Ben James-Ellis Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, alongside Joe McElderry and Lucy Kay, in 2017. He also accompanied McElderry on his UK tour throughout the same year, alongside Lloyd Daniels and fellow Any Dream Will Do finalist Keith Jack. In 2008 James-Ellis recorded a song with the "Wicked" actress Alexia Khadime for the CD "Act One – Songs From The Musicals Of Alexander S. Bermange", an album of 20 brand new recordings by 26 West End stars, released in October 2008 on Dress Circle Records. He also recorded the song "Uptown Girl" along with Daniel Boys and Keith Jack, on the
Gonna Make You a Star 2009 in the US on BBC America; Mead then starred in the title role for 18 months in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End revival of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat." British comedian Peter Kay had his character Marc Park release "Gonna Make You a Star" as his first single after winning the fictional "Talent Trek" competition in his 2000 Channel 4 spoof documentary series "That Peter Kay Thing". Essex's song was also featured in his jukebox musical, "All the Fun of the Fair." Gonna Make You a Star "Gonna Make You A Star" is a pop/rock recording by David