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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Cowell the executioner: As two X Factor victors are ruthlessly dumped by the music mogul's record label, why the show only has one winner

By NICOLE LAMPERT
Last updated at 2:48 PM on 23rd April 2011

Sidelined: X Factor winner Shayne Ward (left) pictured with Simon Cowell following a performance on the talent show






There could be no better illustration of the merry-go-round way Simon Cowell seemingly conducts his business: as his hugely popular programme Britain’s Got Talent hits the airwaves again, hunting for new acts to sign, two of his reality show winners have quietly been dropped from his record label.
Joe McElderry and Shayne Ward — who won The X Factor in 2009 and 2005, respectively — have recently had their contracts terminated with the record label arm of his company, Syco.
Joe, 19, had been signed with the company for less than 18 months. Shayne lasted five years — although he had spent a great deal of that time waiting for the company to put out his third album.


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