John and Edward Grimes (born 16 October 1991), collectively known as Jedward (a portmanteau of their first names), are an Irish singing and television presenting duo. They are
identical twins who first appeared as John & Edward in
the sixth series of ''
The X Factor'' in 2009, generating a phenomenon of ironic popularity described as "the Jedward paradox". They finished in sixth place and were managed by
Louis Walsh, who was their mentor during ''The X Factor''.
Jedward have released four studio albums: ''
Planet Jedward'' (2010), ''
Victory
The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a ...
'' (2011), ''
Young Love'' (2012), and ''Voice of a Rebel'' (2019). Their first two albums went double platinum in Ireland. They have released several singles, including "
Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)", "
Bad Behaviour", "
Lipstick
Lipstick is a cosmetic product used to apply coloration and texture to lips, often made of wax and oil. Different pigments are used to produce color, and minerals such as silica may be used to provide texture. The use of lipstick dates bac ...
", with which they represented Ireland at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in
Düsseldorf
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, and "
Waterline
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", with which they represented Ireland at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in
Baku.
Jedward are also known for their television work, including starring in the documentary series ''
Jedward: Let Loose'' (2010), presenting the children's series ''
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory
''OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory'' is an Irish children's reality television series starring pop duo Jedward.
In each episode, Jedward helped to fulfil the wishes of children who had written in to the show. The wishes involve such activities as mee ...
'' (2011 –2013) and ''
Jedward's Big Adventure
''Jedward's Big Adventure'' is a children's television programme airing on CBBC (TV channel), CBBC. It is hosted by Irish twins Jedward (John and Edward Grimes) and follows them as they visit various World Heritage Site, UNESCO historical sites a ...
'' (2012–2014)'','' and participating in the reality series ''
Celebrity Big Brother 8'' (2011), ''
Celebrity Big Brother 19'' (2017)'','' in which they finished as runners-up, and
''Celebrity Coach Trip 4'' (2019). Jedwards's combined net worth was estimated at €6m in September 2013, and they have been ranked as the fifth most financially successful former ''X Factor'' UK contestants.
Early and personal life
Identical twin
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brothers John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes were born in
Dublin
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. John and Edward's first school was Scoil Bhríde
National School in Rathangan. They then attended
King's Hospital School
The Hospital and Free School of King Charles II, Oxmantown, also called The King's Hospital (KH; ) is a Church of Ireland co-educational independent day and boarding school situated in Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland. It is on an 80-acre campu ...
for four years before being moved to the
Dublin Institute of Education.
The twins competed in school talent shows during their school years and were inspired by
Justin Timberlake,
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
and the
Backstreet Boys. They were also members of the Lucan Harriers Athletic Club and Dundrum South Dublin athletics club and have competed in several Irish athletic tournaments.
In addition, they briefly worked as games testers for
Xbox 360
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format holder
Microsoft
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and support
football clubs
Newcastle United
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and
Celtic.
Career
2009–2012: ''The X Factor'' and ''Planet Jedward''
In 2008, John and Edward formed a duo and the following year they auditioned in
Glasgow
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as a group for
the sixth series of ''
The X Factor'', under the name John & Edward. Despite being described by judge
Simon Cowell as "not very good and incredibly annoying", John & Edward were put through to bootcamp, then made it to judges' houses, where
Louis Walsh selected them for the live shows. John & Edward became known for their unpolished but enthusiastic performances, famously including a version of
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
' "
Oops!... I Did It Again", during which they reenacted the ''
Titanic'' monologue. After their departure from ''The X Factor'', Jedward were signed to Modest! Management, however it was later announced that Louis Walsh had reached "an amicable agreement", which allowed him to take the twins on.
From February until April 2010, they performed on the ''X Factor'' Live tour, where they were credited with the boost in demand for tickets, that led to an extension in the tour run. Their debut single "
Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" was a
mashup
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* Mashup (culture), the rearrangement of spliced parts of musical pieces as part of a subculture
* Mashup (education), combining various forms of data and media by a teacher or student in an instructional setting
* Mashup (mus ...
of "
Under Pressure" and "
Ice Ice Baby", with
Vanilla Ice contributing guest vocals. In March Jedward's Sony contract ended, but the following day
Universal Music Ireland signed them on a three-album contract. In April 2010, Jedward began their first solo tour, a 27-date tour of Ireland called the
Planet Jedward Tour
The following is a comprehensive listing of the series of concert tours undertaken by Irish pop duo Jedward.
Planet Jedward Tour
The ''Planet Jedward Tour'' was the duo's first national solo tour. It began in Castlebar, Ireland, on April 6, 20 ...
. Due to popular demand, it was extended with a second 43-date leg in the UK and Ireland. The ''
Irish Independent
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The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines.
Traditionally a broadsheet n ...
'' rated the tour positively, saying that "Jedwardmania is right up there with
Beatlemania." Jedward's second single, a cover of the
Blink-182 song "
All the Small Things", was released in July 2010 and peaked at number 21 on the Irish charts and number 6 on the
UK Indie Chart. The same week, Jedward released their debut album ''
Planet Jedward'', consisting of cover versions. It which went straight to number one on the
Irish Albums Chart and number 17 on the
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts ...
. In August 2010, Jedward appeared in their own
ITV2 documentary, entitled ''
Jedward: Let Loose'', a three-part series in which they moved out of their home for ten days.
2011–2012: ''Victory''
On 12 February 2011, Jedward released their third single and Eurovision Song Contest entry "
Lipstick
Lipstick is a cosmetic product used to apply coloration and texture to lips, often made of wax and oil. Different pigments are used to produce color, and minerals such as silica may be used to provide texture. The use of lipstick dates bac ...
", which peaked at number one in Ireland. Jedward successfully qualified from the second Eurovision Song Contest semi-final, eventually finishing in eighth place. After the Eurovision Song Contest, "Lipstick" was released digitally across Europe, where it charted in many countries such as
Belgium
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, Sweden, Germany and most notably
Austria
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where it peaked at number three. The song also peaked at number 8 in the South Korea's
international artists' chart. "Lipstick" had featured in a
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* Hyundai Group, parts of the former conglomerate which have not been divested
** Hyundai Mobis, Korean car parts company
** Hyundai As ...
advertising campaign in South East Asia. Shortly after the Eurovision Song Contest, on 23 May, Jedward performed in front of an audience of 60,000 people at
College Green in Dublin City ahead of a speech by visiting
U.S. President Barack Obama
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. In April 2011, Jedward began their second tour, the
Bad Behaviour Tour
The following is a comprehensive listing of the series of concert tours undertaken by Irish pop duo Jedward.
Planet Jedward Tour
The ''Planet Jedward Tour'' was the duo's first national solo tour. It began in Castlebar, Ireland, on April 6, ...
, with a series of dates across Ireland.
Jedward's next single "
Bad Behaviour" was released in July and reached number one in the Irish charts. This was followed two weeks later by their second album ''Victory'', consisting entirely of original tracks. A new version of ''Planet Jedward'' was released by the German branch of Universal Music in July, featuring a mix of tracks from ''Planet Jedward'' and new songs from ''Victory''. On 31 July, the twins began the first leg of their third tour,
The Carnival Tour
The following is a comprehensive listing of the series of concert tours undertaken by Irish pop duo Jedward.
Planet Jedward Tour
The ''Planet Jedward Tour'' was the duo's first national solo tour. It began in Castlebar, Ireland, on April 6, ...
, with 12 shows across Ireland and Northern Ireland. In September Jedward played their first European tour, with dates in Sweden and Germany, followed by a UK tour. Three days after the first leg finished, Jedward entered the ''
Celebrity Big Brother 8'' house. They made it to the final, eventually finishing in third place. The third single from ''Victory'', "
Wow Oh Wow
"Wow Oh Wow" is a song by Irish hip pop duo Jedward. It is the third single released from their second album, ''Victory''. It was released as a digital download on 18 November 2011. The song is written by Oritsé Williams of boy band JLS, and ...
" was released in August 2011, with a music video featuring their ''Celebrity Big Brother'' housemate
Tara Reid. In December, Jedward starred in the pantomime ''Jedward and the Beanstalk'', a musical comedy version of the fairytale ''
Jack and the Beanstalk''.
2012–2013: ''Young Love''
2012 saw Jedward again win the Irish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, this time with their song "
Waterline
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". In May, Jedward performed "Waterline" at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. After qualifying from their semi-final, they eventually came in 19th place in the grand final.
"Waterline" was also the lead single on the twins' third album ''
Young Love'', released in June. The tracks "
Young Love" and "
Luminous
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* Luminous flame, a flame emitting visible light
Music
* Luminous (group), a South Korean boy band
* ''Luminous'' (EP), an EP by Cesium 137
* ''Luminous'' (John Hicks and Elise Wood album), 1985–88
* Luminous (The Hor ...
" were also released as singles. Jedward released the charity single and "unofficial" Irish
UEFA Euro 2012 song "
Put the Green Cape On
"Put the Green Cape On" is a song by Irish pop duo Jedward. The song is based on the duo's hit single "Lipstick" with new lyrics written by Colm Hayes. The song serves as Ireland's unofficial song for UEFA Euro 2012. All proceeds from the sal ...
", a reworking of "Lipstick". The duo embarked on the European leg of their
Victory Tour in January, playing in Austria, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Estonia. This was followed by the
''Young Love Tour'' in Ireland in August. They also visited Singapore, where the new album had enjoyed popular success.
In June they ran as part of the
2012 Summer Olympics torch relay in
Dublin
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on day 19 of the relay. The twins starred in their own TV series ''Jedward's Weird Wild World'' on UK TV channel
5*, with John and Edward humorously presenting a selection of popular internet videos. Over the Christmas and New Year period
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...
broadcast the second series of their show ''
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory
''OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory'' is an Irish children's reality television series starring pop duo Jedward.
In each episode, Jedward helped to fulfil the wishes of children who had written in to the show. The wishes involve such activities as mee ...
'', and the second season of their BBC series ''
Jedward's Big Adventure
''Jedward's Big Adventure'' is a children's television programme airing on CBBC (TV channel), CBBC. It is hosted by Irish twins Jedward (John and Edward Grimes) and follows them as they visit various World Heritage Site, UNESCO historical sites a ...
'' screened in early 2013. Over the festive season, Jedward starred in their third annual
pantomime, ''Jedward & the Magic Lamp''. In January 2013, the twins made a promotional visit to
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada, appearing twice on
MuchMusic's ''New Music Live'' show and also made an appearance on
Canada AM. While in Toronto, Jedward also filmed a promotional video for the ''Young Love'' album track "Happens in the Dark" and previewed a clip from the video on ''New Music Live''. Later in the month, it was announced that Jedward's three-album contract with Universal Music Ireland would not be renewed.
The music video for "Happens in the Dark" was premiered on
Much Music in March, with the video having been shot in
Toronto
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earlier in the year. In April the twins filmed a video for the song "What's Your Number?" in
New York City
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. Later in the month they made a promotional visit to Australia, including radio and television appearances. In June, Jedward joined the line-up of A Night for Christy, a gala concert in aid of
Aslan frontman
Christy Dignam. The twins performed Aslan's song "She's So Beautiful" with the band. In July the twins performed live shows in Cork and Limerick, with a UK live tour scheduled for September. In November the twins toured Australia, with performances in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. While in Australia they also released the music video for ''Young Love'' album track "Can't Forget You". The video for "Can't Forget You" was shot at and around El Mirage Lake, in San Bernardino County, Los Angeles, California, United States..
2014–present: ''Voice of a Rebel'' and other projects
In January 2014, the third series of their
CBBC television programme ''
Jedward's Big Adventure
''Jedward's Big Adventure'' is a children's television programme airing on CBBC (TV channel), CBBC. It is hosted by Irish twins Jedward (John and Edward Grimes) and follows them as they visit various World Heritage Site, UNESCO historical sites a ...
'' was broadcast. Due to its popularity, the series run was doubled to 10 episodes. They also provided weekly style commentary of the contestants in Sweden's
Melodifestivalen competition and made a guest performance at the Melodifestivalen Second Chance show in early March. In April 2014, Jedward debuted their new single "
Free Spirit
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* ''Free Spirit'' (film), a 1951 Argentine drama film
* ”Free Spirit” (''The Outer Limits''), a 2001 episode in the 1995 ser ...
" on Australian radio station
KIIS 106.5. This was followed by news of the duo's fourth studio album to be released later in the year. The album will contain songs written and produced by Jedward. The duo's follow-up single "Ferocious" was released in November 2014, charting at No.15 on the Irish singles chart. In November 2014 it was announced that John and Edward would join the cast of
ITV's new circus reality show ''
Get Your Act Together'' in 2015.
Between 2014 and 2018, they released several new self-penned singles and directed the accompanying music videos. The twins appeared on ''The Ray D'arcy Show'' in February 2017 and confirmed that they were working on their fourth studio album. They signed to Universal Music Singapore in April 2019, and released their fourth studio album, and first with UMSG, ''Voice of a Rebel'' on 20 June 2019 across Asia, followed by the rest of the world on 27 June. The album is available both digitally and on CD (the latter via their official website).
Philanthropy
Jedward are involved with many charity projects, and were one of the highest rated charity ambassadors in Ireland for 2011. Jedward are ambassadors for the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) and have fronted an ISPCC poster campaign. The proceeds of their Euro 2012 charity single "
Put The Green Cape On
"Put the Green Cape On" is a song by Irish pop duo Jedward. The song is based on the duo's hit single "Lipstick" with new lyrics written by Colm Hayes. The song serves as Ireland's unofficial song for UEFA Euro 2012. All proceeds from the sal ...
" also went to the ISPCC. From 2010 to 2013 Jedward performed annually at the
ChildLine Concert, which benefits the ISPCC's ChildLine service. Also in Ireland, Jedward have been involved with the
ISPCA's My Dog Ate It campaign, and promote the
Concern Worldwide Fast fundraiser. Jedward have also been involved with
Comic Relief,
Sport Relief and
Children in Need, in the UK, as well as giving their time to visit children in hospitals.
Other ventures
Advertising
Jedward have been involved with many advertising campaigns in the UK and Ireland. In 2009, agreed to be the subject of a Tourism Ireland radio campaign, which made a tongue-in-cheek apology to the UK for Jedward's antics on ''The X Factor''. In 2010, Jedward fronted an advertising campaign for Irish
fast food chain
Abrakebabra. Jedward have also fronted advertising campaigns for
East Midlands Trains,
Rowntree's Randoms, Disney Universe and a
Travel Supermarket commercial with comedian
Omid Djalili. The last was later banned after the UK Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the advert was misleading. In 2011, they fronted an advertising campaign for mobile network
3 Ireland
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, including their own Jedward-branded
mobile phone
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.
Stage
Between 2010 and 2013, Jedward performed in an annual pantomime over the Christmas and New Year period. Based at the
Olympia Theatre, Dublin, the pantomimes also starred
Linda Martin. John and Edward played themselves and the shows featured Jedward songs. The twins' first show was ''Cinderella'' in 2010, where they played the fairy godbrothers. They returned in 2011 with a sell-out season of ''Jedward and the Beanstalk'', and again in 2012 with ''Jedward and the Magic Lamp''. In 2013 their fourth and last pantomime was ''Jedward in Beauty and the Beast''.
Modelling career
Jedward have been signed to Next Models and appeared in fashion magazines ''
i-D
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'', ''
Esquire
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In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman ...
'' and ''
Grazia''.
Impact
Whilst on ''The X Factor'', Jedward's fans included
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise Lott (born 12 January 1991), better known by her stage name Pixie Lott, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut album, ''Turn It Up (Pixie Lott album), Turn It Up'', released in September 2009, reached number six on th ...
and
Robbie Williams.
Taoiseach Brian Cowen also backed the singers, while
Leona Lewis said that she worried about them. Two leading British political parties,
Labour and the
Conservatives, each released campaign posters
parody
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ing the twins. Former
Prime Minister
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Gordon Brown
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came under fire in November 2009 for describing Jedward as "not very good" and later apologised for doing so.
Following this, Walsh stated "So Gordon Brown and Simon Cowell both have something in common: neither of them know what the public want." Brown's successor,
David Cameron
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, admitted that he enjoyed watching ''The X Factor'' and that Jedward were his favourite act. Cameron also bought a T-shirt with their faces on it.
'' The Irish Independent'' called Jedward " tone-deaf twins", even though the pair were voted more popular than The Beatles
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in a teenage poll. Comedian Oliver Callan has parodied them on his RTÉ 2 show '' Nob Nation''. Their 2017 court case was later the subject of a stage musical starring comedians Kevin McGahern
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McGahern was born ...
and Tony Cantwell
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.
Discography
Studio albums
* '' Planet Jedward'' (2010)
* ''Victory
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'' (2011)
* '' Young Love'' (2012)
* ''Voice of a Rebel'' (2019)
Filmography
Awards and nominations
See also
* List of ''The X Factor'' finalists (UK series 6)
References
External links
*
* (JedwardTV - music videos, sketches, interviews etc)
* (JedwardVEVO - music videos)
*
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