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X FACTOR birthday boy Shayne Ward is one step closer to victory.
The Clayton-raised pop hopeful, who was 21 on Saturday, stormed through to the next round of the TV talent search, buoyed by the backing of the Manchester Evening News.
The young singer is now in the final 10 acts of the contest after wowing telephone voters with a silky smooth rendition of Richard Marx's eighties anthem Right Here Waiting.
Shayne's proud family travelled to London for the first live show of the series with posters pledging the M.E.N.'s support for the local hero.
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And after he had secured his place in next week's show, the family celebrated the birthdays of Shayne and his twin sister Emma with a special birthday cake, while toasting his singing success.
Shayne said: "I'd had a hard week and put everything into my performance. It was a real encouragement to see the posters wishing `Good Luck' and a `Happy Birthday' from the M.E.N.
"I had a really enjoyable, emotional birthday celebration. It was great to see my family and make it through to the next round, and I really want to thank everybody in Manchester who phoned or texted in a vote.
"Support from the M.E.N. and its readers really means a lot to me and could make all the difference to my success in the competition," he added. All of the celebrity judges were bowled over by Shayne's powerful performance.
Pop mogul Simon Cowell, who is notoriously difficult to please, told him: "You are one to watch in this competition. I can see you in this competition till the very, very end."
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Unfortunately, Shayne was unable to drink alcohol on Saturday because the judges have banned boozing sessions.
His 23-year-old sister, Lisa, who also auditioned for X Factor, told the M.E.N.: "Even though Shayne had rehearsals in the morning and couldn't drink we all had a really good time partying till late at the studio.
"We took down a giant birthday cake in the shape of an open book, with the lyrics to the twins' favourite songs, Somewhere Over The Rainbow and The Stylistics' You Make Me Feel Brand New inscribed on one side and their names on the other.
"Shayne put so much heart and soul into his performance we couldn't stop crying and shaking when he got through. It's good for him to know that our newspaper and our city is behind him."
Why are you backing Shayne for X-Factor victory? Have your say.
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Come on Shayne, do it for Manchester lad. Your fab!! Who knows you could be the next best thing after Oasis to come from Manchester.
Good Luck.xx
hope he wins coz he looks good and sounds good and most of all he's a Manc.
Good luck and Happy Birthday to him
Fantastic shayne hope you get all the way !!!! Gorgeous tooooooooooo XX
Who cares? i wish people would stop putting flyers with this muppets face on my car.
SHAYNE DO US PROUND U THE MAN ITS ME CHARLOTTE AND YOUR COUSIN CHANTELLE BUCKLEY WE R VOTING YOU ALL THE WAY XXX
aww c'mon shayne u can do it!! happy birthday!! ur amazin!! me n my mates all love u dwn here, ur buff n av amazin voice n i love ur smile lol gd luck x X x
shayne 2 win........
youve got the looks youve truly got the voice me and vic will be voting for you everyweek good luck you deserve it luv vicky and her mum xxx
Hiya Shayne, uve got my vote all the way I hope u win!!! Ur sooooo fit! An u have an amazing voice! GOOD LUCK not like u need it hun lots of luv Sarah Langhorn in LIVERPOOL x x x
P.S EVERY 1 vote 4 Shane!!!
shayne good luck for saturday,
you should walk it with your voice my votes with you , best wishes karen xx
to bob from manchester whats the problem are you not good enough to put your face on a poster by the way jealousy doesnt get u anywhere. i believe shaynes got a wicked talent and is gonna go all the way so stop being a spoilsport oh yeah just one more thing "VOTE SHAYNE"
i love shayne! he is soooooo fit. i love his eyes WOW!!!!
i never stop thinkin of him i record his act then play it bk over en over again i love him i so wish i could meet him in person it would be a dream come true. i hope he reads this en im his number 1 fan!!!!!
luv ya millions, frm chrissy xxxxxxxx
i love shayne! i new he wouldn't got 2night 4 the amount of times i voted 4 him!
i wish i could meet him in person it would be a dream come true!!!
i hope u read this shayne u r so fit i love ur eyes
luv ya millions frm chrissy xxxx
No doubt he has the X Factor! My money is on him....
This guy is sooooo yummy! He's got a great voice as well,Well done for getting in again!XXXXXXXXXX
shayne is such a goood singer and he really does deserve to win plus he is soooooooooo fine. i would love to met him some day n hes just my type.
goood luck shayne ill be voteing.
samantha xxx
Shayne u r da fittest and best singer 2 go on x factor so far gurd luk huni uve got my vote the whole way thru!!!!
lv ya laura xoxoxoxox
shayne is a fantastic singer i can see him going to bigger and better places.... i am a very big fan along with millions more...
love your work and you
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hi shayne,
you have an amazing voice, your stunning and you have my vote every week are are definately going to win the competition, love shelley xxxx
Shane is totally fabolous. He has everything- hes incredibly sexy, incredibly talented and the rest i bet !!! To top it all off he seems like such a cool down to earth guy. Gets my vote any day!!!!
good luck shayne u deserve to win you are amazing.xxx
Hiya Shane! Ur propa Gorgeus and ur gna win! Happy Birthday.. SHANE ALL THE WAY x x x x x x
well just want to wish shayne the best off luck on the x factor. i recently found out that hes supposed to be a third cousin of mine, weather its true or not i donk care, its just nice to see travellers getting the chance to do things now, last year chris doran got to repersent ireland in the eurovision and now hopefully shayne in the x factor. but i think the conway sister are better singers,
ER EVERYONE GET OUT! SHAYNE IS MINE! HES SOOOOO FIT! AND YEAH HES GOT A GREAT VOICE! BUT HIS BODY IS TEN TIMES BETTER! WOOOO! HES GONNA WIN!!! WOOO! GO SHAYNE!! WOOO! LUV YA SHAYNE! XOXOXOXOX
hi i luv u i think u r soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sexy ur a brill singar u will win