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Barkley quick to cash in and leave Cipriani and Wasps in arrears
Monday 26 April 2010
Wasps 19 Bath 35
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Channel 4's Indian Winter is an insult to Asians
Tuesday 02 February 2010
It’s all too typical of British television, from panel games to detective dramas
6m votes took X Factor Joe to victory
Monday 14 December 2009
X Factor winner Joe McElderry today said he was "pinching himself" as a reminder that he is not dreaming after his victory in the hit show.
Alexandra Burke, Union Chapel, London
Monday 23 November 2009
Sitting in the pews of the beautiful Grade II-listed Union Chapel, the drama of The X Factor could not seem further away. Yet, as the country remains gripped in the weekly twists and turns of Simon Cowell's singing competition, this 19th-century chapel is tonight the venue for the first proper headline show from Alexandra Burke, last year's victor.
Album: Alexandra Burke, Overcome (Syco/Sony)
Sunday 18 October 2009
Pop star divas! We like them. So, let's make more of them
James Corden: The backlash begins
Sunday 15 March 2009
After a cocky turn at the Baftas and a panning for his latest sketch show, is the tide turning on the bright new star of comedy?
My Fantasy Band: Alan Donohoe, The Rakes
Friday 13 March 2009
Vocals - Woody Allen
I'll have him sing songs by Morrissey. They both have a deep, inquisitive outlook on life. Woody plays clarinet in a jazz band so he must be a bit musical but I think it's more important with singing to have character than to have an Alexandra Burke falsetto.
Lady GaGa still dancing at top of the charts
Monday 19 January 2009
American singer Lady GaGa has spent a second week at the top of the pop singles charts with "Just Dance," the Official Charts Company said yesterday.
She's young enough to be your... girlfriend
Sunday 04 January 2009
Messrs Jopling, Weller and Robinson prove that when it comes to women, older men are not always wiser
Glory, glory as 'Hallelujah' dominates Christmas chart
Monday 22 December 2008
Hallelujah, "Hallelujah". The X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke won the battle for Christmas No 1 with her cover of Leonard Cohen's song – beating a version by Jeff Buckley, who drowned aged 30 in May 1997, into second place.
Woolworths to close all stores by 5 January
Thursday 18 December 2008
30,000 staff face redundancy as retailer fails to find a buyer
X Factor single sets European sales record
Monday 15 December 2008
X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's debut single Hallelujah has set a European record, beating Leona Lewis, a previous champion of the show.
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