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This article was nominated for deletion on 16 November 2009 (UTC). The result of the discussion was no consensus.

A fact from Jedward appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that two Irish musicians described as "tone deaf", and as "not very good" by British prime minister Gordon Brown, have been recently cited as more popular than The Beatles? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/April.

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What is the source for the long strings of forenames each of them apparently bear? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.69.56 (talk) 21:22, 25 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can we get an actual explanation of what "generating a phenomenon of ironic popularity described as "the Jedward paradox"" means? First, why "ironic"> Because they technically aren't very good but manage to be a very popular act regardless? And an explanation of what exactly is meant by the "Jeward paradox" would be helpful.

64.222.112.139 (talk) 04:43, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gordon Brown has been referred to as the former prime minister for what he said about Jedward. However he said what he said in 2009 which makes him the then not the former prime minister 49.3.72.79 (talk) 15:02, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The age is wrong. 16 October 1991 DOB makes them 32, not 31. 2A00:23C4:4C07:AF01:AC1D:1414:4AC1:CF56 (talk) 12:26, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This uses {{Birth date and age}} to update automatically, page just needed a purge.  BelowTheSun  (T•C) 13:33, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]