My week in pictures: Joe McElderry

I got to meet Rihanna backstage. She was so nice, and absolutely stunning. She remembered me from the show and congratulated me on my success Photograph: Joe McElderry

This shot was taken in New York when I visited recently for a recording. It’s such an amazing city, and it felt like I was on a movie set all the time Photograph: Joe McElderry

My first-ever CD signing for my debut single “The Climb”. It was amazing the number of people who turned up. It was great to meet everyone Photograph: Joe McElderry

This is when we went ghost hunting in Nottingham on a day off from the X Factor tour. It was so much fun, and Stacey [Solomon] was hilarious Photograph: Joe McElderry

I got invited to see Jay-Z at Wireless Festival in Hyde Park. I went backstage and met him. Beyoncé was there, too. I’m a huge fan, and I was quite nervous Photograph: Joe McElderry

This was a performance in my home town of Newcastle on the XF tour – it was the most amazing feeling. But the harness was pretty uncomfortable… Photograph: Joe McElderry