THIS release makes North-East singer Joe McElderry the first X Factor contestant to release four albums since winning the show in 2009. The 21-year-old from South Shields proves he’s a worthy winner of the ITV hit show and Popstar To Operastar by penning one song (Your Voice) and co-writing two tracks (the title tune and What Have I Done?). He teams up with Nashville singer Beth Nielson Chapman on How We Love, and shows he hasn’t forsaken his opera skills in Italian song E Penso A Te. The release reassures fans that he won’t be ex-X Factor winner.

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  •  Launch gig, Tyne Theatre, Newcastle, Tuesday, 7.30pm