Former X Factor winner shows off a dramatic new hairstyle

He won in 2009

Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 3rd Jul 2018
Last updated 3rd Jul 2018

Former winner on The X Factor, Joe McElderry, has shared a photo of himself with a dramatic new hairstyle, which has already got his fans talking. Joe, known for winning the TV talent show in 2009, posted a photo of himself on Instagram showing off his new platinum blond locks, very different to his usual brown barnet.

Not long after he posted the captionless photo of himself in a car, fans began to leave messages saying how much they liked his new look. One fan said, 'Looking fabulous Joe and loving the hair. Xxxx', whilst another said, 'Oh goody, I love your hair combed like that! 😃😃💕'. sic

Other fans left comments such as, 'Great photo 👌 x', 'Classic Image.Suits you well Sir' and 'Looking good 😍😍'.

In case you need a reminder of what Joe looked like before he changed his hair colour, here is another photo the singer posted on Instagram recently.

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Joe won The X Factor back in 2009, in the year that Olly Murs and Stacey Solomon were also finalists. His first single was 'The Climb', followed by 'Ambitions', he then went on to have a string of top 10 albums including his most recent album, released last year, called 'Saturday Night at the Movies' which peaked at number 10 in the UK.

As well as singing, since winning The X Factor, Joe took part in Popstar to Operastar in 2011 and won. He then released his second studio album 'Classic'.

More recently Joe has been on a UK tour playing the lead as Joseph in Bill Kenwright’s production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.