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Jedward
John and Edward Grimes (born 16 October 1991 in Dublin, Ireland), known professionally as Jedward, are an Irish singing and television presenting duo. They are identical twins and first appeared as John & Edward in the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009, generating a phenomenon of ironic popularity described as "the Jedward paradox". They finished sixth and were managed by Louis Walsh, who was their mentor during ''The X Factor''.
Jedward have released three albums, ''Planet Jedward'', ''Victory'' and ''Young Love''. ''Planet Jedward'' and ''Victory'' went double platinum in Ireland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum10.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum11.htm )〕 They have released nine singles, including "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" (a mash-up of "Under Pressure" by Queen and Vanilla Ice's track "Ice Ice Baby"), "Lipstick", the song with which they represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, and "Waterline", with which they represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Jedward are also known for their television work, including presenting children's series ''Jedward's Big Adventure'' and ''OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory'', and for participating in ''Celebrity Big Brother 8''. John and Edward's combined net worth was estimated at €6m in September 2013, and they have been ranked as the fifth most financially successful former ''The X Factor'' UK contestants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/jedward-climb-rich-list-charts-242700.html )〕
==Early and personal life==
Identical twin brothers John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes were born in Dublin. John and Edward's first school was Scoil Bhríde National School in Rathangan. They then attended King's Hospital School for four years before being moved to the Dublin Institute of Education. The twins competed in school talent shows during their school years and were inspired by Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. They were also members of the Lucan Harriers Athletic Club and Dundrum South Dublin athletics club and have competed in several Irish athletic tournaments. In addition, they briefly worked as games testers for Xbox 360 format holder Microsoft and support football clubs Newcastle United and Celtic.
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