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• Does Rhydian Have the X-Factor?

  Published: November 13, 2007, 11:15 am

  Tags: Music, New Mexico, News, Rhydian Roberts, Sharon Osbourne, Simon Cowell

  fog machines, the better) Rhydian's song, "You Raise Me Up" has been covered by dozens of artists, the biggest being Westlife and Josh Groban. Rhydian, who is mentored by Dannii Minogue on the show, has another strength aside from his vocal prowess... The Guardian writes: "Rhydian Roberts, the most entertaining contestant on the current X

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• Towleroad Guide to the Tube #200

  Published: November 26, 2007, 2:15 pm

  Tags: Beth Ditto, George W Bush, Karl Rove, Music, News, Rhydian Roberts, Towleroad Guide To The Tube

  Out Boy's Pete Wentz. RHYDIAN: The X-Factor favorite takes on "Somewhere" from West Side Story and makes Dannii Minogue cry. MAN-TAGE: What "real men" do. Check out our previous guides to the Tube here

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• Rhydian the Rugby Player

  Published: November 30, 2007, 3:30 pm

  Tags: Great Britain, Music, Music Video, News, Rhydian Roberts, Rugby

  I've posted a few videos of the UK's current X-Factor favorite Rhydian Roberts. Today, the Brit tabloid Daily Mail chronicles his transformation from busted-up rugby player to peroxide pop singer. Below, a vlog Rhydian posted yesterday, along with his most recent performance.

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• Frighteningly Coiffed Star Of The X Factor Is Captivated By Our Nic

  Published: December 2, 2007, 8:47 pm

  Tags: Nicole Kidman, Rhydian Roberts

  The X Factor, Welshman Rhydian Roberts.Is it just us, or does he look like he wants to eat her with some fava beans and a nice Chianti?

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• Towleroad Guide to the Tube #207

  Published: December 6, 2007, 4:30 pm

  Tags: Architecture, Dubai, Election 2008, Ellen Degeneres, George W Bush, News, Rhydian Roberts, Tom Tancredo, Towleroad Guide To The Tube

  a racist fear-monger. RHYDIAN: His latest X-Factor performance "Somebody to Love". Check out our previous guides to the Tube here

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• Towleroad Guide to the Tube #209

  Published: December 10, 2007, 4:55 pm

  Tags: Abba, Christmas, George W Bush, Hillary Clinton, Music, Music Video, News, Rhydian Roberts, Towleroad Guide To The Tube

  for your holiday season. RHYDIAN: His latest X-Factor performance, "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Check out our previous guides to the Tube here

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• X-Factor's Rhydian: I'm Not Gay, But I am a Virgin

  Published: December 11, 2007, 9:36 am

  Tags: Great Britain, I M Not Gay, Music, News, Rhydian Roberts

  Rhydian Roberts, the favorite to win Britain's X-Factor show, tells the UK's Mirror tabloid that he's not gay, and that he's a virgin. That sounds awfully familiar. Says Rhydian: "If people are assuming that I am gay, or whatever, that is fine. They don't know me and I dress quite camp. But I can say categorically that I am 100 per cent

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• Talent shows are sources of discontent

  Published: December 17, 2007, 5:50 pm

  Tags: Itv, Wales, Leon Jackson, X Factor, Rhydian Roberts, Next Great American Band

  to edge out Leland Palmer (Rhydian Roberts) and claim the right to ruin the Christmas charts. Ofcom is looking into it - although, surely anyone stupid enough to trust ITV to run a properly managed phone-vote after the year they've had probably deserves to be fleeced - and some Welsh radio stations are going to boycott Jackson's single until

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• Rhydian X-ed Out of X-Factor Win by Leon/Kylie Duet

  Published: December 17, 2007, 9:50 am

  Tags: Kylie Minogue, Music, News, Rhydian Roberts, Simon Cowell

  the runaway favourite, Rhydian Roberts, in the reality TV show final on Saturday. 'It's not real,' Jackson said, choking back tears after winning a public vote. 'It just means the world to pursue this because I love singing. I knew I could change my mum's life and I've just done it.' Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond said it was a

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• Rhydian Roberts - O Holy Night Video, Lyrics and Review

  Published: December 19, 2007, 5:22 am

  Tags: Music Videos, Holy, Night, Rhydian Roberts, X Factor

  O Holy Night by Rhydian Roberts, Music Video, Lyrics and Review Rhydian was 3/1 on favourite with the bookmakers before going into the final but was beaten into second place by 18-year-old Leon Jackson. On finals night Rhydian sang O Holy Night, Somewhere - which had reduced judge Danii Minogue to tears when he had performed it [...]

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• O Holy Night

  Published: December 19, 2007, 7:39 pm

  Tags: Boundaries, Voice, Singing, Rhydian Roberts, Hymns

  flat."Well, the X Factor's Rhydian Roberts is no exception - a baritone who soars into the tenor range as easily (and as often) as I pick up chocolate, he has wowed the judges week in and week out with his vocal ability and both OTT camp and understated performances. To quote judge Simon Cowell (known for his scathing comments): "If we're

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• Simon Cowell mulls iTunes UK lawsuit

  Published: December 21, 2007, 3:30 pm

  Tags: Leon Jackson, Leonjackson, Rhydian Roberts, Rhydianroberts, Simon Cowell, Simoncowell

  under: iTS, RumorsAfter Rhydian Robert's well deserved Leon Jackson's stunning X-Factor victory, customers overwhelmed iTunes' UK servers. After just 36-thousand sales, the servers died and were down for a good 15 hours. Sony BMG insiders were not pleased. The Sun, the occasionally reliable UK news source, writes that Simon Cowell is

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