Joseph Genesis Smith (born August 18, 1988 in Slough, Berkshire, England) is an English male vocalist. He finished 27th in Series 3 of The X Factor. He is currently signed to EMI owned label S-Curve Records, who have announced that his first single "Sensuous Barber" will be taken from his fortchoming album Ultrasoundz. On March 30, Joe officially opened Gallery435 in Slough. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority (Borough of Slough) in England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the current series, see The X Factor (UK series 4). ... S-Curve Records was founded in 2000 by former Mercury Records executive Steve Greenberg. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Joe Smith was born in Slough to a teacher mother, Maria, who still teaches at his former school, St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School and a father, Joseph, who managed the Langley Saints junior football team. He received the name Genesis from his father, Joseph Smith Sr being a strict Catholic, as it is his preferred book in The Bible, not - as was joked about on X Factor - due to the 1980s prog band fronted by Peter Gabriel and later Phil Collins. Talking of the Genesis rumour, Joe made reference to the Cadbury's chocolate advert in which a Gorilla drums along to Phil Collins famous song in the air tonight, saying "Me, named after Phil Collins? My parents would collectively be a bigger monkey than the one in the Cadbury's ad", a comment which caused much controversy and saw criticised by members of the Afro-Caribbean community who took offence at the comment which was said during an interview in which Joe was sat next to Simon Webbe who was unfortunately eating a bar of Dairy Milk at the time. St Bernards Catholic Grammar School (formerly St Bernards Convent School) is a Catholic School on Langley Road, Slough (originally Buckinghamshire but now Berkshire) and is also a Humanities College. ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... In the Air Tonight is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album, Face Value. ... Afro-Caribbean may refer to: the British Afro-Caribbean community other members of the African diaspora in or from the Carribean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The bar packaging designs of last 102 years, with the oldest to the back Dairy Milk is a brand of chocolate bar made by Cadbury. ...

Joe performed well at school before realising his talents lied in performing after his voice and performance in a school production of Grease in the role of Kenickie were widely praised. This led to him performing Greased Lightning at an end of year talent show. Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... Kenickie were a four-piece punk-indie band from Sunderland, England. ... Greased Lightning is a 1977 biographical film, starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz. ...

Joe was urged by his friends to compete in X Factor although he did not think he could win and was sceptical about appearing on television, and even thought he could be used as one of X Factor's infamous comic characters who are mocked by the judges. However, due to positive responses from Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne, who commented on his "raw talent" and good looks, Joe was put through to the next round, despite slight criticism from Simon Cowell, who called his performance "wooden" while speaking highly of his vocals. Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, August 5, 1952) is a manager in the music industry, and a judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager. ... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ... Simon Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom, but is known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ...

Unfortunately for Joe, he was put into his critic Simon Cowell's 16-25 group and he wasn't focused on as other, more preferred, performers such as Leona Lewis and Ray Quinn meaning his time on screen was limited. He did, however, gain a reputation for being in the Lee Ryan funnyman popstar role, particularly in his use of Danny Glover's Lethal Weapon catchphrase "I'm getting too old for this shit!", a line which was all the more humorous given that at 17 he was one of the youngest artists in competition. Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer-songwriter who was the winner of the third series of the popular television talent show The X Factor. ... Raymond Arthur Quinn (born 25 August 1988 in Knowsley, Merseyside) is an English actor and singer. ... Lee Ryan (born June 17, 1983 in Chatham, Kent) is a former member of the British boy band Blue and is now pursuing a solo career. ... Danny Lebern Glover[1] (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Joe's soulful voice, lively personality and youthful good looks have seen him likened to Lee Ryan, Brian Harvey, Kevin Richardson and former X Factor winner Shane Ward Lee Ryan (born June 17, 1983 in Chatham, Kent) is a former member of the British boy band Blue and is now pursuing a solo career. ... This article is about the British pop and dance music singer. ... Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3, 1971 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a member of The Backstreet Boys. ... Shayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984 in Clayton, Manchester) is an English pop singer of Irish descent who rose to prominence in the UK and Ireland after becoming the winner of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. ...

In July 2007, Joe embarked on a European tour which saw him visiting 17 different locations, including Zante, Barcelona, and Istanbul, although the latter show had to be cut short due to crowd tension after some members of the audience were offended by Joe's dance routine to the Tom Jones song Sex Bomb, which saw him remove his shirt whilst riding a replica of a scud missile, a move that was considered by some critics as insensitive due to the customs of the Islamic country he was performing in, especially a time of increased tension due to Turkey's invasion of Northern [[Iraq}} Zakýnthos (Ζάκυνθος, also known as Zante), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... For other uses, see Tom Jones (disambiguation). ... Sex Bomb is the debut album of the band Spitfire, released c. ...

External links

• Official S-Curve records website
• Official Gallery 435 website