Do you remember when John and Edward auditioned for the X Factor back in 2009?  They were a bundle of energy, bouncing onto the stage like a couple of energiser bunnies….

Or at least, that’s what everyone remembers.

Take a look at their actual audition video:

Memories.

They’re a funny thing.  Sometimes you think you remember something clearly, but what you’ve remembered is actually a suggestion.

See, the thing is, we’ve been told that Jedward were a novelty act. And people believe what they’re told. But they never were. John and Edward were 17 years old, they’d dreamed of a pop career all their lives.  Sure they didn’t have to go on the XFactor to achieve their goals, but at the same time, they didn’t expect to go there and have the judges or producers, or whoever, make the decision that they were going to be a novelty act…

John…