Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States. Avatar became the highest grossing film in history, despite nobody quite knowing what it’s about.
Nobody knew the word Brexit yet. And the entire nation was united in their hatred of two teenagers with gravity-defying quiffs.
Yep, 11 years ago, John and Edward Grimes became public enemy number one as they competed on The X Factor as the duo, Jedward.
It wasn’t hard to see why they made it to the live finals – they were TV gold. Every time the Dubliners spoke in a faux American accent, Simon Cowell’s blood pressure visibly rose.
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