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X Factor in 2009 under the name Lexi Joe. But though they failed to make it through the Boot Camp stages at the time, the group went from strength to strength, landing a Platinum selling album and gaining a loyal legion of fans.

CBS Media Ventures has struck a deal with Game Show Enterprises Studios to produce previously announced Flip Side, a new syndicated game show hosted by Jaleel White that will launch in Fall 2024.

A reimagining of the classic 1950s TV game show I’ve Got A Secret is in the works. Sony Pictures Television’s Embassy Row, Werner Entertainment and Game Show Enterprises Studios, GSN’s production arm, have teamed to produce the pilot for a potential series, hosted by Katie Nolan (Friday Night Baseball), that will be available for network and syndication.

X Factor star who missed out on a spot in the final showed Simon Cowell who was boss when rejecting his advice landed him a charting single - and made show history.Jay James, who made it to the live shows back in 2014, is now the fourth member of iconic band The Overtones, who have sold more than half a million records as a vocal harmony group.Their album Good Ol' Fashioned Love peaked at number 4 in the UK Albums Charts in 2011, and was certified Platinum after sky-high sales.Now Jay and his bandmates Mike Crawshaw and Darren Everest have reflected back on their individual X Factor journeys, going from failed boot camp experiences to appearing on shows like The Xtra Factor and Dancing on Ice as the house band.Jay first auditioned for X Factor in 2014, making the live finals in series 11 mentored by Simon in the Over 26s category. But he wasn't the only one, as the original Overtones line-up - consisting of Darren, Mike, Mark Franks and the late Timmy Matley - also auditioned for the show in 2009 under the name Lexi Joe.They sadly didn't make it past the Boot Camp stage, despite receiving "standing ovations" from audiences.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Jay explained that show boss Simon Cowell is "a lot different" in real life than he appears on the programme - but Jay wasn't scared to go against the grain and reject his suggestions.He explained: "My experience of the X Factor and with the early rounds was that I didn’t really want to be anyone other than the person that I was.

Former X Factor star Jay James has claimed he was told by a music agent to make up a story about his wife suffering a miscarriage in order to secure publicity.

FORMER X Factor star Jay James has revealed that a music agent once asked him to fake his wife having a miscarriage in a bid to secure publicity. Jay, who finished eighth on the ITV show in 2014 and went on to join vocal harmony group The Overtones, told how he ditched the representative after the callous suggestion.

The Overtones were left in shock back in April 2018 when bandmate and friend Timothy "Timmy" Matley died, aged 36.The group exclusively revealed to Express.co.uk that they were left not knowing what would happen to the group.Timmy died after falling from the balcony of a 13th floor flat in east London back in 2018, with a coroner concluding that the late singer had been under the influence of drugs.Just two years before his tragic death, the vocalist had been diagnosed with a stage three malignant melanoma.Now, three years on from his death, his bandmates Darren Everest, Mike Crawshaw, Mark Franks and latest member Jay James, have spoken of the pain they endured.The harmony group are preparing to release their seventh studio album, 10, to

Tenley Molzahn gave birth to her and her husband Taylor Leopold’s first child, on Sunday, September 20, Us Weekly confirms.The Bachelor alum, 36, named her daughter Rell James after her and Leopold’s fathers, Jay and Robert James. The newborn arrived at 4:08 a.m.