London crooner scoops 'X Factor' reality TV prize, and record contract
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A 35-year-old singer, veteran of London clubs and pubs, scooped Britain's "X Factor" award and the million-pound (1.9-million-dollar, 1.5-million-euro) record contract promised by the reality television show talent competition.
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Opera-singing phone salesman Paul Potts has won the final of TV variety show Britain's Got Talent.
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Glamour model Jordan is bidding to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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A Canadian singer wins a privacy case which is seen as a significant for other celebrities.
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A 23-year-old Welsh call center worker  won a television contest on Saturday to star in a revival of  the musical "The Sound of Music" on the London stage.
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Singer Alesha Dixon is the bookmakers' favourite to win the final of Strictly Come Dancing.
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SCOTTISH rockers Franz Ferdinand celebrate after scooping the prestigious Mercury music prize with their debut album. The Glasgow-based four-piece were firm favourites with the bookies to win the honour and walked away with a Â£20,000 cheque last night.
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LOS ANGELES  &#151; Texas teenager Robyn Troup got a taste of fame &#151; and a super 19th birthday present &#151; as the winner of "My Grammy Moment," a talent contest that culminated live during the Grammy Awards Sunday.
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Singer Leona Lewis, the bookies'  favorite to win popular British talent spotting show "The X  Factor," has fallen victim to "celebrity cybersquatting," with  an Internet domain bearing her name up for auction on eBay.
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Singer Dannii Minogue and Grease is the Word panellist Brian Freidman join the judging panel on The X Factor.
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IT'S a long way from stacking shelves in M&S to working with Kylie Minogue.  But Scots DJ Calvin Harris has made the incredible journey in less than a year.  The 23-year-old from Dumfries found himself in demand after posting songs he recorded in his bedroom on the MySpace website.
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Superstar of international pop music, Robbie Williams will do a
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Welshman Rhydian Roberts is the bookmakers' favourite to win the final of ITV1's talent show The X Factor later.
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Music mogul Simon Fuller sues TV host Simon Cowell, claiming his X Factor show is a copy of Pop Idol.
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X Factor winner Leon Jackson is the Christmas number one, and 2006 champion Leona Lewis tops the album chart.
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R&B star Rihanna tops the UK singles chart for the third week, holding off a challenge from Mutya Buena.
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Bubbly blonde &quot;American Idol&quot; finalist Kellie Pickler has landed a record deal with country label BNA Records and 19 Recordings, the label founded by &quot;Idol&quot; creator Simon Fuller.