The first Judges' Houses pictures from this year's X Factor, including snaps of Olly Murs returning to the show as a guest mentor, have been revealed.
The former contestant and Xtra Factor host will help Gary Barlow choose between groups Rough Copy, Code 4, Brick City, Xyra, Stop Look Listen and the newly-renamed Kingsland Road in New York.
Nicole Scherzinger will be joined by Mary J Blige in Antigua as she watches girls Abi Alton, Tamera Foster, Melanie McCabe, Hannah Barrett, Jade Richards and Relley Clarke.
Frequent guest judge Robbie Williams is teaming up with Sharon Osbourne in Los Angeles, where Over 25s Andrea Magee, Shelley Smith, Sam Bailey, Zoe Devlin, Joseph Whelan and Lorna Simpson will fight for a place in the live shows.
Meanwhile, Louis Walsh will be joined by a record three assistants - All Saints singer Nicole Appleton, Sinitta and Westlife's Shane Filan - as he...
The former contestant and Xtra Factor host will help Gary Barlow choose between groups Rough Copy, Code 4, Brick City, Xyra, Stop Look Listen and the newly-renamed Kingsland Road in New York.
Nicole Scherzinger will be joined by Mary J Blige in Antigua as she watches girls Abi Alton, Tamera Foster, Melanie McCabe, Hannah Barrett, Jade Richards and Relley Clarke.
Frequent guest judge Robbie Williams is teaming up with Sharon Osbourne in Los Angeles, where Over 25s Andrea Magee, Shelley Smith, Sam Bailey, Zoe Devlin, Joseph Whelan and Lorna Simpson will fight for a place in the live shows.
Meanwhile, Louis Walsh will be joined by a record three assistants - All Saints singer Nicole Appleton, Sinitta and Westlife's Shane Filan - as he...
- 10/1/2013
- Digital Spy
The X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger has selected the six girls that she will take to the Judges' Homes stage of the competition.
Abi Alton, Tamera Foster, Hannah Barrett, Jade Richards, Relley Clarke and Melanie McCabe will travel with the former Pussycat Dolls star to Antigua, where Scherzinger will choose her final three contestants.
Scherzinger was forced to send home contestants to whom she had already awarded a place in the next stage, including 21-year-old Karen Harding and 19-year-old Lydia Lucy, in a dramatic new twist.
What did you think of Scherzinger's decisions? Did she make the right call? Or did she send home the wrong contestants? Let us know what you think by voting in our poll and leaving your comments below.
Abi Alton, Tamera Foster, Hannah Barrett, Jade Richards, Relley Clarke and Melanie McCabe will travel with the former Pussycat Dolls star to Antigua, where Scherzinger will choose her final three contestants.
Scherzinger was forced to send home contestants to whom she had already awarded a place in the next stage, including 21-year-old Karen Harding and 19-year-old Lydia Lucy, in a dramatic new twist.
What did you think of Scherzinger's decisions? Did she make the right call? Or did she send home the wrong contestants? Let us know what you think by voting in our poll and leaving your comments below.
- 9/28/2013
- Digital Spy
The X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger has chosen the final six girls that she will take through to the Judges' Houses stage of the competition.
Abi Alton, Tamera Foster, Hannah Barrett, Jade Richards, Relley Clarke and Melanie McCabe will join Scherzinger and her guest mentor in Antigua.
The 'Boomerang' singer was the first judge to select her final six, with Sharon Osbourne (Over 25s), Louis Walsh (Boys) and Gary Barlow's (Groups) selections airing on tomorrow night's (September 29) episode.
16-year-old Foster won Scherzinger's approval with her rendition of Rihanna's 'Stay', while Clarke, 23, earned her spot with a performance of 'Respect'.
The former Pussycat Dolls star told Clarke that her performance "wasn't perfect" but told the other judges that she found her "adorable".
Scottish singer Jade Richards - who made it to Kelly Rowland's Judges' House two years ago - made it into the final six with a performance of 'Clown'.
Abi Alton, Tamera Foster, Hannah Barrett, Jade Richards, Relley Clarke and Melanie McCabe will join Scherzinger and her guest mentor in Antigua.
The 'Boomerang' singer was the first judge to select her final six, with Sharon Osbourne (Over 25s), Louis Walsh (Boys) and Gary Barlow's (Groups) selections airing on tomorrow night's (September 29) episode.
16-year-old Foster won Scherzinger's approval with her rendition of Rihanna's 'Stay', while Clarke, 23, earned her spot with a performance of 'Respect'.
The former Pussycat Dolls star told Clarke that her performance "wasn't perfect" but told the other judges that she found her "adorable".
Scottish singer Jade Richards - who made it to Kelly Rowland's Judges' House two years ago - made it into the final six with a performance of 'Clown'.
- 9/28/2013
- Digital Spy
This week's X Factor auditionees: In pictures
A yodeller, a cat lover and some familiar faces are among this week's acts on The X Factor.
Week two is dominated by returning contestants, who include last year's wildcard reject Amy Mottram, Scottish favourite Jade Richards, regular auditionee Melanie McCabe and the Dolly Rockers.
Louis Walsh is left in tears by returning act McCabe, who he desperately wants to see succeed.
There are also some new faces who excite the panel including 16-year-old ball of energy Chloe O'Gorman, quirky songwriter Abi Alton and a hot young yodeller who gets Nicole Scherzinger shimmying around the audition room.
More amusing auditions come in the shape of a part-time DJ, who gives an interesting twist on Stevie Wonder, and a man who really, really loves his cat.
The X Factor airs tonight (September 7) at 8pm on ITV.
A yodeller, a cat lover and some familiar faces are among this week's acts on The X Factor.
Week two is dominated by returning contestants, who include last year's wildcard reject Amy Mottram, Scottish favourite Jade Richards, regular auditionee Melanie McCabe and the Dolly Rockers.
Louis Walsh is left in tears by returning act McCabe, who he desperately wants to see succeed.
There are also some new faces who excite the panel including 16-year-old ball of energy Chloe O'Gorman, quirky songwriter Abi Alton and a hot young yodeller who gets Nicole Scherzinger shimmying around the audition room.
More amusing auditions come in the shape of a part-time DJ, who gives an interesting twist on Stevie Wonder, and a man who really, really loves his cat.
The X Factor airs tonight (September 7) at 8pm on ITV.
- 9/6/2013
- Digital Spy
We blame Alexandra Burke. The X Factor series five champion was knocked back by Louis Walsh when she first auditioned for the show. When she returned, the public felt a connection with her, she'd become a stronger singer and she steamrolled her way to victory.
Now, every single year on The X Factor we get familiar faces going for "one last shot", "a make or break audition" or "my last chance". *Play Adele music, wheel out the soppy montage and pass Nicole Scherzinger a tissue*.
Tonight's X Factor audition show features a smorgasbord of familiar X Factor faces from yesteryear. In fact, they fill the entire last segment of the show. Are we really running so low on pop singers that we need to see people coming back for a second, third and even fourth attempt at the live show?
Jade Richards may have been robbed of a spot on...
Now, every single year on The X Factor we get familiar faces going for "one last shot", "a make or break audition" or "my last chance". *Play Adele music, wheel out the soppy montage and pass Nicole Scherzinger a tissue*.
Tonight's X Factor audition show features a smorgasbord of familiar X Factor faces from yesteryear. In fact, they fill the entire last segment of the show. Are we really running so low on pop singers that we need to see people coming back for a second, third and even fourth attempt at the live show?
Jade Richards may have been robbed of a spot on...
- 9/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Jade Richards starts her third X Factor journey on tonight's (September 7) audition show and the Scottish singer describes her latest audition as "make or break".
Richards was originally ditched from the show at the Judges' Houses stage in 2011 by Kelly Rowland. On last year's series, she didn't even make it past Boot Camp.
However, the 23-year-old tells the judges this evening that she has been motivated to try again by members of the public.
"I worked at a supermarket for a wee while and everybody that came told me to come back," she tells the panel. "The more and more people said that, the more I thought, 'that's what I should do'.
"Falling at the last hurdle was devastating. Today is make or break. It's massive."
However, Gary Barlow is cautious about the returning act's chances, commenting: "What happened the first time, what happened the second time - is it going to happen again?...
Richards was originally ditched from the show at the Judges' Houses stage in 2011 by Kelly Rowland. On last year's series, she didn't even make it past Boot Camp.
However, the 23-year-old tells the judges this evening that she has been motivated to try again by members of the public.
"I worked at a supermarket for a wee while and everybody that came told me to come back," she tells the panel. "The more and more people said that, the more I thought, 'that's what I should do'.
"Falling at the last hurdle was devastating. Today is make or break. It's massive."
However, Gary Barlow is cautious about the returning act's chances, commenting: "What happened the first time, what happened the second time - is it going to happen again?...
- 9/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Louis Walsh has revealed that he intends to quit The X Factor at the end of this year.
He has often been sent up by his fellow panelists - albeit endearingly - for either his choice of acts, songs, hairdos, outfits, or all of the above.
So, we take a look back at those loveable 'poor Louis Walsh' moments on the ITV show below - from surprise water dousing by Sharon Osbourne to Walsh's temporary replacement with choreographer Brian Friedman.
Louis Walsh gets drenched with water by an irate Sharon Osbourne, following his quip about her taking husband Ozzy's drugs on The X Factor back in 2005.
Louis attempts to criticise Dannii Minogue's song choice for her act Paije Richardson during the 2010 series of The X Factor, but gets a 'blah, blah, blah' hand gesture in his face in response.
Poor Louis Walsh gets 'gagged' by Simon Cowell's...
He has often been sent up by his fellow panelists - albeit endearingly - for either his choice of acts, songs, hairdos, outfits, or all of the above.
So, we take a look back at those loveable 'poor Louis Walsh' moments on the ITV show below - from surprise water dousing by Sharon Osbourne to Walsh's temporary replacement with choreographer Brian Friedman.
Louis Walsh gets drenched with water by an irate Sharon Osbourne, following his quip about her taking husband Ozzy's drugs on The X Factor back in 2005.
Louis attempts to criticise Dannii Minogue's song choice for her act Paije Richardson during the 2010 series of The X Factor, but gets a 'blah, blah, blah' hand gesture in his face in response.
Poor Louis Walsh gets 'gagged' by Simon Cowell's...
- 8/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Rough Copy, Jade Richards and John Adams are among the former X Factor contestants who have been seen auditioning for this year's series.
The judges started filming the second stage of auditions in front of arena audiences last week, and fans on the Digital Spy forums have already spotted some familiar faces among the series 10 contestants.
Boyband Rough Copy were one of the early favourites in last year's series, but were forced to pull out of the competition at the Judges' Houses stage due to visa issues.
Meanwhile, popular Scottish singer Jade Richards, who was a surprise departure from Judges' Houses in 2011 and a Boot Camp reject in 2012, is back for a third attempt to make the Live Shows.
Other returning singers from previous series include teacher John Adams, who appeared in 2011, and Joseph Whelan, whose axing at Boot Camp last year prompted a 200,000 strong Facebook campaign to get him back on the show.
The judges started filming the second stage of auditions in front of arena audiences last week, and fans on the Digital Spy forums have already spotted some familiar faces among the series 10 contestants.
Boyband Rough Copy were one of the early favourites in last year's series, but were forced to pull out of the competition at the Judges' Houses stage due to visa issues.
Meanwhile, popular Scottish singer Jade Richards, who was a surprise departure from Judges' Houses in 2011 and a Boot Camp reject in 2012, is back for a third attempt to make the Live Shows.
Other returning singers from previous series include teacher John Adams, who appeared in 2011, and Joseph Whelan, whose axing at Boot Camp last year prompted a 200,000 strong Facebook campaign to get him back on the show.
- 7/23/2013
- Digital Spy
X Factor star Jade Richards has appeared to hint that she auditioned for The Voice UK. The Fife-based singer left a cryptic message on Twitter suggesting that she had turned to the BBC's rival contest after twice being rejected from The X Factor. "Had an amazing day! #TheVoice," the tweet from earlier this week read. Richards became a firm fan favourite after making her X Factor debut in the show's 2011 series with a performance of Adele's 'Someone Like You'. She was controversially axed by Kelly Rowland at the Judges' Houses stage (more)...
- 9/26/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Scottish singer Jade Richards returned to the X Factor UK auditions at Glasgow this week for a second attempt at the ITV1 reality show. Richards was one of the early favourites in the 2011 contest, when her cover of Adele's 'Someone Like You' reduced judges Kelly Rowland and Louis Walsh to tears. The singer was one of the favourites to win the whole competition after the Boot Camp round, but at the Judges' Houses stage Richards was surprisingly snubbed by Rowland. The Destiny's Child singer opted to take (more)...
- 6/12/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
The X Factor has been thrown into further chaos after tonight's show was delayed by technical difficulties. Viewers were kept waiting for 15 minutes as they tuned in to see the final six perform a 'Lady GaGa vs Queen' tribute and discover who out of Amelia Lily, James Michael, Jonjo Kerr and 2 Shoes would be returning. Instead, ITV screened a montage of some of the series's more notable auditions, including the debut performances of finalists Janet Devlin, Sami Brookes and Johnny Robinson, controversially-axed contestant Jade Richards and Goldie Cheung, who quit after being granted a spot in the final 16 by Louis Walsh. (more)...
- 11/12/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
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