REGULAR JOE
Joe McElderry unrecognisable on Steph’s Packed Lunch 12yrs after winning The X Factor
JOE McElderry won The X Factor - and hearts all over Britain - when he was just 18, but he looked very different in a TV appearance today.
The singer, now 30, popped up on Steph's Packed Lunch to talk about his forthcoming tour, where he will perform George Michael numbers.
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Fans were delighted, particularly when he belted out a tune, tweeting: "Wow Joe McElderry still has an amazing voice!"
Joe told host Steph McGovern and Denise Van Outen about the moment he duetted with George on The X Factor.
The fresh-faced teen managed to see off Olly Murs to snatch the crown in the show's high-flying heyday - and he is still performing today.
He will next be seen in Freedom, a show that will see him touring the UK singing George Michael hits.
Joe recently told fans he was still as enthusiastic about singing as ever, writing: "I’m so lucky to get to do what I do!
"It’s still such a crazy time for our industry and things are nowhere near back to normal but you have filled my heart already and the tour has just began! Thank you ❤️."
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The star often posts selfies from backstage at his performances, showing fans the outfits he's going to be wearing that night.
Joe McElderry won the sixth series of The X Factor back in 2009 with his first song, The Climb, soaring to No1 in the charts.
However, it was the show's first single not to make Christmas No1, getting beaten there by that year's 'anti X Factor' single, Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine.
The South Shields lad got a record deal with Simon Cowell's Syco as part of the prize and he went on to release five Top 20 albums.
However, he was dropped by the label in 2011, after his single Someone Wake Me Up only sold a reported 7,000 copies.
In 2012 Joe became a victim of stalking after being tracked and followed to his home by an obsessed fan.
The stalker bombarded Joe with tweets, sat on the front row at one of his shows and harassed his mum Eileen and was handed a five-year restraining order.
He went on to appear in a string of reality shows including Popstar To Operastar, The Jump and in 2014 kicked off a 50-date UK tour.
Joe later began a long run of musical turns, including appearing in the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
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