{"id":457,"date":"2009-12-20T14:07:14","date_gmt":"2009-12-20T18:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=457"},"modified":"2025-12-19T20:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:56:49","slug":"x-factor-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/20\/x-factor-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"X Factor Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>X Factor contestant, Joe McElderry, performed the Elton John classic, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,&#8221; with George Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WKozpAeHu9w?si=909k4BIMzPrDwVd1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>He later said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIn the original duet with Elton John, George does that high harmony in the last chorus which is iconic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo when we sang the song through in rehearsals, which was just before the show went out live, George said to me, \u2018why aren\u2019t you singing the high harmony at the end?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018because it\u2019s yours\u2019, and he was like, \u2018no, you need that. 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