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"X Factor stars John &amp;amp; Edward have been dropped by their record company Sony after the performance of their debut single disappointed bosses. The pair&amp;#039;s first release &amp;#039;Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)&amp;#039; - a collaboration with rapper Vanilla Ice - only managed to enter the UK chart at number two last month before dropping to 12 a week later. A Sony source told The Sun: &amp;quot;We tried our best to make the lads credible recording artists but punters just weren&amp;#039;t that bothered. &amp;quot;They are great lads but haven&amp;#039;t got the greatest voices, so they&amp;#039;re something to see rather than listen to. &amp;quot;Record companies are going through major upheaval so we have to be very careful what we throw our weight behind. I&amp;#039;m sure Jedward will be able to make a buck touring as a novelty act.&amp;quot; John &amp;amp; Edward&amp;#039;s manager Louis Walsh confirmed the news last night but insisted that he remains &amp;quot;completely committed&amp;quot; to the twins. He added: &amp;quot;The boys have a sell-out tour in Ireland straight after The X Factor tour in April and I&amp;#039;m in talks with a major record label about a new deal for them.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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