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	<title>The X Factor Blog &#187; 2008 Contestants</title>
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		<title>Dannii Minogue and Ruth Lorenzo team up for album</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/07/30/dannii-minogue-and-ruth-lorenzo-team-up-for-album/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dannii Minogue and X Factor 2008 contestant Ruth Lorenzo are to team up to record an album.
Dannii hasn&#8217;t recorded since her 2003 album Neon Nights.  Ruth Lorenzo finished fifth behind eventual winner Alexandra Burke.
Dannii said: &#8220;Its been pushed back to my agenda for a long time. I think since X Factor came on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diana Vickers debut single: &#8216;Once&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/10/diana-vickers-debut-single-once/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[X Factor 2008 contestant Diana Vickers is to release an album, &#8216;Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree&#8216; on 3rd May, and ahead of this she will be releasing the first track of the album, &#8216;Once&#8217;, as a single on 20th April.
Diana was a popular contestant on the X Factor, notable for her hand movements whilst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alexandra Burke Threatens to Sue her Mum</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/04/alexandra-burke-threatens-to-sue-her-mum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke is alleged to have threatened to sue her mother, former Soul II Soul singer Michelle over a new &#8216;tell-all&#8217; book.
Alexandra is said to have accused her mother of &#8220;cashing in&#8221; on her fame, and threatened to sue her after &#8220;begging her mum not to go ahead with the book&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to register a protest again Cowell?  Don&#8217;t vote for JEdward, buy Laura White&#8217;s single instead</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/11/09/want-to-register-a-protest-again-cowell-dont-vote-for-jedward-buy-laura-whites-single-instead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been flooded with so many comments in support of Lucie Jones that we&#8217;ve been struggling to keep up here at X Factor blog.  Tens of thousands of you have logged on to register your disappointment that Lucie has left the show.  But what can you do to really make a protest?
Many have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laura White set for Top 20 with new Single?</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/11/05/laura-white-set-for-top-20-with-new-single/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that Laura White, the subject of many furious comments when she left X Factor last year, is set to enter the top 20 with her debut single, You Should Have Known.  The midweek charts show Laura at number 17, a respectable placing, especially given that Laura is signed to a smaller independent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danyl Johnson early favourite to win</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/08/26/danyl-johnson-early-favourite-to-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only one show into X Factor 2009 and the clear favourite so far seems to be Danyl Johnson.  Diana Vickers has already confessed herself a fan, tweeting “Eeeeeeeek. Teacher man was awesome… that’s about it!”.
And it seems US TV bosses were so wowed by his audition on Saturday&#8217;s show that he&#8217;s been booked to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alexandra Burke a Funeral Favourite</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/04/16/alexandra-burke-a-funeral-favourite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve no idea whether Alexandra would be happy with this, but it seems that her Christmas number one &#8216;Hallelujah&#8217; was the 25th most popular song to be played at funerals.
If nothing else, at least it keeps her in peoples minds.
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		<title>Alexandra Burke is Xmas Number One!</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2008/12/21/alexandra-burke-is-xmas-number-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fighting off stiff competition from the Jeff Buckley version of the same song, Alexandra Burke has won the Xmas number one with her debut single, Hallelujah.
Alexandra was so shocked she was unable to speak when she won the X Factor last week, so we can only wonder how gaining the top spot for Xmas will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louis Walsh wanted to sign JLS &#8211; but wasn&#8217;t allowed</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2008/12/18/louis-walsh-wanted-to-sign-jls-but-wasnt-allowed/</link>
		<comments>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2008/12/18/louis-walsh-wanted-to-sign-jls-but-wasnt-allowed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[X Factor nearly-stars JLS have been dealt a massive blow to their chances of making it big &#8211; Simon Cowell&#8217;s Modest Management company, with whom all X Factor contestants are obliged to sign, are refusing to let them sign a contract with Louis Walsh.
Louis, who mentored JLS and brought Westlife and Boyzone to fame, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy Hallelujah, Alexandra&#8217;s Winning Single Here!</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2008/12/17/buy-hallelujah-alexandras-winning-single-here/</link>
		<comments>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2008/12/17/buy-hallelujah-alexandras-winning-single-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Will Alexandra&#8217;s first single go to number one as her X Factor predecessors have?  Let&#8217;s hope so, because this is probably the best X Factor winner&#8217;s single ever!
Alexandra Burke &#8211; Hallelujah (MP3 download)
Alexandra Burke &#8211; Hallelujah (CD version)

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