Rumours have been swirling for months about who will serve as the judges on the upcoming season of ‘The X-Factor’ US. Now, weeks before the official announcement of who will sit the show’s panel, Simon Cowell has confirmed the shortlist of artists who are currently in talks to fill those positions.
Among the acts being considered to complete the bill of the show which launches this fall are Mariah Carey, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and George Michael. See what Cowell had to say about the decision process below:
“Have you talked to her?” Laura asked, referring to the very pregnant Mariah Carey.
“Yeah, I’ve spoken to her. I mean literally, we’ve spoken to lots of people. I’ve spoken to Paula… ” Simon told Laura.
“Are they calling you or are you calling them?” Laura asked.
“Both. And then new people come along… [Two days ago], we met somebody who I’ve never met before in my life, who I just loved. And that’s why it’s good to kind of delay the process. It’s not about necessarily the TV show per se, it’s people. You genuinely gotta trust that they’re gonna be able to do the job you’re paying them to do. And like I said, a hit-maker who worked in America and has had experience, I think is crucial to this panel as well.”
Simon admitted that Paula is actually on a narrowed down list of stars, and he is seriously considering reuniting with his former “American Idol” judge table buddy.
“We’ve taken it down to a smaller group of people and she’s in that panel,” Simon said. “But, you know, it’s more than me who makes the decision.”
At least two names that were bandied about months ago are definitely not on the short list, including Katy Perry and upcoming royal wedding attendee, Elton John. Simon told Laura he “never” spoke to Elton about joining “The X Factor” panel, and he doesn’t think the “Tiny Dancer” would work as a judge.
“Well, he’s so grumpy nowadays, I mean, it would be like, he’d just be moaning the whole time,” Simon said of his fellow, opinionated Brit.
“If we’ve got somebody with kids, he’s more than welcome to come along and run the nursery,” Simon added, referring to Elton’s new status as a dad. “So if you’re watching, Elton, there’s another job. I’m serious. He can do it.” {Source}
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MARIAH
WHY THEY GONNA PUT IRRELEVANT FLOP MARIAH ON THERE ?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
PLEASE MARIAH NOOO
YOU ARE A LEGEND
AN ICON
DIVA
THIS WILL TOTALLY DESTORY HER LEGACY
IS OBESEARIAH GONNA EAT EVERYONE ???
LEGEND, DIVA, STAR, ICON, BEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIME, GREATEST VOICE OF ALL TIME = MARIAH CAREY
MiMi this is below you. Do not sign up for this s*** show!!!!
LEGEND, DIVA, STAR, ICON = MARIAH CAREY
MARIAH CAREY >>>>> EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY >>>>> EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY >>>>> EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY >>>>> EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY >>>>> EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY >>>>> EVERYONE ELSE
F****** “I NEED FEEDING” SLOBAREY
Bye-Bye (19) lovin u long time (58) I want to know what love is (60) up out my face (100) Oh santa (100)
ONLY NATURAL SHE WOULD JOIN THIS SHOW, SHE BEEN FLOPPIN SINCE THE CONSTIPATION OF KFC
yass maraiagh true talent prevails
Nicole? How is she qualified to be on the short list in comparison to Mariah and Paula?
Nicole is a dancer and singer, awesome on both fronts, but nowhere near as infamous as the other 2 ladies. Mariah and Paula would both bring the “crazy” that we all know and love to the show, plus they are legends in their own right, so I’d be happy if either one or both we on the show.
I don’t know if this is a GOOD LOOK for someone like Mariah. She is the STANDARD of success within the Industry!
they need mariah or whitney simple as ,
MARIAH CAREY’S VOICE > EVEYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY’S TALENT > EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY’S ORIGINALITY > EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY’S PERSONALITY > EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY’S TALENT > EVERYONE ELSE
MARIAH CAREY IS THE BEST THING THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
BE THANKFUL THAT YOU LIVE IN THE SAME ERA AS AN LEGEND AS MARIAH!!!
The UK version has 2 male judges and 2 female judges. Simon and George Michael would be a shoe-in then. The fight is the female judges. Hope to hell not F******. She sucks on tv plus she drinks too much and gets drunk onstage. Paula is also a drunk but she doesnt have twins like F****** which will disturb the ambiance of the set. Nicole Flopzinger is too nice and kisses ass waaay too much. Seen her on xfactor UK, she sucks… just leave it at that. One thing is VERY good – NO F****** CHERYL “LIP SYNCING” COLE.
NEXT.
POOR SLOBRIAH IRRELEVANTAREY
KNOCKED UP BY FLOP PRESENTER NICK CANON
AND NOW SHES GONNA BE JOINING A FLOP TV SHOW……
AMERICAN IDOL >>>> HEX FACTOR
BYE MOOMOO
this should be interesting watching overweightriah slobarey drunk on tv…..
QUEEN MARIAH WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THE SHOW – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Um2W5SJWDE
BUT THIS WILL TOTALLY DESTROY HER LEGACY WITH THIS SHOW, IT’S BELOW HER
LEGEND, DIVA, STAR, ICON…… MARIAH CAREY
@Lamb4Life
F****** is already at the bottom. At least with this show she can float with the fishes. A step up.
@ Lamb..true its beneath her..but what else is she going to be doing with 2 newborns and all that weight gain?
This way she can work close to home, still keep her name RELEVANT, and make some COINS without too much effort
poor slobriah, joining some desperate tv show, she can stay flopping the fat ugly b****…..
madonna is queen
Xtina and britney are our princesses.
my word is final.
fattriah voice is destroyed, her image is gone, she is no longer relevant to this generation…. bye b****.
@jUDGE AND JURY
#DEADDDDDDDDDDDD LOOOL
HATERS ARE SO MAD CAUSE MARIAH IS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE
JUST NAME IT:
BEYONCE, GAGA, RIHANNA, CHRISTINA, ALISHA, BRITNEY <<<< MARIAH IS BETTER THAN EM ALL
@LMAB4LIFE
the bottom line is, MC needs this show, because all the people you named are relevant, slobriah drunkarey isnt.
IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME EVERYBODY THOUGHT THAT MARIAH’S CAREER IS OVER
SHE WILL PROVE YOU WRONG. JUST WAIN A COUPLE YEARS
“You can never write off talent” – MARIAH CAREY
@ITS BRITNEY H**
TRUE TEA GURL, TRUE TEA.
“You can never write off talent” – MARIAH CAREY
“You can never write off talent” – MARIAH CAREY
“You can never write off talent” – MARIAH CAREY
She will have her twins, she will lose the weight AND SHE WILL COME BACK STRONG AND SHOW THEM OTHER H*** HOW IT’S DONE!!!
HATE ON HATERS.
YOU KNOW Y’ALL ARE JUST CLOSETED FANS ANAYWAY!
MARIAH HAS THIS IN THE BAG.
SO SIP THE HATERADE. IF YOU DON’T, YOU WILL CHOKE.
DUMB DUMBS.
MARIAH IS *WAYYYYYYYYYYY* TOO ABOVE THIS
Please don’t let it happen.
Please. <3
TO ALL MARIAH HATERS :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2xirQn2kX0
SHE WISHES YOU WELL, SHE LOVE U ;]
#StayPressed
NICOLE SHOULD BE A JUDGE THATS FOR SURE! it can be interesting to see mariah as a judge too!
did yall forget what nic did to uk x factor?? everyone LOVED her attitude ! she is a great choice! got my fingers crossed for nicole to get the job!
For me the judges should be :
1 Nicole Scherzinger
2 Paula Abdul
3 George Michael
4 Simon Cowell
Wow..I never knew anyone could hate on Mariah..She has the most #1 singles of ANYONE ALIVE..
SHe had a top selling ALbum of the Year a few years back..
SHe’s had 3 # 1’s in the past 5 years…Most Successful selling Female of All TIme….
How can you hate on this?
its not american idol so why paula??? its time for NICOLE & MARIAH to shine!
Someone should start a campain on Facebook against Mariah on the X Factor
please
a Legend of her status should not sign up for this kind of show
She will regain her success and relevancy after she lose the weight and have the twins and record some HOT NEW STUFF
MARK MY WORDS
wow!!!!! … its a shame people these days dont appreciate real true talent anymore SMH
Remove Flopzinger. She has nothing to offer. I vote Mariah Carey, George Michael, and Simon. #Solid
George Michael and Mariah
As a lamb, I don’t want Mariah to do this.
Less talented people do these shows as a form of gaining popularity to sell records.
THAT is why Mariah is WAY ABOVE THIS.
Although she is a lovely, kind-hearted, talented person who has the recipe for a GREAT JUDGE…
She doesn’t need this for her career. Her talent speaks for itself. <3<3<3
ROFL DEAD @ Simon Shading the F** outta Elton!! LOL
Weh Chilee…Um thats the only interesting thing about that article to me, i Love Simon ….American idol is S*** w/o him.
Anyway Xtina Should be a Judge Nominee but oh well….Guess Mariah Would Do (but how would that work now thats shes preggo? And a soon to be mom of a newborn?) So he should get Paula indeed.
@LAMB 4 LIFE
Oh GET OFF your High Horse Sweetie….Mariah will always be legendary but come on, like really? She aint to good for S***. Steven Tyler is also a legend and hes doing AI..
P.S. – are you trent in disguise? You dont have to tell me now …*chuckles*
LOVES IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@DION-ISH
Steven Tyler a legend? Is he one of the most reclaimed vocalists of all time? Does he have 18 #1s under his belt? 28 Billboard music awards?
Hardly anybody knows him outside of the States. Belee’ that.
Please SIT DOWN. He isn’t a legend in ANYONE’s eyes:
1. He’s part of a band, Aerosmith
2. They are hardly a legendary band (see Beatles)
And also darling, it’s becoming boring that you assume every person who supports Mariah is Trent. I guess Trent must have bought the 200 million+ sales Mariah’s made too huh?
*Yawn* NEXT >>>
@ Dion
you are HAWR-IBLE CHILE!
George Michael
Mariah
Nicole
Simon
“Less talented people do these shows as a form of gaining popularity to sell records.”
@Timmi
Yeah, you’re sort of right. I thought Ciara was up for this job.
Mariah Carey…………OH!
Paula Abdul……………WHY?
Nicole Scherzinger….WTF?
and
George Michael……OMG, I LOVE THIS MAN! I CANNOT WAIT! GEORGE MICHAEL IS THE BEST! YEAH 3 “DAMN” X BABY….HIP HIP HOORAY! 🙂 🙂 🙂
@TIMMI
LOL Ooohhh Kay….Whatever.
Yes; I am starting to be aware of that…the female judges on almost everyone of these shows x factor, american idol, ect all have been non singing ..like witw…. like why does a non singing person get to judge people with true vocal ability…vs them..this is disturbing..what next a kardashian..smh
Mariah Carey and Tommy Mottola should both join. That would be interesting TV….. mclamb4life
MARIAH!
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you people are dumb and ignorant ass hell yall must be black gay boys or ignorant hood girls?which one?…….cause aerosmith are LEGENDS so is steven lets get that straight and smh at people saying mariah is to good for this lmao keep believing that.lol yall dnt know s*** anyway look at your fav mariah she know’s what is up you see she is trying to get the job, so imma take mariah opinion on what is best for her over a couple of ignorant black people.
mariah>>>>>you dumb coons
@cj prowing
dumb ass the same way your non singing ass is judging the non singers is the same way the non singers can judge singers. lmao are yall dumb or what? did yall ancestors die in vain for you coons education cause to me that is what it looks like stay in school my brothers!
Mariah is the only one certified to judge a singing competition.
MARIAH COULD MAKE ME WATCH IT…AT LEAST SHE GOT HUGE TALENT TO BACK UP WHAT SHE MIGHT HAVE TO SAY…. NICOLE?PAULA? B*******
MARIAH IS A LEGEND. A DIVA. I HOPE THEY PAY HER TWICE THE AMOUNT THEY PAY J LO
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Mariah SHOULD NOT be a judge on xfactor. Who cares if this boosts her career, she needs to work on her music alone and don’t waste her time working on reality tv shows.
I would be extremely disappointed if she takes the job, I hope Simon picks Abdul.
UMM NO MARIAH IS TOO GOOD FOR THAT JOB. SHES A DIVA.
Girl the only place WHALE-riah should be at right now is the aquarium. Why would she be a a judge on a panel with 3 flop albums? Girl, sit down have your kids and stay away from that microphone. No one will miss you except the drive thru window at KFC.
I hope Necole gets it.
As long it is not Cheryl Cole I am fine!!
haha too funny Xtina and Britney stans are talking s*** about Mariah´s career and infinite talent… Britney doesn´t even know what that is please.
And about the X-factor…IDK what to think. I don´t like the idea for Mariah. But what she decides will be good. At this point she can do whatever she wants
Mariah is a good choice unless she does not want it.
LOL THIS IS THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF HOOCHYMAMARIAH SLOBAREY’S CAREER….
I want Nicole so for the other female it should be someone who is smart on music, not saying Nicole so maybe i’ll go for Mariah even if i like Paula.
Give Nicole a chance, XFactor UK made her a big star on the UK. Also she was able to persuade Simon to change rules spot on.
@ THE VOICE WITHIN
You saying Mariah is irrelevant when she can still outsing and outsell your fave? B**** you better take a seat.
I don’t think Mariah should be judge in that show, she would be great giving advice about the technical aspects of singing though, anybody would benefit from her advice…but I think being on that show would somehow tarnish her legendary career.
@ THE VOICE WITHIN
DRUNK-TINA UNFITMOTHER-GUILERA should be paying copyrights to GODRIAH for all the s*** she has copied from her, even down to the up and down hand!
How many mill has Mariah sold? over 200 mill
How many has Xtincta sold? 1/4 of that, even Britney outsells her, LMAO.
WTH hell lambs! Let Mariah do at least one season! Mariah is pregnant, & when she gives birth to the twins you won’t see her for a while.
Her legacy won’t be ruined because this does not overshadow her records, sales, and multiple fantastic performances. Jesus!
@ THE VOICE WITHIN
Yew Mariah even past her vocal and commercial prime can still outsing, outsell, outrange, outclass your t***** clown off key strainer? LMAO, and you calling Mariah obese when your b**** gained like 20 lbs in a f****** month? LMAO
You calling Mariah a flop when Memoirs still outsold FLOPonic? B****, please, I know you are a crazy psycho transexual with issues, but seriously, get a f****** clue.
Yew MAD Mariah even past her vocal and commercial prime can still outsing, outsell, outrange, outclass your t***** clown off key strainer? LMAO, and you calling Mariah obese when your b**** gained like 20 lbs in a f****** month? LMAO
You calling Mariah a flop when Memoirs still outsold FLOPonic? B****, please, I know you are a crazy psycho transexual with issues, but seriously, get a f****** clue.
LOL at the retarded FLOPtina stan go all out on MC when it could be defending its strainer against:
(1) BYEonic
(2) FAILesque
(3) The SSB Masscre
(4) The strained vocals
(5) The Divorce
(6) The Arrest
(7) The Golden Globe Snub
(8) The drunkeness
(9) The s***** Grammy performance
(10) The Snooki look
@ MULTISPARKY
LMAO! The snookie look! You are so right! The b**** looks like someone kidnapped snookie and drowned her in a bathtub full of bleach and then got some clowns to do her make up and then they dressed her up in a dress 3 sizes too small.
http://4.bp.b*******.com/_6aEu6HmAQPQ/TL7uVZXqaVI/AAAAAAAAUEw/gIk7yAv2ZUk/s1600/christina_aguilera_.jpg
PUT MARIAH ON IT SHE IS THE VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND SHES SOLD MOREE THAN YOUR FAVE EVER HAS!
When will your fave ever be called the viopce?
@ Hudson Morrigan
This pathetic hack is always copying someone. First, Mariah. Second, Britney. Third, Gaga. And now, for better or worse, Snooki.
Poor Obeseariah slobarey…..
voice is gone
image is gone
four failed albums
a failed movie
a razzie
irrelevant…..
@QUEEN BEYONCE B****
GURL YOU KNOW IT………
Actually Xtina is much more skinny now, when LAPD weighed she was only 100 pounds. Lambs coming for another artist’s weight, lol the irony.
Poor FLOPtina. Always getting dismembered by Beyonce too. Everyone shats all over Snooki …
@MultiSparky
She admires Mariah, I see nothing wrong. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”
Copy Brit? lol please, S**** 4 U & Dirrty were the only similarities, Brit is not capable of writing/singing songs like Xtina’s other singles from that era such as Beautiful, Fighter, and the rest of the material off the Stripped album. Lady Gaga? please. She’s been wanting to do that type of music since 2008 before Gaga was big (listen to Keeps Gettin’ Better, Dynamite, and Genie 2.0 off the KGB album).
@ILOVEXTINA
You are absolutely right. Christina has just always been in Brit’s shadow …
(1) The TV commercials
(2) The Madonna Kiss
(3) The fashion scene
(4) The music videos
(5) The album sales, singles, radio airplay
(6) The pop iconic status
With Christina clearly dumped, she moved onto Lady Gaga, but once again failed on all of the above. What’s left?
Flopped BYEonic + Flopped Burlesque + Flopped SSB = GUTTER.
I hope Mariah does it for the sake of good television. I cant get enough of JLO on idol. Imagine Mariah on x factor! TV gold! Id love a camera on her diva-ness! Remember her drunk speech last year? Love it. Her music will sell regardless(even more) and her legend will remain intact no matter what. Why not?
@MultiSparky
not once did i mention that Xtina is more popular than Britney, i am not that deluded, so your whole post right there is a fail. Brit can have the madonna kiss and the sales, i’m not here for that. While my fav gets the real acclaim with critics commending her vocals & winning 4 grammy awards. (their opinion > yours) when was the last time britney won one? (don’t come with the Grammy awards being a popularity contest because then Brit should have way more right now). When was the last time she was asked to sing the national anthem or be a part of a tribute?
Yes, they have commented on her voice, BUT not her singing. Why? Because its gross, vulgar and a s***** imitation of Mariah.
As for your last question, when has Christina not f***** up the national anthem?
LMAO, Xtina is Mariah’s mini me, a flawed lesser copy
lol keep curving away from my posts, once again they’re opinion > yours,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jusP47mMThI (she stays singing live all the damn time, when yo fav gon dew it?
I THINK FRANK GATSON SHOULD BE A JUDGE….
FRANK GATSON SHOULD BE X-FACTOR JUDGE… HE GETS IT AND HE IS VERY HONEST..
@ILOVEXTINA
Once again, they COMMENTED on her voice, not her singing. #DEALWITHIT
Oh, and about that performance, it was awful too.
@ iLoveXtina
I wouldn’t trust a Christina fan to know about correct intonatio, but seriously, that performance is also pretty dreadful
@MultiSparky AKA @Hudson Morrigan
they praise her SINGING as well. & you’re obviously going to hate her performances.
@ ILOVEXTINA
Actually no, I think she has a very talented instrument, my problem with her is other aspects besides just her voice, such as; Intonation, straining, lack of good taste, etc.
I would love for the girl to get some real voice lessons and get her s*** together because she truly has a great instrument, the problem is not in her throat but in her brains.
Simon Cowell makes me sick but I looooooooooooooooooooove Mariah! I she’s a judget I’ll actually be forced to watch it.
Mariah!!!!!! Because she is a woman, future mother, great singer with powerful voice, is a producer, songwriter,singer, beauty and she has the direction of her own carrer and has got various articles,
I’m not a Mariah Stan but let’s be real the job should clearly go to her. Why the he’ll was Simon even considering Katy perry? She can’t sing live to save her soul.
I just can’t wait for x factor to come to the states. I’m so fed up with American I dol all the contestants they pick are all the same and act the same not enough varierty. But for judges I would luv to see Pdiddy, Mariah, and Nicole skeizersinger lol
Nicole Sherzinger? WHO THE HELL IS SHE????
I’m kidding. Of Course I know that b***h.
Why My Lord? Why do you scourge withher?