caption current_members years_active alias label article_title landscape background genre image origin name
john and edward in australia in 2013 john grimes edward grimes 2008 -- present john & edward sony , universal , planetjedward jedward
 yes group_or_band pop jedward-original . jpg dublin , ireland jedward
jedward

john and edward grimes -lrb- born 16 october 1991 in dublin , ireland -rrb- , known professionally as jedward , are an irish singing and television presenting duo .
they are identical twins and first appeared as john & edward in the sixth series of `` the x factor '' in 2009 , generating a phenomenon of ironic popularity described as `` the jedward paradox '' .
they finished sixth and were managed by louis walsh , who was their mentor during `` the x factor '' .
jedward have released three albums , `` planet jedward '' , `` victory '' and `` young love '' .
`` planet jedward '' and `` victory '' went double platinum in ireland .
they have released nine singles , including `` under pressure -lrb- ice ice baby -rrb- '' -lrb- a mash-up of `` under pressure '' by queen and vanilla ice 's track `` ice ice baby '' -rrb- , `` lipstick '' , the song with which they represented ireland at the eurovision song contest 2011 , and `` waterline '' , with which they represented ireland at the eurovision song contest 2012 .
jedward are also known for their television work , including presenting children 's series `` jedward 's big adventure '' and `` omg !
jedward 's dream factory '' , and for participating in `` celebrity big brother 8 '' .
john and edward 's combined net worth was estimated at $ 6m in september 2013 , and they have been ranked as the fifth most financially successful former `` the x factor '' uk contestants .
