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" Jahmene Douglas has signed a record deal with Sony&amp;#039;s RCA record label. The X Factor 2012 runner-up will release his debut album in May, and will start recording his first collection after finishing the upcoming X Factor live tour.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so excited about signing to RCA. They have such a rich heritage of amazing artists,&amp;quot; Douglas said in a statement. &amp;quot;Colin Barlow (head of RCA) and his team share my vision of being a timeless artist and I can&amp;#039;t wait to start recording my first album\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 let the journey begin.&amp;quot; Douglas first confirmed a deal with Sony Music back in December, along with fellow X Factor finalists Union J and Ella Henderson. X Factor champion James Arthur signed a deal with Syco as part of his prize for winning the talent competition. Watch Jahmene Douglas perform &amp;#039;Angels&amp;#039; at the X Factor live final 2012 below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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