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Template:Infobox reality music competition The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The ninth series will begin airing on ITV in August 2012.[citation needed] It has so far been confirmed that Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos will return to the judging panel. Geri Halliwell was a guest judge for the Liverpool auditions and Leona Lewis will fill in for the London auditions, as a replacement for Kelly Rowland has not yet been found.

Dermot O'Leary will return as host on ITV, whilst Caroline Flack and Olly Murs will return to host The Xtra Factor on ITV2, although Murs will only be present for the live shows due to his tour commitments.

Judges and presenters

On 17 April 2012, it was confirmed that series 8 judge Gary Barlow would return to the judging panel for series 9,[1][2] and on 3 May it was announced that Louis Walsh would also return for his ninth year on the panel.[3][4] Series 8 judge Tulisa Contostavlos is also returning,[5] but Kelly Rowland will not return due to other commitments.[6][7] A fourth permanent judge was not found in time for the start of the auditions, so guest judging roles were brought in, with Geri Halliwell[8] and Leona Lewis[9] confirmed, and Gwen Stefani, Robbie Williams[10] Melanie Brown, Rita Ora,[9] and Rod Stewart[5] named as possibilities. Alexandra Burke is also in talks to return as a guest judge.[11] It has been reported that Halliwell is the only person in line for the permanent judging position, with her guest judging slot being described as a "trial run".[8] However, other names reported to be in line for the permanent role are Anastacia, series 1-4 judge Sharon Osbourne,[12] Alesha Dixon and Rochelle Wiseman.[13] Series 4-7 judge Dannii Minogue,[14][15] Katy Perry, Nicole Scherzinger and Rihanna are said to have turned down the role.[13]

Dermot O'Leary will continue to present the main show on ITV,[16] while Caroline Flack and Olly Murs will return to co-present companion show The Xtra Factor on ITV2, but Murs will only present during the live shows as he will be on tour.[17]

Auditions

Series three winner Leona Lewis is to be a guest judge in London

This series, for the first time, applicants were able to audition online via Facebook. The closing date for online auditions was 8 May 2012.[18] The show's producers also sent a "mobile audition van" to 18 locations throughout the UK and Ireland in order to audition singers who could not make the arena auditions. The mobile auditions began in Plymouth and finish 18 days later in Brighton. The van visited a different location every day except when it spent two days in Dublin on 28 and 29 April. The other towns and cities it visited were Aberystwyth, Bangor, Blackpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Middlesbrough, Wakefield, Derby, Norwich, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Chatham.[19]

Location[20] Venue Date Guest judge(s)
Liverpool Echo Arena 23 May 2012 Geri Halliwell[8]
London The O2 Arena 26, 28-30 May 2012 Leona Lewis[21]
Rita Ora [22]
Manchester EventCity 5-7 June 2012 Mel B
Glasgow SECC 11 June 2012 TBC
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 18 June 2012 TBC
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 25 June 2012 TBC

References

  1. ^ "Gary Barlow is returning to the X Factor!". The X Factor. itv.com. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Tarley, Rachel (17 April 2012). "Simon Cowell almost sacked Gary Barlow over X Factor fears". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Love-able Louis Walsh will be joining the gorgeous Gary Barlow on the judging panel!". The X Factor. itv.com. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Alex (3 May 2012). "Louis Walsh 'X Factor' return confirmed: Judge returns for ninth year". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b Daniels, Colin (19 May 2012). "Rod Stewart 'to guest judge The X Factor' - X Factor News - Reality TV - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Kelly Rowland rules out X Factor return". BBC News. BBC Online. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  7. ^ Nissim, Mayer (30 April 2011). "Kelly Rowland confirms 'X Factor' exit". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  8. ^ a b c Robertson, Colin (22 May 2012). "Spice Girl Geri is shoo-in for X Factor job". The Sun. News Group Newspapers). Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  9. ^ a b http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a383655/leona-lewis-confirmed-as-x-factor-guest-judge.html
  10. ^ Daniels, Colin (20 May 2012). "Robbie Williams, Gwen Stefani linked to 'X Factor' role". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  11. ^ "'Poorly' Alexandra Burke discusses possible X Factor judging role". stv.tv. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Katy Perry a possible judge on X Factor". Times Live. South Africa. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Possibe X Factor Judges 2012". Digital Spy. London. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  14. ^ Dadds, Kimberley (1 May 2012). "Was she dumped? Kelly Rowland is left fuming after X Factor bosses reportedly pushed her out to make way for Dannii Minogue". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  15. ^ Goodacre, Kate (18 May 2012). "Dannii Minogue 'rejects final X Factor judging offer'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  16. ^ "Huzzah! Dermot is back!". The X Factor. itv.com. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  17. ^ Tarley, Rachel (30 March 2012). "Caroline Flack to return to The Xtra Factor this year alongside Olly Murs". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  18. ^ "The X Factor opens Facebook auditions". Newsbeat. BBC Online. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  19. ^ Hooton, Christopher (23 April 2012). "The X Factor announces 'van auditions' in bid to reach more people". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  20. ^ Fletcher, Alex (2 May 2012). "'X Factor' 2012 judge audition dates confirmed". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  21. ^ http://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/88828-confirmed-leona-lewis-is-x-factor-2012-guest-judge-at-london-auditions.html
  22. ^ http://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-voice/89257-confirmed-rita-ora-is-x-factor-2012-guest-judge-in-london-tomorrow.html

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