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Season 1 (2005): 12th place: Lost Guys (Groups) 11th place: Miranda Stewart (Girls) 10th place: Love Hanger (Groups) 9th place: Ranch (Groups) 8th place: Daniel Cooper (Boys) 7th place: Jessica Daniel (Girls) 6th place: Lorne Quest (Over 25s) 5th place: Bart Connor (Boys) 4th place: Cassie Harper (Girls) 3rd place: Danielle Lawerence (Over 25s) 2nd place: Leonard Webster (Boys) 1st place: Harper Stevens (Over 25s) Celebrity SingStar Season 1 (2006): 12th place: Clark Donald from CN News Today (Over 25s) 11th place: Delivery (Daniel Harper from Medical and Frank Stewart from CN Live Category: Groups) 10th place: Carrie Brooks from Shelved (Girls) 9th place: Larry Albertson from Medical / Backwash (Boys)* 8th place: Carly Stacy from CN News Tonight (Over 25s) 7th place: Launch (Cast of London Heathrow Category: Groups) 6th place: Harriet Bradshaw from 2010 (Girls) 5th place: Adam Terrace from Hot Shots (Boys) 4th place: Leonard Brooks from Memories (Over 25s) ...

I read today's Daily Mirror and there was an article about The X Factor USA . Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol this year to concentrate on the US version of the biggest talent competition in Europe, which will air on September 11, 2011 on Fox.

Season 1 (2002): 10th place: EJay Day 9th place: Jim Verraros 8th place: A.J. Gil 7th place: Ryan Starr 6th place: Christina Cristian 5th place: RJ Helton 4th place: Tamyra Gray 3rd place: Nikki McKibbin Runner-up: Justin Guarini WINNER: Kelly Clarkson Season 2 (2003): 12th place: Vanessa Olivarez 11th place: Charles Grigsby 10th place: Julia DeMato 9th place: Corey Clark - disqualified 8th place: Rickey Smith 7th place: Kimberly Caldwell 6th place: Carmen Rasmusen 5th place: Trenyce Cobbins 4th place: Josh Gracin 3rd place: Kimberley Locke Runner-up: Clay Aiken WINNER: Ruben Studdard Season 3 (2004): 12th place: Leah LaBelle 11th place: Matthew Rogers 10th place: Amy Adams 9th place: Camile Velasco 8th place: Jon Peter Lewis 7th place: Jennifer Hudson 6th place: John Stevens 5th place: George Huff 4th place: La Toya London 3rd place: Jasmine Trias Runner-up: Diana DeGarmo WINNER: Fantasia Barrino Season 4 (2005): 13th place: Mario Vazquez -...

This is a sequel to my article "Top 10 Successful Ford Commercials". 10. Pigeon - Ford SportKa - 2003 (UK) 9. Cat - Ford SportKa - 2005 (UK) 8. Desire - Ford Mondeo - 2008 (UK) 7. Meter - Ford Kuga - 2009 (UK) 6. Superhero - Ford Focus ST - 2006 (UK) 5. Turnaround - Ford Fiesta - 2008 (UK) 4. Trashcan - Ford Kuga - 2008 (UK) 3. Base - Ford Focus - 2005 (UK) 2. This Is Now 2.0 - Ford Fiesta - 2010 (UK) 1. Chase - Ford Focus - 2010 (Spain)

I'm making a chart called Top 10 Successful Ford Commercials. All of them made by the advertising agency Ogilvy, which Ford is a client of since 1975. This is the commercials: 10. Stupid Dogbot - Ford Fiesta - October 2006 (UK) 9. Hairy Monsters - Ford Ka - March 2009 (Argentina)* 8. Animals in the Womb - Ford Flexifuel - March 2008/July 2009 (Sweden/UK) 7. Ode to a Ford - Ford Focus - December 2007/March 2008 (UK) 6. Ford kinetic design - Ford Fiesta and Focus - September 2009 (UK) 5. This Is Now - Ford Fiesta - July 2009 (UK) 4. Light Grafitti - Ford Focus - January 2010 (Europe) 3. Tom and Jerry - Ford Mondeo - September 2003 (UK) 2. Paper Town - Ford Kuga - August 2009 (UK) 1. Go Find It - Ford Ka - July 2009 (UK) *Originally the 2006 commercial for the Ford Mondeo about putting balloons on top of over 100 old Mondeos was going to be number nine but I find it a bit weird.

Single Charts 1. One - U2 2. Release Me - Agnes Carlsson 3. I See You - Leona Lewis 4. Fight for This Love (Moto Blanco Remix) - Cheryl Cole 5. Wear My Kiss/Santa Baby - Sugababes 6. The Climb - Joe McElderry 7. Christmas is Creepy/Christmas Cash - Fred Figglehorn 8. You Are Not Alone (Stripped Mix) - The X Factor Finalists 2009 9. Falling Down - Selena Gomez and The Scene 10. Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas 11. Rude Boy - Rihanna 12. Finally - Fergie featuring John Legend Album Charts 1. Achtung Baby - U2 2. Dance Love Pop - Agnes 3. Echo - Leona Lewis 4. 3 Words - Cheryl Cole 5. Sweet 7 - Sugababes 6. Breathless - Shayne Ward 7. It's Hackin' Christmas with Fred - Fred Figglehorn 8. Overcome - Alexandra Burke 9. Selena Gomez and The Scene - Selena Gomez and The Scene 10. The END - Black Eyed Peas 11. 3CD Collector's Set - Rihanna 12. The Duchess - Fergie

1. Three (1979) 2. Boy (1980) 3. October (1981) 4. War (1983) 5. The Unforgettable Fire (1984) 6. Wide Awake in America (1985) 7. The Joshua Tree (1987) 8. Rattle and Hum (1988) 9. Achtung Baby (1991) 10. Zooropa (1993) 11. Original Soundtracks 1 (1995) 12. Pop (1997) 13. Please: PopHeart Live EP (1997) 14. The Best of 1980–1990 B-sides (1998) 15. The Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack (2000) 16. All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) 17. 7 (2002) 18. The Best of 1990–2000 B-sides (2002) 19. Exclusive (2003) 20. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) 21. Early Demos (2004) 22. Unreleased & Rare (2004) 23. Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge (2004) 24. The Joshua Tree (20th Anniversary Edition) (2007) 25. Medium, Rare & Remastered (2009) 26. No Line on the Horizon (2009)

January 2009: Barack Obama becomes the 44th US President and the first African American to do so. February 2009: Rihanna and her boyfriend Chris Brown having an argument while driving to the Grammy Awards, but doesn't show up because Chris bit Rihanna's face resulting him an arrest. March 2009: Michael Jackson announces 50 dates at the O2 and said it will be his last tour. April 2009: Susan Boyle, a contestant in Britain's Got Talent becomes a Internet phenomenon in YouTube. May 2009: Kris Allen wins against Adam Lambert in American Idol . June 2009: Michael Jackson dies at 50 of a cardiac arrest. July 2009: The now-famous Apollo 11 moon landing celebrates its 40th anniversary. August 2009: Whitney Houston comes back at the music scene releasing her comeback album I Look to You . September 2009: The Beatles' back catalogue is remastered. October 2009: Oasis splits up after a row between the Gallagher brothers but later becomes Oasis 2.0 until January 2010. November 20...

Single Charts 1. Boys Boys Boys - Lady Gaga 2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen + The Muppets 3. Automatic - Tokio Hotel 4. Video Phone - Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga 5. Hard - Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy 6. Release Me - Agnes Carlsson 7. Everybody Hurts - REM 8. 3 - Britney Spears 9. Cry Me Out - Pixie Lott 10. These Are The Days of Our Lives - Queen 11. Planet Earth - Michael Jackson 12. Dreams - Gabrielle Album Charts 1. The Fame - Lady Gaga 2. Absolute Greatest - Queen 3. Humanoid - Tokio Hotel 4. Above and Beyonce - Video Collection & Dance Mixes - Beyonce 5. Rated R - Rihanna 6. Dance Love Pop - Agnes Carlsson 7. REM Live - REM 8. The Singles Collection - Britney Spears 9. Turn It Up - Pixie Lott 10. Greatest Hits III - Queen 11. Thriller - Michael Jackson 12. Find Your Way - Gabrielle

1957: The first "talent TV show", A Song for Europe starts broadcasting.