Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubios
The X Factor's judging panel is getting a shot of girl power. Fox confirms former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland and Latin superstar Paulina Rubio will join returning mentors Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato for the third season of the reality competition.
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Kelly Rowland
So this means Beyonce will be performing live on the season finale, right?
Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland is nearing a deal to join The X Factor as a judge, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Rowland, 32, would join executive producer Simon Cowell and returning judge Demi Lovato, as a...
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Cee Lo Green
There's no place like home for The Voice's original coaches.
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Tate Stevens
When Tate Stevens' wife told him that she had signed him up to audition for The X Factor in Kansas City last year without his knowledge, he was less than enthusiastic about the idea, even telling her flat-out that he wasn't going to go.
"We'd watched the first season," Stevens tells TVGuide.com. "We watched American Idol, The Voice. We watched all those shows. And you see, 15, 20,000 people standing outside in lines. I'm like, 'There's no way I'm going to stand in those lines. No. Not gonna happen.'"
But his wife wouldn't take no for an answer.
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Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez will be returning as host for The X Factor's third season, Fox announced Monday.
"I'm thrilled Mario is back for Season Three of The X Factor," judge and executive producer Simon Cowell said in a statement.
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Demi Lovato
Apparently not everyone from The X Factor is on the chopping block.
In an interview with former colleague and sparring partner Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, executive producer and judge Simon Cowell revealed his hopes for judge Demi Lovato. "Nothing is official but I liked having Demi on the show. She's fun to work with," Cowell said. "I think we'd be crazy not to have her back."
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Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian Odom
Kim Kardashian insists that, despite a report to the contrary, her sister Khloe Kardashian Odom has not been fired from The X Factor, TMZ.com reports.
Has Khloe Kardashian been fired from The X Factor?
Late Sunday night...
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Khloe Kardashian
Is Khloe Kardashian out of a job?
The X Factor won't be inviting the reality star back for a second season as co-host, The New York Post reports.
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Tate Stevens
Moments before it was revealed he had won Season 2 of The X Factor and a $5 million recording contract, Tate Stevens' nerves almost got the best of him.
"Leading up to that moment, I wanted to throw up because it was so intense," the country singer told reporters backstage after his win. "This whole thing has been stressful. I am really emotionally shocked."
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Tate Stevens
Thursday marked the season finale of The X Factor, and the question on everyone's minds at the start of the evening was ... how is this show possibly going to stretch the announcement of who won to a whopping two hours?! With no performances by the contestants that will have any impact whatsoever on the result, and no sing-off, is that even possible? (Spoiler: yes.)
Of course, the other mystery was which of the three finalists — Tate Stevens, Carly Rose Sonenclar or Fifth Harmony — would actually walk away with the grand prize, a $5 million recording contract. But before we get to that, let's address the first query. Here's a breakdown of how exactly the show managed to balloon itself to 120 minutes, when the actual victory reveal took approximately two:
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