BB FANS

'He's Back': First American X Factor ad airs during Super Bowl commercial break

* Commercial doesn't reveal full judging line-up but Cheryl Cole will get job, source confirms
Mail

Simon Cowell Explains Why He's Letting 12-Year-Olds Compete on 'X-Factor'

'I've never believed there should be a cut-off age for talent,' Cowell says of his new competition

Rollingstone

Cowell: Aguilera sounds like a squashed cat!

Simon Cowell has labelled Christina Aguilera's performance at the Super Bowl as "bad".

The singer fluffed her words whilst performing The Star-Spangled Banner at one of America's biggest sporting events.

Cowell said: "It sounded like 100,000 people in a stadium had just sat on a cat."

He went on to say: "I always say this, this is what happens when you perform in front of an audience - even someone as experienced as Christina. You can get it wrong. That was bad."

Aguilera appeared on the finale of last year's X Factor. The Burlesque star performed a duet with runner-up Rebecca Ferguson.

ITN

X Factor 'voice' Peter Dickson to star in US version of show


Dickson's announcements have become synonymous with the talent show on this side of the Atlantic and he revealed at the Chortle comedy awards this week that the X Factor mogul is keen to work with him on his new project.

'I am being flown out to Los Angeles during Oscars week so I can meet the Fox executives to try to sort out a deal.

'They have to decide how British they want the show to be, and whether they want a British voice and a British judge like Cheryl Cole,' The Sun reported him as saying.

Dickson also voices Britain's Got Talent (BGT), Family Fortunes, The Paul O'Grady Show, The National Television Awards and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night, but revealed if he is offered the gig in the US he will be willing to relocate during filming.

Metro

Simon Cowell 'Seething' With Jennifer Lopez Over US X Factor Snub

Simon's not used to not getting his own way...


entertainmentwise

US TO SPOIL CHERYL COLE ROTTEN

X FACTOR princess Cheryl Cole will have an army of seven staff if she wins a spot on the US show.

DailyStar

Simon Cowell and Mark Zuckerberg become Facebook friends with new plan to allow X Factor fans to vote via the social networking site Mail

Simon Cowell explains 'X Factor' in new promo


USAToday

'You've never seen a show like this in America': Simon Cowell does the hard-sell on X Factor USA... and promises winner $5million cash prize Mail