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	Shadowlands: Original Film Soundtrack George Fenton, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Michael Denison, Andrew Seear, Tim McMullan, John Wood, Andrew Hawkins, Peter Howell, Anthony Hopkins and Edward Hardwicke EDITION:  Audio CD MANUFACTURER:  Angel Records RELEASE DATE:  25 January, 1994
	Romantic Approach Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein, Johannes Brahms, Max Bruch, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Francesco Cavalli and Aaron Copland EDITION:  Audio CD MANUFACTURER:  Celestial Harmonies RELEASE DATE:  29 June, 1999
	Multiplicities: Music for Flute Henry Cowell, Chris Dench, James Dillon, Jason Eckardt, Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Finnissy, Simon Holt, Michael Parkin and Nancy Ruffer EDITION:  Audio CD MANUFACTURER:  Metier RELEASE DATE:  01 January, 2003
	Slightly Crazed Sub-Urban Addiction EDITION:  Audio CD MANUFACTURER:  Sub-Urban Addiction RELEASE DATE:  12 October, 2004
	Multiplicities: Music for Flute Henry Cowell, Chris Dench, James Dillon, Jason Eckardt, Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Finnissy, Simon Holt, Michael Parkin and Nancy Ruffer EDITION:  Audio CD MANUFACTURER:  Metier RELEASE DATE:  30 December, 2003
	The Brit Awards 2002: DVD of the Year [Region 2] EDITION:  DVD MANUFACTURER:  SMV Enterprises
	Fifty Grand For Christmas / 50 Grand Paul Holt and Simon Cowell EDITION:  Audio CD MANUFACTURER:  Sanctuary

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X Factor winner and Duffy top the year's charts

Alexandra Burke and Duffy have rounded off an eventful 12 months by being declared the top-selling musicians of the year, it emerged yesterday. Burke, winner of The X Factor, whose cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah was the Christmas No 1, sold 888,000 copies through downloads and CDs - 311,000 of them in the last week.According to figures from the Official Charts Company, Burke also pushed the X Factor Finalists' charity single, Hero, into second place with sales of 751,000.It was also a good year for X Factor judge Simon Cowell: the top two singles were released through Syco Music, the company he set up, as was the year's fourth most popular album, Leona Lewis's Spirit.The Welsh singer Duffy saw her single Mercy take the No 3 spot in the year's bestseller chart. It was the only other single to sell more than half a million copies.Duffy's debut album, Rockferry, was the year's bestselling album, racking up 1.685m digital and physical sales, and denying Take That the top spot.The reformed boy band's latest album, The Circus, sold 1.446m copies in the last four weeks, making it the UK's second fastest million-seller. "Duffy and Alexandra Burke have been the biggest new arrivals on the British music scene over the past year, bar none," said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company, which compiles the UK's official singles, albums and compilations charts.The Mamma Mia! The Movie soundtrack was the year's biggest compilation seller and the only various artists package to sell more than a million copies in the UK.Kings of Leon claimed the third spot in the top 10 bestselling albums with Only By the Night. Lewis's Spirit came fourth, while Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, was fifth.Pop and rockDownloadsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Published: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:09:11 GMT - Source: Guardian.Co.Uk - Read the article

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Idol 'remains same' despite death

American Idol judges will continue to be harsh despite the apparent suicide of an ex-contestant, Simon Cowell says.
Published: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:27:28 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article

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Alexandra pours heart and soul into winning X Factor song

If it hadn't ended in tears something would have been seriously wrong. Last night, after months of hoping and praying, an awful lot of singing and a fair amount of crying from both judges and contestants, Alexandra Burke was crowned the latest winner of X FactorAs the announcement was made, the winner was too choked to speak for several minutes. In her final victory performance, singing Leonard Cohen's world-weary anthem 'Hallelujah', she broke down once again, only to recover for a rousing finish. She went on to thank her fans for 'making my dreams come true'. 'I have everything to thank you for. In my bones, I thank you,' she said. Tensions that had been simmering between the judges during the contest were put to one side as the panel of four rose to their feet in tribute to a soulful new voice.Head judge and the creator of the show Simon Cowell said he was rendered speechless after Burke was crowned winner, adding: 'You deserved it.' Runners-up JLS also thanked fans for their support and said they hoped this would kick-start their music career.An estimated 15 million viewers tuned into ITV1 to see 20-year-old Burke take her triumphant place in the annals of the TV talent show.More than eight million people took part in the telephone vote and the singer is now heavily-tipped to take the coveted Christmas number one slot when she releases a version of 'Hallelujah'. The contestants had all recorded the track before the show and Burke can now expect to sell one million CDs and downloads.The singer - whose mother, Melissa Bell, used to sing with the 1980s band Soul II Soul, famous for the song 'Back to Life' - had attracted odds of 8/13 at Ladbrokes in the run-up to the final, but a late surge in the fortunes of the boy band JLS, also from London, had closed the gap in the past few days.Burke will now also receive a cash advance - at this point only £150,000 - as well as the invaluable chance to develop a career in the world of pop, steered by the self-acknowledged master of the commercial music business, Cowell.While the X Factor prize is billed as worth £1m, Cowell has explained recently that much of this sum is made up by the cost of recording and marketing the winner's music.Burke had been mentored through the show by Cheryl Cole, a member of Girls Aloud and the new darling of X Factor fans following the acrimonious departure of Sharon Osbourne, the judge who until this series had seemed a permanent fixture. 'We have become more than just an act and a mentor, you are my friend,' Cole told Burke as the show concluded.Cole's protégé will hope to follow in the footsteps of past winners Leona Lewis and Leon Jackson, both now established recording artists. The three finalists, who had returned to their home towns last week before the final, may well also each launch successful careers on the back of their success on the programme, although earlier this month Cowell suggested that the credit crunch meant that only the winner could rely on taking up singing professionally.A north Londoner, Burke was the clear favourite on the night. Her strong voice even stood the test of sharing a stage with her idol, the American superstar Beyonce, with whom she duetted in a version of Beyonce's song 'Listen'. 'I am going to predict tonight,' said Cowell, at the end of their number, 'that a star has been born.' It had been clear through the show that Cowell hoped to work with Burke in the future, although she was not one of the acts he had mentored.The third finalist, Eoghan Quigg, a 16-year-old from Northern Island, who was the youngest contestant ever to make it so far on the show, was joined on stage by Boyzone for his duet, while Westlife joined JLS.Beyonce's rumoured 'surprise' appearance on the show beside Burke threatened to overawe the newcomer, but Beyonce nobly allowed the fresh talent to take centre stage - that is before she went on to wow the audience with her own solo guest performance.During the evening the contestants each also sang a Christmas number. Quigg performed Wizard's 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day', while JLS performed George Michael's 'Last Christmas'. Burke bravely chose to perform the standard carol 'Silent Night'.Presenter Dermot O'Leary, who controversially replaced the show's former front woman, Kate Thornton, had to repeatedly urge viewers not to give up on their attempts to register a phone vote. At the end of the night Cowell conceded that the show might not be everyone's cup of tea, but he thanked all those who had voted for a worthy new star.The X FactorReality TVTelevisionSimon CowellITVTelevisionguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Published: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:23:49 GMT - Source: Guardian.Co.Uk - Read the article

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