John and Edward Grimes (born 16 October 1991), known professionally as Jedward, are an Irish singing and television presenting duo. They are identical twins and first appeared in the The X Factor UK in 2009, generating a phenomenon of ironic popularity described as “the Jedward paradox”.
Since then, they have released three albums: Planet Jedward, Victory, and Young Love. The first two went double platinum in Ireland.
They have also released nine singles, notably Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby), a mash-up of Under Pressure by Queen/David Bowie and Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby; Lipstick, 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 and Celebrity Big Brother 19 of which they were announced runners-up missing out on the winning spot to Coleen Nolan.
John and Edward’s have been ranked as the fifth most financially successful former X Factor UK contestants.