X Factor 2014 (NON Spoiler Discussion Thread)

ibarelycare

Simon's coming back!

BREAKING NEWS: ITV and Simon Cowell are delighted to announce that he is to return to the UK X Factor in Autumn 2014.

Simon says: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be returning to The X Factor UK. It’s been three years since I last judged the competition and I’m excited to find a global superstar again.”

Simon added: “Despite all the rumours, ITV and the producers have not decided on the rest of the judging panel quite yet. You’ll just have to wait and see….”

gavmcg92

ibarelycare wrote: »

Simon's coming back!

Well there's another 2 seasons at least.

JP Liz V1

I'd say Lulu and Cheryl will back too

gavmcg92

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I'd say Lulu and Cheryl will back too

Louis definitely... not so sure about Cheryl.

Also, had no idea what thread had been updated when I saw the red number in the top right. Surprised when I saw it was this one ... great to be back! :P:pac:

dark crystal

Great news.

Does this mean X Factor USA has gone kaput?

mikeym

dark crystal wrote: »

Great news.

Does this mean X Factor USA has gone kaput?

Probably.

Havent heard of Tate Stevens or Melanie Amaro since they won Season One and Two.

Go Harvey Go

ibarelycare wrote: »

Simon's coming back!

BREAKING NEWS: ITV and Simon Cowell are delighted to announce that he is to return to the UK X Factor in Autumn 2014.

Simon says: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be returning to The X Factor UK. It’s been three years since I last judged the competition and I’m excited to find a global superstar again.”

Simon added: “Despite all the rumours, ITV and the producers have not decided on the rest of the judging panel quite yet. You’ll just have to wait and see….”

And in other shocking news: the world is round, the sky is blue, grass is green, water is wet, ice is cold, fire is hot, night is dark, the Pope is Catholic and bears defecate in the woods...

And X Factor USA is being "rested", which apparently does not mean that it's been cancelled. Yeah, right...

dark crystal

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

And X Factor USA is being "rested", which apparently does not mean that it's been cancelled. Yeah, right...

It's been cancelled:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2554079/Simon-Cowell-confirms-return-The-X-Factor-three-year-absence.html

Go Harvey Go

dark crystal wrote: »

It's been cancelled:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2554079/Simon-Cowell-confirms-return-The-X-Factor-three-year-absence.html

More incredible developments: cats still meow, dogs still bark, fish still live in water, sugar still tastes sweet, rocks are still hard, the sun still rises in the east, the square root of 9 is still 3...

Why didn't Fox announce its cancellation as soon as Simon announced that he was returning to the UK version, instead of waiting until the following day?

Mr E

The last few comments have been split away from the X Factor 2013 thread.

gavmcg92

The Sun has Louis Walsh down on the panel for the next season... will hold out for official confirmation but that doesn't surprise me really, especially with Simon making a return.

dark crystal

It's being reported that Nicole Scherzinger won't be returning to the X factor panel in 2014.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2558191/Scher-long-Nicole-Scherzinger-heartbraking-decision-not-return-UK-X-Factor.html

Go Harvey Go

dark crystal wrote: »

It's being reported that Nicole Scherzinger won't be returning to the X factor panel in 2014.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2558191/Scher-long-Nicole-Scherzinger-heartbraking-decision-not-return-UK-X-Factor.html

And it's being reported that Cheryl will return. :rolleyes:

I'm taking these reports with a grain of salt until official confirmations are made.

ibarelycare

I have a feeling Cheryl would only return to the panel if Nicole was leaving. She wouldn't want to be upstaged.

I'll miss Nicole. She was annoying at times but she was a very good mentor and judge.

Can't think who they'll replace her with. Please note someone like Rita Ora. I'd love Lily Allen

Go Harvey Go

ibarelycare wrote: »

I have a feeling Cheryl would only return to the panel if Nicole was leaving. She wouldn't want to be upstaged.

I'll miss Nicole. She was annoying at times but she was a very good mentor and judge.

Can't think who they'll replace her with. Please note someone like Rita Ora. I'd love Lily Allen

Lily has frequently been linked to the show, but she's rubbished every link thus far.

I don't think she likes it that much, anyway. She certainly didn't like the bootcamp twist last year:

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/sep/30/x-factor-viewers-complain-cruel-bootcamp-twist

And she almost certainly won't join if Nicole does indeed go and Cheryl does indeed return. After all, she and Cheryl hate each other...

gavmcg92

ibarelycare wrote: »

I have a feeling Cheryl would only return to the panel if Nicole was leaving.

And if there was a **** tonne of money involved. Would have loved to have seen Ronan take a position, he's been doing great on the Aussie one. But, it has to be a woman. My bets are on Dannii Minogue also making a return.

Also... NEW THREAD!

ibarelycare

I can't see Dannii coming back unfortunately. She was my favourite judge ever. And the years with her, Cheryl, Louis and Simon were the golden years of the show.

Go Harvey Go

Simon and co will probably still want an overseas judge, seeing as there has been one every year since Dannii joined in 2007.

So if Nicole does go, might they consider Ashley Roberts, soon to lose her job on Dancing On Ice as that show bows out?

It can't be denied that Ashley isn't and never has been very good on DOI, but then she's far less familiar with ice skating than she is with music. XF would almost certainly be more up her street.

And if Cheryl was on the panel too, I'd say the two would get on reasonably well. Ashley certainly doesn't come across as being more likely to upstage Cheryl than Nicole...

I suppose the major disadvantage, though, would be that many civilians would see the replacement of one Pussycat Doll with another from a smaller ITV talent show as a big anticlimax.

JP Liz V1

http://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/175885-xfactor-2014-judges-cheryl-cole-hints-at-return.html


Damn I don't want her back tbh

Go Harvey Go

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

http://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/175885-xfactor-2014-judges-cheryl-cole-hints-at-return.html


Damn I don't want her back tbh

Until official confirmations are made, keep your fingers crossed.

Go Harvey Go

The tabloids and gossip sites are reporting that Simon has confirmed Nicole's exit.

All he did was tweet, "Nicole will always be a part of the X factor family. Now signed to Sony as an artist. Thank you Nicole for everything."

That is not an official confirmation...

Loughc

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

The tabloids and gossip sites are reporting that Simon has confirmed Nicole's exit.

All he did was tweet, "Nicole will always be a part of the X factor family. Now signed to Sony as an artist. Thank you Nicole for everything."

That is not an official confirmation...

It may as well be tho. I'd wager anything she won't be back as a judge for 2014.

JP Liz V1

Rita Ora turned down judge job to focus on her own music

ibarelycare

Sam Bailey's duffed! Bet Simon's delighted :pac:

bopper

So Cheryl has confirmed that she has no self respect or dignity. In other words she's definitely returning to the show.

Meauldsegosha

bopper wrote: »

So Cheryl has confirmed that she has no self respect or dignity. In other words she's definitely returning to the show.

Aw no, I can't stand her.

JP Liz V1

bopper wrote: »

So Cheryl has confirmed that she has no self respect or dignity. In other words she's definitely returning to the show.

And if rags are to be believed she don't want any other females on judging panel so Olly Murs latest name linked to final judge's vacant seat with her, Simon and Lulu

Chip Whitley

http://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/the-x-factor/178339-confirmed-cheryl-cole-to-return-to-the-x-factor-judging-panel-for-2014.html

Seems a done deal alright. :pac:

Go Harvey Go

Well, guess what?

It IS a done deal.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26523825











:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

dark crystal

Her career's in the crapper of late, so she's taking Simon's big fat pay cheque to promote whatever her new 'comeback' single is going to be. Just watch how her acts will be favoured this year, too.

I'm genuinely gutted she's back. Only silver lining is that at least it wasn't Sinitta :pac:

JP Liz V1

I'd prefer Sinitta over Cheryl tbh