In-Joy was a

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that took part in the third season of the Danish ''

X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...

'' in 2010. The four-member band was made of Esbjørn Nordby Birch (as Essi), Jannick Ricky Fritze, Kevin Sparwath Nielsen and Nabil Moujahid (older brother of the singer Basim), himself an earlier successful ''X Factor'' contestant and performer even after the competition. At the time of the competition (2010), Essi was 25, Nabil 24, Jannick 20 and Kevin 16. Essi was from

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and worked in Post Denmark, Nabil from

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and followed a music and dancing career, Jannick from

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

but lived in

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and worked as a waiter and finally youngest Kevin from

Herlev Herlev is a suburb about 9 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denmark. Sports Herlev is the hometown of former Vancouver Canuck Jannik Hansen. Herlev is known for its ...

, a 9th-grade student, but pursuing theatrical studies for seven years at Eventyrteatret, an acting school. The first three had all written songs on their own. All four presented themselves as individual candidates on ''X Factor'', but didn't make the final cut, so

Soulshock Carsten Schack (born 1968 in Gug, Denmark) and better known by his stage name Soulshock is a Danish record producer and songwriter. Beginnings Carsten Schack was born in the Aalborg suburb of Gug, the son of economics professor Bent Schack and p ...

suggested that they cooperate as a boy band group for the sake of the competition. The band reached the Final 9 in the Groups category and were mentored by ''X Factor'' judge Soulshock (Carsten Schack). In the first live show, they sang

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's " Down" and in week 2

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song "

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". As a result, they were eliminated at the end of week 2, coming 8th overall.SE og Hør: X Factor: In-Joy er out
(in Danish) At the end of the competition, Nabil Moujahid left the band, but the remaining three continued their music career, releasing their debut single "B.O.O.M" produced by

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Discography

Singles

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