X Factor UK Headlines for 10/10/13

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One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson, Olly Murs announce new singles!

X Factor UK Upcoming Music Releases

One Direction Announce New Single “Story of My Life”

The boys shot a video for this single last month in London. According to Liam it’s a slower song.

Also, apparently the boys shot another music video yesterday in Sydney, Australia. Looks like single #3 is also coming before Christmas.
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Rebecca Ferguson confirmed new single “I Hope”
“I Hope” is a song recorded by British singer-songwriter and The X Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson. The track is confirmed as the lead single taken from her second studio album entitled “Freedom“, that’s scheduled for release on digital retailers on December 2, 2013 via RCA Records.

The single will premiere this Saturday on Graham Norton’s BBC Radio 2 show and it will be released on iTunes (UK) on November 24th.
Source: Ultimate Music

Olly Murs “Right Place Right Time” (Special Edition) [Official Album Cover + Tracklist]
The lead single of the re-issue is the track “Hand on Heart“. The record will feature seven new tracks as well as a live DVD of Murs’s tour, which was filmed at London’s O2 Arena earlier this year.

Tracklist

“Army of Two”
“Troublemaker” (feat. Flo Rida)
“Loud and Clear”
“Dear Darlin’”
“Right Place Right Time”
“Hand On Heart”
“Hey You Beautiful”
“Head to Toe”
“Personal”
“What a Buzz”
“Cry Your Heart Out”
“One of These Days”
“Just for Tonight”

Deluxe Edition

“Runaway”
“Sliding Doors”
“Perfect Night (To Say Goodbye)”
“The One”

Special Edition

“Hand on Heart”
“It’s Alright With Me”
“Stop Tryna Change Me”
“Dear Darlin’” (Remix) [feat. Alizée]
“Inner Ninja” (Classified & Olly Murs)
“Did I Lose You” (Georgia & Olly Murs)
“I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday”
Tour DVD (London O2 Arena)

Source: Ultimate Music

X Factor UK Alumni

Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson wriggle into wetsuits for a day of surfing after performing to a sold-out crowd in Australia
It was the day after their debut performance in Sydney, Australia.

And members of the pop group One Direction decided to have a little fun to celebrate.

Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson fit a little relaxation into their Sunday afternoon, by going surfing at Whale Beach the after hitting the stage in front of a sold-out crowd.
Read more: Daily Mail

‘Strangest way I’ve ever been woken up!’ One Direction fans steal Liam Payne’s boxers after attempting to break into his hotel room
When it comes to fans, few are as dedicated as the One Directioners.

But the dedication to the British boyband was taken to a whole new level on Sunday, when a group of fans attempted to break into Liam Payne’s hotel room.

The 20-year-old singer was asleep in his room at Jonah’s Whale Beach hotel in Sydney, Australia, when he heard the commotion outside.
Read more: Daily Mail

All directions! Harry Styles enjoys lunch alfresco, Zayn Malik shows off new tiger tattoo and Liam Payne goes surfing
With Australia now coming into summer, the timing couldn’t have been any better for One Direction to land down under and spend a month performing gigs on their Where We Are world tour.

In between their sell-out gigs, the individual members of 1D have been getting tattoos, going out for lunch and trying their hand at surfing. All these distractions are clearly to help them let off steam and unwind from the pressure of being the biggest pop band in the world right now.

Zayn Malik has been busy giving fans an eyeful of his ever-growing array of tattoos, including one that he appears to have just had done.
Read more: Daily Mail

Take Me Home! A weary Harry Styles boards private jet for New Zealand leg of One Direction’s epic world tour
One Direction have to be the hardest working boys in pop.

But their busy schedule seems to be taking its toll on Harry Styles, as the Cheshire-born star was spotted boarding a private jet in Sydney looking tired and drawn.

Head hung and looking hunched, Harry got on the plane bound for New Zealand where the five-piece band are set to play in Christchurch on Thursday night.
Read more: Daily Mail

Splashing out! One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik strip down to their shorts for a dip in the ocean as their tour sets off for New Zealand
They recently waved goodbye to Australia as their mammoth Take Me Home world tour moves on to New Zealand.

But as the sun went down on their last day in Oz, two member of One Direction peeled off their tops and took a dip at the stunning Qualia Resort on Hamilton Island in Queensland.

Indeed, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik showed off their growing collection of tattoos as they waded into the warm water for a dip on Wednesday.
Read more: Daily Mail

Little Mix: ‘New single Move is a risk, it takes a few listens’
Little Mix have opened up about their new single ‘Move’ to Digital Spy.

The group admitted that the track takes several listens to get used to because of its “quirky” production.

“It’s so quirky and different – I’d definitely say we’ve gone a bit cooler with this one,” Jade Thirlwall said.
Read more: Digital Spy

Little Mix: ‘We don’t really work with Simon Cowell’
Little Mix have revealed that they don’t work closely with Simon Cowell on their music.

The group said that they haven’t been in touch with the music mogul while working on their second album Salute.

“We don’t really work with him to be honest,” Jesy Nelson said during a Google+ Hangout, while Perrie Edwards added: “We see him on the TV every now and again.”
Read more: Digital Spy

So THAT’s what the Little stands for! Mixers Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock strut their stuff in daring micro-minis as they kick off radio tour
The ‘Little’ aspect of their moniker was thought to bear relation to their diminutive frames.

But it could have quite easily applied to Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s soaring hemlines as they stepped out in Manchester on Wednesday afternoon.

Kicking off their regional tour of UK radio stations alongside their Little Mix bandmates Jade Thirlwall and Jesy Nelson, the girls well and truly put their pins on parade as they strutted their stuff in sexy micro-minis.
Read more: Daily Mail

X Factor’s James Arthur brands The Voice UK ‘a fix’
Speaking to Capital FM this week, James told how he felt the BBC show was a “fix” following going through the process after being invited to audition.

“Well I went to do it, well I got asked to come down, I made the last 200,” he told the radio station. “But it was just very apparent to me that they were just had had all these ex-TV stars that they had already decided on going through.

“How many of them was there? It was a bit of a fix for me. My heart wasn’t in it, I didn’t like the structure of it, I don’t like the producers, I liked nothing about it.”

James added: “So I went and won a bigger show!”
Read more: TellyMix

X Factor UK Season 10

‘All becoming very real’: X Factor acts head out for their first day at the studios but two of the finalists are ALREADY on vocal rest
The live shows kick off this weekend but the X Factor contestants are already hard at work as they were spotted leaving their house for another long day on Thursday.

Whilst the finalists were all smiles as they left their plush pad for a day off rehearsals, it looks like the grueling schedule is starting to take it’s toll.

Both Abi Alton and Josh of Kingsland Road were spotted wearing signs proclaiming ‘I am on voice rest’.
Read more: Daily Mail

What will the inmates say? Prison officer Sam ‘Screwbo’ Bailey shows off her X Factor transformation after reaching the live finals
As Sharon Osbourne sat alongside her three X Factor finalists on the This Morning sofa, all eyes were on one contestant in particular.

Sam Bailey showed off her transformation from dowdy prisoner officer to sexy singing siren when she appeared on the ITV show on Monday.

The mother-of-two from Leicester looked great as she chatted about what it meant for her to get through to the live stages of the competition.
Read more: Daily Mail

Nicole Scherzinger’s weight loss is more than noticeable as she displays her TINY waist and protruding ribs in a crop top and pencil skirt
She’s had an eventful year, from her split with Lewis Hamilton to her move to London and everything in between.

And it seems the past few months have taken their toll on Nicole Scherzinger, who displayed her incredibly slim figure as she arrived at the ITV studios on Wednesday morning.

The 35-year-old star’s weight loss was most noticeable when she turned to the side to head into the studios, drawing attention to her tiny waist and protruding ribs in the process.
Read more: Daily Mail

Exclusive: ‘X Factor’ Sharon Osbourne interview: ‘We’re the Divas, not the Overs’
The X Factor Live Shows start this weekend, so we thought it was probably a good idea to find out who’s taking part in this year’s Saturday night extravaganzas.

So what better place to start than grabbing hold of Sharon Osbourne and her Overs category at the This Morning studios, locking them in a broom cupboard in the basement and firing some questions at them.
Read more: Digital Spy

X Factor’s Joseph Whelan is tempted by wild card return, but says the show was “emotional torture”
The overs category reject reveals he was asked to audition again by the show and that the new Boot Camp process is harsh
Last weekend saw the judges’ houses stage of X Factor arrive and with it, the shock exit of fan favouirte Joseph Whelan.

Whelan, who was one of the bookies’ favourites to win the whole show after his Boot Camp performance, says he is making the most of his time on the programme, but that he is “gutted” to have been booted out before the live shows.

Speaking exclusively to Mirror Online, the overs category hopeful says: “I thought Sharon Osbourne of all people would put me through. But I think she already had in mind what she wanted. I was gutted.”

Joseph’s exit comes after he was personally asked back to audition this year, by the show’s producers.

“They asked me to come back last year after I left the show and then I got a [follow-up] email from the show’s producers asking me to audition again.
Read more: Daily Mirror

Louis Walsh wants X Factor reject Paul Akister to audition for next year’s show
The judge also compared Paul’s story to that of initially rejected Alexandra Burke, who returned the following year and won
X Factor judge, Louis Walsh has revealed he wants failed contestant Paul Akister to audition for the competition next year.

Speaking to This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, the 61-year-old said that he has a great final three but didn’t enjoy denying Akister his place in the live shows.

“I hated having to send Paul home because he’s an amazing singer,” Louis insisted. “I do hope he comes back next year. I really really do.”

Holly pressed that the singer was a fan favourite on social networks, Louis replied: “I don’t listen to Twitter, I don’t even look at Twitter, I go with my heart and I picked the best three I thought were best for this year.”
Read more: Daily Mirror

X Factor producers are deliberately creating crueller twists because viewers are becoming ‘immune to the sob stories’, claims psychologist
The X Factor producers are forced to create cruel twists to the competition because viewers are becoming immune to sob stories, a psychologist has claimed.

Chartered psychologist Dr Rick Norris believes that programme makers have to keep shocking the audience to keep up high viewing figures.

The X Factor has been heavily criticised for introducing a new ‘musical chairs’ style selection process to the competition.
Read more: Daily Mail

Simon Cowell invites Sinead O’Connor on ‘X Factor’
Simon Cowell has invited Sinead O’Connor on to The X Factor after she accused him of murdering music with the show.

O’Connor has recently been in the news for writing a series of open letters to Miley Cyrus about the US popstar’s performances and videos.

“I feel sorry for the murder of music and rock ‘n’ roll, which has happened because of the industry,” O’Connor said on The Late Late Show last week.

“Because of Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh. They’ve murdered music. I stand to say it on behalf of every musician in the world and they’ll agree with me,”
Read more: Digital Spy

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