JEDWARD Biography
John & Edward (born John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes on 16 October 1991 in Dublin, Ireland), artistically known as Jedward are an irish pop singing duo. Known for their distinctive blond quiffs and unique performances, the identical twins have risen to fame since appearing in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, in a phenomenon described as the “Jedward paradox”. They released their debut song “Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby), a collaboration with 90s hip hop star Vanilla Ice on 31st January 2010. It hit #1 in the Irish singles charts and #2 in the UK singles charts, on downloads alone - the CD single was released on the 15th of February 2010.
They then released their second single, a cover of Blink-182’s “All the Small Things”, on 16 July 2010, and their debut album Planet Jedward on 26 July. Planet Jedward reached number one on the Irish Albums Chart and number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. It was also certified platinum in Northern Ireland.
Jedward are currently embarking on their first solo tour, a sold-out 75-date tour of both Ireland and the UK called the Planet Jedward Tour. The tour began on 6 April 2010 and it is scheduled to run until 27 April 2011. Jedward are also scheduled to represent Ireland in the 2011 eurovision song contest in May 2011 in Düsseldorf, after they secured first place in the national selection on 11 February 2011, with their entry single “Lipstick”.
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