Tuneless 'Jedward' get the heave-ho (From Salisbury Journal)

Tuneless 'Jedward' get the heave-ho

6:33am Monday 23rd November 2009

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They may have been axed from X Factor but pop wannabes John and Edward Grimes will stay under the spotlight as the pair try to cash in on their success.

The identical twin brothers, dubbed Jedward, provoked a frenzy among fans with their outrageous dance routines and off-the-wall style.

Simon Cowell called the duo an "unstoppable machine" and mentor Louis Walsh never tired of proclaiming that "the kids love 'em".

Walsh has said the pair could make a splash not just as pop stars but as children's television presenters or in panto. And many fans will be expecting a Christmas single.

The hyper-quiffed identical pop twins came up against Olly Murs in the sing-off.

But their rendition of Boyzone's No Matter What was unusually subdued with no dance routine and no tricks.

Murs, one of the show favourites, said he was "a bit gutted" to be in the bottom two but his polished performance of Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight was too good for the brothers.

His fans will nevertheless have wondered if judge Simon Cowell could turn on him, as he did with Welsh teenager Lucie Jones earlier in the series when she came up against the twins and Cowell left the final decision to the public vote.

But Cowell stuck with Murs, telling the twins: "I'm actually going to miss you, I am."

Cheryl Cole also voted for Murs while Walsh went with his act, the twins. That left Dannii Minogue to ratchet up the tension.

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