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Astro Turns Heads (For All The Wrong Reasons) On The X Factor


Posted on Nov 18, 2011 @ 12:00PM - 23 comments

By Radar Staff

As Shakespeare would say, “Sharper than a serpent's tooth, a thankless child.”

Fifteen-year-old rap wunderkind Astro survived Thursday's edition of The X Factor, but not without a dollop of controversy — which you can see in the video on RadarOnline.com.

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Rihanna Makes A Cameo On The X-Factor


Posted on Oct 14, 2011 @ 08:30AM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

Rihanna made a cameo as a special guest judge on Thursday's edition of The X Factor, and RadarOnline.com has the video.

Judge L.A. Reid, who brought a group of contenders to his mansion in the Hamptons, introduced the  23-year-old Barbadian beauty, whose presence ignited the competitors into an excited frenzy.

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Rihanna: L.A. Reid Is A ‘Pain In The Ass’ & Simon Is ‘Raw’


Posted on Oct 12, 2011 @ 05:00AM - 2 comments

By Radar Staff

Rihanna will be serving as a special guest judge on The X Factor on Fox Wednesday night  and the Barbados born beauty isn’t shy about what she thinks of the show’s mainstay judges  -- she says L.A. Reid can be “a pain in the ass” and she describes Simon Cowell as being “raw."

Before she hit the big time, Rihanna had to personally audition for Reid six years ago at his label Def Jam; she obviously impressed him because he signed her on the spot.

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Simon Cowell’s X Factor Helps Fox Win Wednesday Night's Ratings


Posted on Sep 29, 2011 @ 12:45PM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

It looks like Simon Cowell could have another TV hit on his hands.

Despite going head-to-head with a historical night of baseball action, The X Factor was a success on Wednesday - and even helped Fox break ratings records, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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X Factor Judge To 14-Year-Old: ‘I Prefer Your Version Of Baby To Justin Biebers!’


Posted on Sep 29, 2011 @ 08:12AM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

There were a lot of great moments on Wednesday night’s The X Factor -- and here’s one of our favorites.

14-year-old Drew Ryniewicz (Yes, she’s only 14!) from Chino Valley, Arizona took to the stage and gave her own twist to Justin Bieber’s hit song Baby.

Her song choice was especially daring since X Factor judge L.A. Reid produced Bieber’s smash My World 2.O album.

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Review: Does The X Factor Have “IT”?


Posted on Sep 22, 2011 @ 06:00AM - 5 comments

By David Viggiano
Radar Guest Critic

The X Factor wants us to believe it’s a competition show like we’ve never seen before. But really it’s a combination of every other talent contest that commercial TV has been feeding us for years. It’s a show just for singers, but American Idol has that covered.

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Simon Cowell Opens Up About Cheryl Cole 'X Factor' Firing


Posted on Aug 07, 2011 @ 01:30PM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

Simon Cowell has finally talked about what really happened with Cheryl Cole and The X Factor. The Brit singer was a judge on The X Factor in the UK and Cowell, who produces the show, hired her for the same role on his new U.S. version.

She was yanked after the auditions in just two U.S. cities, and the rumor mill went wild with scenarios on what had gone down.

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