If you’re an American who’s not yet up on Simon Cowell’s mega-successful British series The X Factor, you will be soon—it’s reportedly set to be launched here in the States sometime after American Idol‘s ninth season.
Eighteen-year-old Joe McElderry was crowned the winner of X Factor‘s sixth season last night. But unlike last year’s winner Alexandra Burke, we’re probably not going to see him in a half-jersey, slinking around in a football locker room anytime soon.
McElderry’s first single, a cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb,” was made available digitally yesterday, and it’s already the top download at the U.K. iTunes store. More »