Joe McElderry has expressed surprise at being voted the ultimate X Factor act by Digital Spyreaders.
The 21-year-old, who won the sixth series of X Factor in 2009, topped a poll made up of 27,000DS users back in September.
Speaking to Digital Spy ahead of his one-off charity performance of rock musical Tommy, McElderry thanked fans for the "very flattering" accolade, but admitted he had no idea why he had been picked.
"I don't really compare myself to anybody else that's been on the show, but it's nice to know people have voted us as that," he said. "Very flattering.
"I don't know why they would have picked me, but thanks a lot anyway guys."
He continued: "The show was a brilliant part of my life and I would do it all over again, and to see that I was appreciated on the show is really nice.
"I just wanna keep getting better and progressing more, and that obviously proves I'm doing something right, I think."
However, McElderry also stated that he is "not the best of friends" with X Factor boss Simon Cowell after being dropped from his Syco label in April 2011.
"Simon, we're not the best of friends, but I don't think anybody that works with him is best of friends with him," he said.
"If we see each other at an event we would chat, we would catch up, but I don't call him. It was a working relationship... it's nothing more than that really."
McElderry will appear in Tommy at the Prince Edward Theatre on Monday, November 12.
Tickets range from £15 to £50, with £65 premium seats and a £125 VIP package also available. They can be purchased from the Delfont Mackintosh Theatres website. （11月12日，2012）
The 21-year-old, who won the sixth series of X Factor in 2009, topped a poll made up of 27,000DS users back in September.
Speaking to Digital Spy ahead of his one-off charity performance of rock musical Tommy, McElderry thanked fans for the "very flattering" accolade, but admitted he had no idea why he had been picked.
"I don't really compare myself to anybody else that's been on the show, but it's nice to know people have voted us as that," he said. "Very flattering.
"I don't know why they would have picked me, but thanks a lot anyway guys."
He continued: "The show was a brilliant part of my life and I would do it all over again, and to see that I was appreciated on the show is really nice.
"I just wanna keep getting better and progressing more, and that obviously proves I'm doing something right, I think."
However, McElderry also stated that he is "not the best of friends" with X Factor boss Simon Cowell after being dropped from his Syco label in April 2011.
"Simon, we're not the best of friends, but I don't think anybody that works with him is best of friends with him," he said.
"If we see each other at an event we would chat, we would catch up, but I don't call him. It was a working relationship... it's nothing more than that really."
McElderry will appear in Tommy at the Prince Edward Theatre on Monday, November 12.
Tickets range from £15 to £50, with £65 premium seats and a £125 VIP package also available. They can be purchased from the Delfont Mackintosh Theatres website. （11月12日，2012）
