by Ethel Smith

Created on: November 06, 2009   Last Updated: November 07, 2009

The X Factor is a television show that has become an annual event in the UK. X Factor is in much the same vein as American or Pop Idol, in that it is a televised singing contest. The X Factor is a little different though and aims to hand the X Factor crown to an act that has the whole package, that extra something, namely the X Factor.

With four groups of acts there are:-

Groups

Under 25 years old-boys

Under 25 years old-girls

Over 25 years old.

Each group has its own mentor. Usually the mentors receive a different group of acts each year. However more recently it always seems to be Louis Walsh who is given the groups to mentor. Most years this group of acts are not very good. However last year, 2008, the X Factor runners up were a boy band called JLS. These guys have gone on to chart success in 2009 and look set for a rosy future.

For 2009 though the category of bands looked pretty dire. So much so, I think, that mentors Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell persuaded three girl acts to join forces and create a girl band. As the mentors or judges were not going to put these girls through to the final 12 and the live shows, in many ways these girls had no choice.

Despite seeming to get their act together though these girls, Miss Frank, have already been sent home from the competition. In fact there is only one act left in the groups category and that is twins, John and Edward Grimes. These two young Irish lads did not get off to the best start in X Factor. During the auditions they rudely sang over two acts that they had been teamed with. As Simon Cowell said at that the time they were obnoxious. Of course there is one other reason to disregard them from the X Factor competition, namely that they cannot sing.

It is strange then that, as Week 5 of the X Factor live shows approaches, John and Edward, or as they are being called Jedward, are still in the competition. In fact they have gone from rank outsiders to one of the favourites to win X Factor 2009.

Just how this change of heart has come about is hard to pinpoint.

Of course who is sent home each week is down to the voting public and many UK residents have an opinion about Jedward but never actually vote.

If Simon Cowell is to be believed, he wants this act to go home. That fact alone may be causing extra votes simply to annoy Simon.

Simon has now changed his tune though about Jedward, as people, and claims that they are nice guys really. Some of this seems to confirm the press gossip that actually Simon thinks Jedward

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