101.5 KNUE Country Radio » the x factor http://knue.com Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Simon Cowell Trying to Lure Shania Twain for 'X Factor'? http://knue.com/shania-twain-x-factor/ http://knue.com/shania-twain-x-factor/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:00:33 +0000 Sterling Whitaker http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=145044 It looks like maybe Blake Shelton and Keith Urban have started a trend. Shelton became the first major country star to appear on a mainstream reality TV singing competition when he signed on as a coach for 'The Voice,' while Urban is appearing as a judge on the upcoming season of 'American Idol.' Now, according to reports, Simon Cowell is trying to woo country superstar Shania Twain for 'X Factor.'

]]> http://knue.com/shania-twain-x-factor/feed/ 0 Official: Nicole Scherzinger Replaces Cheryl Cole on 'The X Factor' http://knue.com/official-nicole-scherzinger-replaces-cheryl-cole-on-the-x-factor/ http://knue.com/official-nicole-scherzinger-replaces-cheryl-cole-on-the-x-factor/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:22:37 +0000 KNUE http://knue.com/?p=12327 Following weeks of messy publicity, Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger will officially replace Cheryl Cole as a judge on Fox's upcoming reality-competition series 'The X Factor.'

In a joint statement released Monday, Fox and 'X Factor' producers FremantleMedia and Syco TV said, "Nicole Scherzinger will be replacing Cheryl Cole on the judging panel of The X Factor.

"Nicole will join Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid and Paula Abdul on their search across America to find the next global superstar or group to win the life-changing $5 million dollar recording deal. Nicole has previously joined Simon Cowell as a guest judge on The X Factor for the UK version of the show in 2010. Steve Jones will act as sole host of The X Factor."

]]> http://knue.com/official-nicole-scherzinger-replaces-cheryl-cole-on-the-x-factor/feed/ 0 Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images