The X-Factor: Season 3, Episode 2 - The Auditions (Part One)
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8/19/2006
Judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh begin their third search for the nation's top singing talent - this week in Manchester and London, with guest host Paula Abdul (American Idol) along for the ride, too.
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Louis Walsh
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Simon Cowell
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Sharon Osbourne
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Dermot O'Leary
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Dannii Minogue
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X-Factored: Simon Cowell blasts Beatles
added by newsBotSimon Cowell has blasted The Beatles, claiming they would have failed auditions on 'The X Factor'. The music mogul - who once rejected the Spice Girls, the best-selling girl group of all time - says he would have kicked the iconic band off his British TV talent show unless they fired drummer Ringo Starr. The 49-year-old star said: "If The Beatles came on the show we would have said, 'We'll take those three - Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison - but probably lose the drummer.' "With Ringo, I'm afraid, we would have said 'bad news'." Speaking in a Us television interview with his 'Britain's Got Talent' co-star Amanda Holden, Simon also revealed what drives him, saying: »
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Sharon Osbourne Applauds Ellen Pick for Idol
added by newsBotEllen DeGeneres is already receiving a rave review from the judges' panel at America's Got Talent, and it came only minutes after the announcement she'd be Paula Abdul's replacement on American Idol. "She will be a breath of fresh air on that show, a complete breath of fresh air," Osbourne, 56, told People Wednesday. "It's new blood. And [American Idol] needed something new to happen." Poll: What Do You Think of Ellen on Idol?"I think if they had replaced Paula with another singer, Janet Jackson or J.Lo, it would have been too expected,” she said. "'Oh well, there we go, »
- Nicholas White
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Bananarama 'shocked by X Factor parents'
added by newsBotKeren Woodward has said that she is "shocked" and "horrified" when some parents take their children along to audition for The X Factor The Bananarama singer and her bandmate Sara Dallin told The Mirror that they enjoy the early phase of the show despite its cruelty. Woodward said: "I watch the auditions because I think they're amusing. I wouldn't especially stay in to watch it. I do think they're really amusing and really good fun. It is cruel. It's car crash stuff, it's fantastic »
- By Mayer Nissim
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