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Joe McElderry covers Donkeyboy! Er, who?

Despite huge success in their home country, Norway, Donkeyboy struggled to get their song, Ambitions, played in the UK. So why have the X Factor winner's people chosen it for his new single?This blog's headline was the question on, er, some people's lips after 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry premiered his new single, Ambitions (the first after the obligatory winner's single) on Radio 1 yesterday morning. You may remember wee Joe as the Geordie lad with the big smile who was basically adopted ...

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17:25 on September 20 2010

‘X Factor’ Winner Joe McElderry Covers Donkeyboy’s “Ambitions”

Idolator — For the first single off his upcoming debut album Wide Awake, 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry has covered “Ambitions,” a grand slice of uplifting pop originally pe... more info

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16:01 on September 20 2010

Joe McElderry covers Donkeyboy! Er, who?

Guardian Music — Despite huge success in their home country, Norway, Donkeyboy struggled to get their song, Ambitions, played in the UK. So why have the X Factor winner's people chosen it... more info

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10:47 on September 19 2010

Hold onto your hats, it's Joe McElderry's big comeback song

Pop Justice — We love Joe McElderry so much that it makes us feel slightly sick. We love him even more now we know that his first proper single is a cover of 'Ambitions' by Norwegian ... more info

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