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JOHN and Edward, known as Jedward, finally crashed out of X Factor last night - but they are still set to make 1million.

Until a few months ago, Susan Boyle could not have dreamed that this day would arrive.

ITV's "The X Factor" series tightened its stranglehold on the U.K. sales charts, securing a double victory for creator/judge Simon Cowell's Sony Music-distributed Syco Music label.

Simon Cowell gave the CHASE children's hospice, Christopher's, the X Factor when he announced he is to become patron of Children's Hospices UK during a visit last week.

The X Factor finalists have gone straight to number one with their cover version of Michael Jackson's You Are Not Alone.

Simon Cowell called them an "unstoppable machine" but John and Edward were deadwood after being voted off X Factor.

"I WANT Stacey to win the X Factor," Lucie Jones announced to The Star when she dropped into Barnsley on her current whirlwind tour of the country.

SIMON Cowell is poised for a record-breaking double triumph - taking the No 1 spots in the singles and albums charts this Christmas.

X Factor star Danyl Johnson's mum told last night how the singer believes mentor Simon Cowell is deliberately wrecking his chances of winning the show.

ITV1's Primeval and Collision star, 43, on why he really doesn't like the Cowellmeister , his thoughts on plastic surgery, and how life changed after hitting the big 4-0 You recently starred in ITV's Collision.

Talent guru Simon Cowell has admitted that twins John and Edward have "converted a lot of people" after their latest performance on X Factor, despite being compared to the less successful half of Wham! John and Edward Grimes sang a medley of Wham!'s I'm Your Man and Wham Rap! on a George Michael theme night on the ITV show.

X FACTOR supremo Simon Cowell must take the welfare of young contestants on his television programmes "more seriously", Wales' Children's Commissioner urged yesterday.

X FACTOR singer Lucie Jones has branded Simon Cowell "hypocritical" after he failed to save her from the axe last weekend.

Don't expect to see Sting as a mentor on "American Idol" any time soon. Sting has a bone to pick with Simon Cowell and his shows "The X-Factor" and "American Idol." The former Police frontman calls the shows "appalling," and says that they promote "bland, soulless music." In an interview with The Evening Standard of London, Sting says that these ...

The toughest X Factor judge showed a soft spot after becoming patron of a childrena s hospice charity.

Looking forward to tomorrow night's X Factor ? So are we. As the next show looms one wonders how many of last week's thousands of outraged viewers will be making good on their promise to boycott the show.

THE founders of an award-winning Scottish brewery and a Welsh music promoter who has worked with Simon Cowell and The Who are supporting a campaign to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs in Wrexham.

THEY say confession is good for the soul so here goes... I have never voted in a telephone poll for any of the TV reality talent shows - " Pop Idol, Britain's Got Talent, X Factor - " until now.

The drama teacher has been given George Michael's Praying for Time for Saturday night's show.

With the show's charity single ready to secure its dominance into 2010, Simon Cowell's chart stranglehold seems complete Simon Cowell - something to celebrate.