AGE: 18 FROM: South Shields JOB: Student
Joe lives with his family in South Sheilds and only started singing four years ago after playing around on a karaoke machine. He entered a local music competition in 2008 and came 3rd. He is now Tyneside's 'performer of the year'. He entered The X Factor in 2007 and reached Bootcamp but decided to leave the competition as he felt he was too young and wanted more experience.
How Joe shocked his classmates

October 17: Live Show 2
This article has 43 comments
joe you are simply the best simon himself,said something like you have this speceil tone in your voiceitstrue he just wants one of his acts to win
By peter sharman. Posted November 19 2009 at 5:44 PM.
fantastic joe i love you your voice your cute good luck hope you win,
By chris. Posted November 18 2009 at 11:32 PM.
I LOVE U JOE AND OLLY AND STACEY AND OF COURSE JOHN AND EDWARD
HOPE UR IN FINAL WIV JEDWARD AND OLLY GO ON JOE U ROK
By JEDWARD NO 1 FAN. Posted November 18 2009 at 8:48 PM.
joe,
omg i loove yoou you are amaising im voting for you every week and wount stop :) + you got an amaizing voice, i relly think you got a good chance to win and olly, lloovvee yoou millions jooe hope you win babe, cant wait till your next vidio diary , i wanna say cant simon pick like an normal week like enyone can sing eny songs like sm1 sing jay sean - down and that it would be amaising. joe loove yoou , john and edward loove yoou goiing noow byye loovee you millions and frillions :) xxxxx
By chloe <3 john and edward + joe. Posted November 17 2009 at 11:42 PM.
Fantastic singer, fantastic personality, you won't win xfactor because of the politics and planned set ups and hatchet jobs, not winning would be the best thing that could ever happen to you, you will enjoy a massive career long after the eventual winner and their one hit wonder! (remember poor leon jackson)
chin up joe your the UKs newest star!!
Irish fans!!
p.s if Ireland was allowed to vote those two muppet Twins would have been booted in week one, we Irish have pride and self respect
By pat. Posted November 17 2009 at 5:58 PM.
Joe is the only genuine guy left in the competition. He is AWESOME!!!
I'll keep voting 4 you Joe + I hope you win, you have a lovely voice and personality.
Joe or Stacey to win!!!
By eioio. Posted November 16 2009 at 7:07 PM.
I am from the Philippines and an avid fan of Joe McElderry. I can't wait to buy his CD though he will not win the competition but for me he alredy the winner. Love to hear your songs. Go, Joe, Go!
By PrescyofPhilippines. Posted November 16 2009 at 1:08 AM.
Joe, you are without doubt the best singer on the x factor.You have a wonderful smile and a lovely personality.BUT i have a horrible feeling you will not win as you are too decent, no sob story and no scandal attached to you which are among the requirements needed to win this show. I still think you have a great future ahead and I would buy your cds any day.
By jovine. Posted November 15 2009 at 4:45 PM.
Joe,
Your the man to win this competition, BUT the programme is in dire straits this year, full of politics, bad mouthing and self-opinionated comments.
Carry on just like you are son, keep your head down, do what you do best, and enjoy yourself. You're a canny lad, and deserve to win. BUT, if for some reason you do not win, keep your head up lad, as one thing's for certain, win or no, you will have a singing career and your future's solid. Well done lad, keep it up.
By Roger B. Posted November 15 2009 at 10:19 AM.
joe you are going to win. i said to my family from your first audition. thats the winner they thought I was mad but not so mad now then eh. keep up the good work. remember god is good he will see you through to the final .ou are such a great guyI
By dorothywiliams. Posted November 15 2009 at 12:29 AM.
I think Joe is great I has him to win from his first audition.he is a really good singer who will go far tihats if simon dos-esnt vote him out as he did lucie i was simons biggest fan till he did that for two reasons he thought she was going to win and he didnt want a third girl to win. hes really let himself and the fans down big time. I certainly wont vote for his acts
By dorothy williams. Posted November 14 2009 at 11:51 PM.
Joe, you have great voice, great look, you are so modest and humble and simply wondeful. I look forward to seeing you every week. I hope you win the show. I just can't wait to buy your cd. Keep smiling, you have the most gorgeous smile.
Good luck & best wishes
By Suzanne. Posted November 15 2009 at 12:03 AM.
I wish Joe well, he certainly deserves to win.
Not a show off, not over confident, just a lovely lad with a great voice and personality. Good luck
By wendy lacy. Posted November 14 2009 at 9:59 PM.
i absolutly love u and ur voice i love u singing dance with my father it gives me goosebumps haha, i hope u got far sweetie u deserve too i hope u win and ill keep voting but even if u dont i wont be hearin last of you untill years to come all my love hugs kisses and suppore charlene x x x
JOE TO WIN xxx
By charlene duhtie. Posted November 14 2009 at 6:26 PM.
joe sang dont stop believing . wow joe you realy sang it from your heart . your the best on the xfactor . go go joe u have world wide support even if they cant vote for you .
By len hudson. Posted November 12 2009 at 7:22 PM.
JOEEEE u deserve to winn u are a natural performer
love u lots xxxx
By sophie collins. Posted November 9 2009 at 7:37 PM.
I love you JOOOOOE! You have a amazing voice and i hope that you win the x factor, if you dont win... im gonna be so disipointed! I cant vote for you, because im from Denmark, but i hope that peopel in UK can see your talent. JODYY JOE I LOVE YOUR GORGEOUS EYES AND YOUR SMILE IS THE BEST... I love you, im in love with your voice... Best wishes.. and i hope that you beat Danyl, i dont like him at all!!!
By Meeeeemoo. Posted November 8 2009 at 1:46 AM.
ilove joe hes so cute and has the best voice and the cutest smile ah joe to win xxx
By rupesh star. Posted November 7 2009 at 11:10 AM.
hey jo u were amazing on saturday it was your best performance u are going to go really far in the competition i think u should win xxx
love maureen
By maureen fraser. Posted November 4 2009 at 1:18 PM.
Jo is a excellent single and a good voice and I hope he win xfactor 2009
By lee patton. Posted November 3 2009 at 1:39 PM.
Joe has a brilliant and melodic voice, when I saw him in his audition I knew he would be in the final 12. Joe has a really lovely personality and is very modest which will carry him through the competition. I would buy his records and I'm a young 45 year old. His Mum and Dad should be proud of him!!!!
By Tracy Matthews. Posted November 1 2009 at 9:44 PM.
Oh dear Joe Cheryl as let you down and face it last night you were way out of your comfort zone you were shaky and way out of tune not your fault lad for its the beginning I blame Cheryl for giving you the Journey classic Dont stop believing it was way to big for you but at least your better than the twins and for them to sing Queen we will rock you disaster see this is the problem taking on songs that are to big just my opinion and being truthful you have along way to go Joe dont run before you can walk remember the saying its true.
By victoria Ingham. Posted November 1 2009 at 6:27 PM.
Joe is by far the best contestant on Xfactor because he has a gentle,sweet persuasive voice.He truly sings like an angel.Just close your eyes and listen to him and you will understand what I mean.He is also so humble and has a beautiful smile.When he smiles he would melt away any tears anywhere.
Good luck Joe
By René. Posted November 1 2009 at 2:00 PM.
Great voice...very clear, not requiring all the vocal trickery of the others (which is only needed when a singer cannot hold a note). With the right material he could have a good recording career. Either that or he could do worse than audition for the Boy Zone vacancy ;-)
By Andrew W. Posted November 1 2009 at 12:24 PM.
joe to win you have sucha good voice and such a cute smile best of luck and i hope you go all the way to win good luck xxx
By lisa martin. Posted November 1 2009 at 10:33 AM.
hay joe i think that you are doing realy well in the
compotition keep it up lad. you are alwaays brilliant
so i dont have to say anything else but do
you,your country and your family proud
By C.M.G. Posted October 30 2009 at 11:48 PM.
Joe is just what we need this year. he is everything Danyl is not. funny, likable, humble, good looking and talented. Joe to WIN!!!!!
By Lou. Posted October 29 2009 at 10:51 PM.
joe to win he is fit as :D and he is favourite to win in EVERY single bookies well done
By amy . Posted October 26 2009 at 4:19 PM.
JOE TO WIN
JOE TO WIN
JOE TO WIN
JOE TO WIN
JOE TO WIN
By chloe. Posted October 26 2009 at 1:54 PM.
fit!!!!
By adie1985. Posted October 26 2009 at 7:12 AM.
JOE IS BEATIFUL I LOVE HIM O BITE HE HAS THE MOST BEATIFUL VOICE ANYONE COULD HAVE I VOTW FOR HIM EVERYWEEK AND HE SHOUKD WIN.
LOVE YA JOE XX
By molly mcaleavey. Posted October 25 2009 at 8:07 AM.
LOVE YOU JOE. IM VOTING FOR YOU TO WIN. BEAUTIFUL VOICE YOU DESERVE YOU WIN.xxx
By Joe To Win. Posted October 24 2009 at 3:07 PM.
I love you so much :).xxxxxxxxxxxx kiss kiss kiss
By Jessica. Posted October 23 2009 at 4:41 PM.
I think Josph is the best and I have had a good feeling since his first audition that he would at least be in the live shows and I think he had a really good chance of winning the whole competition as he has the voice and personlity.
By Brian Gray. Posted October 23 2009 at 1:54 AM.
i love u joe either you or lucie to win everyone one loves u though joe and you are really good lucking
By megan glen. Posted October 21 2009 at 6:38 PM.
I like Joe, he's a really good singer and has the likeability factor to go with it.
By jools. Posted October 19 2009 at 7:26 PM.
Jordyy Joee :) Ahhhhhhhh Hes Is The Best Without a Doubt I Love His Little Cheeky Smilee And Hiss Eyess!! I Want Him To Win He Puts His Heart And Soul Into Every Performance & Is Just An Amazing Singer And that does It For Me :) Joe To Winn Joe Too Winnnn :) Good Look In The Future Joee :) Im Always Looking Forward To Watching Youu :) Just Go Out And As Cherly Would Say SMASH IT :) You've Always Got My Votee Woooo Go Joeee :) !! x x x x x x <3
By Ashlea :). Posted October 19 2009 at 7:02 PM.
Its difficult to find a negative with this guy. Lovely smile. Not a bad singer. Very endearing.
By ChugMeHome. Posted October 19 2009 at 2:02 PM.
Joe! I think you're absolutely gorgeous! Your voice is amazing and I look forward to seeing you every week. Keep up the hard work, you're doing brilliantly. You're one of the only consistently perfect and faultless performers in the competition. Good luck! xxx
By Charlotte. Posted October 19 2009 at 11:54 AM.
Joe Joe Joe your a lovely young lad yes you can sing I like you but I noticed tonight you are getting a bit big and you know the saying dont run before you can walk calm down and dont talk to much ok for tonight I saw you make a few mistakes just hope other voters didnt my opinion your only young lad
By Victoria Ingham. Posted October 18 2009 at 11:15 PM.
i love you joo, apprently u look like my bf and hes gd lookin lol so u must be too lol x
By april. Posted October 18 2009 at 8:36 PM.
your a nice lad joe hope you win xfactor xxx
By marina mcinally. Posted October 18 2009 at 6:26 PM.
Jordy Joe, you are so cute & gorgeous. I think you're gonna win X Factor.
You are a wonderful singer and I would buy your album tomorrow !
Best wishes for a fantastic career Joe
By Sue. Posted October 17 2009 at 10:23 PM.