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"X Factor winner James Arthur has responded to comments from the coaches on The Voice UK about his reported failure in the early rounds of the BBC competition. will.i.am and The Script&amp;#039;s Danny O&amp;#039;Donoghue were asked recently if they knew about Arthur&amp;#039;s attempts to appear on the show&amp;#039;s first series in 2012, and both singers claimed to never have heard of the reality TV star.  &amp;quot;Who&amp;#039;s James Arthur?&amp;quot; asked Black Eyed Peas&amp;#039; will.i.am. It is not clear whether the US popstar was mocking Arthur or if his question was genuine. Arthur responded on Twitter to will.i.am&amp;#039;s comments, referencing a classic Black Eyed Peas hit in his hashtag. &amp;quot;Who&amp;#039;s James Arthur?&amp;quot; .. He was the dude keeping you off the top spot for weeks.. Sights set higher than the voice #whereisthelove &amp;amp;mdash; James Arthur (@JamesArthur23) March 21, 2013  Arthur did score a number one record off the back of appearing on The X Factor, hitting the top spot with a cover of Shontelle&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Impossible&amp;#039;.   However, will.i.am and Danny O&amp;#039;Donoghue have both recently scored No.1 records with tracks &amp;#039;Hall of Fame&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;This Is Love&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Scream &amp;amp; Shout&amp;#039;, so Arthur&amp;#039;s comments appear to be slightly misguided. The Voice UK returns for a second series on March 30. Photo gallery - The Voice&amp;#039;s series two launch:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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