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Dublin, Ireland (2009 – present)

John & Edward (born John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes on 16 October 1991 in Dublin), artistically known as Jedward are an 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 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.

Since then, Jedward have been on 3 tours in the UK and Ireland. The first, the ‘Planet Jedward tour’ hit both countries, with some cities being played more than once, in April and August 2010. The second, was the ‘Bad Behaviour Tour’ which was just in Ireland, in April 2011.

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