Journey South

Journey South are a musical duo from Middlesbrough, England. They initially performed in pubs and clubs throughout Great Britain for over 8 years before achieving 3rd place fame on the The X Factor in 2005. The duo have been influenced by Bon Jovi, U2 and Mary J Blige for their work. They have signed with BMG, the label which they released their debut album, Journey South, on March 20, 2006.
On 26 March 2006, their debut album entered the UK album chart at # 1 selling 216,000 albums in its 1st week, beating X Factor finalist Andy Abraham. Also their 1st week sales were higher than Shayne Ward's who won the X Factor show. Journey South released their first single on 19 June 2006. It was a double A-side featuring their cover of Ocean Colour Scene's "The Circle".
Journey South appeared on the P&O ferry in June 2007 as a cabaret act, together with Chico Slimani and Steve Brookstein.
Journey South's second album is set to be released in October 2007 along with a single in late September 2007.