music .
there is more talent in the compertition than them two and the people who are voting should have more sense
- Sheila Dobson, blyth newcastle, 27/10/2009 14:24
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I just love Jhon and Edward, they r so entertaining. I realy admire them for putting up with all that bullying and critisism. Jhon and Edward you guys are excellent and we all luv you.
- Naveed Bowers, hayes uk, 27/10/2009 14:15
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The public have voted...should we be surprised?...The public have voted for NuLabour Three Times!
- Gwaddilove, London..England, 27/10/2009 13:54
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They seem to have founf their level of performance
- Keith Price, Luton England, 27/10/2009 12:52
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