Talent shows
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Anggun Meets Simon Cowell As She Prepares to Judge Indonesia’s Got Talent
Simon Cowell better watch out because it would seem that everybody’s favourite Indonesian chanteuse is doing her best to become the world’s most ubiquitous talent show judge.
Serbia: Loreen performs her greatest hits on X Factor Adria
Despite withdrawing from this year’s contest, Serbia hasn’t completely given up on Eurovision. On February 4th Eurovision 2012 winner Loreen took to the stage of X Factor Adria and performed…
WATCH: Aline Lahoud auditions for The Voice of France
Most of you hardcore Eurovision fans will remember Aline Lahoud. She was meant to represent Lebanon in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, but Lebanon were forced to withdraw…
WATCH: Rose Fostanes wins X Factor Israel with Eurovision mentor
Rose Fostanes, a caregiver from the Philippines, has won the first season of X Factor Israel. Her emotional journey—from Filipina outsider to the winner of the popular music show—was guided…
WATCH: Jedward Thrust Back Into X Factor Final
The X-Factor is the UK’s most popular television talent show. Despite its audience viewing figures plummeting to an all-time low of 9 million viewers last weekend, the show remains one…
WATCH: Celine Dion Sings Breakaway Live on Strictly Come Dancing
Celine Dion, the most famous Canadian ever to win the Eurovision Song Contest, wowed British viewers on Sunday evening when she performed live during the semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing. Bathed in…
Serbia: Will X Factor Adria’s Zeljko Joksimovic Appear on X Factor UK?
When rumors emerged last week that Eurovision alumni and judges on the Serbian version of X Factor Zeljko Joksimovic and Kristina Kovac would be making an appearance on the UK…
WATCH: Lukijan Ivanovic Covers Loreen on X Factor Adria
We love a good Eurovision cover–and so do the contestants on the X Factor. You’ve seen a Ukrainian give Loreen a go, and also a Romanian. Now it’s time for…
WATCH: Celine Dion Performs “Loved Me Back to Life” Live on UK X Factor
Celine Dion fans in the UK had a real blast this weekend. On Saturday the 1988 Eurovision winner appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show, explaining that she had to win…
United Kingdom: Will the BBC Select Its Eurovision Singer on The Voice?
The Voice UK is not in the best health. Its ratings plummeted last series. Given the lacklustre contestants, dated staging and an altogether terrible editing process, there’s little surprise it…
Italy: Marco Mengoni Assists Mika on X Factor
What do you get when you stick one crazy, hotheaded Italian and one glittery, camp popstar in a room together? You get an average episode of X Factor Italia of…
Snubbed: Jedward Left Off “The X Factor – The Greatest Hits” Album
To mark its 10th anniversary, “The X Factor UK” is releasing a celebratory 2 disc, 34 track, greatest hits album. Big names like Leona Lewis, One Direction and Olly Murs…
Melanie McCabe: From X Factor to Eurovision?
Always the bridesmaid and never the bride. It’s an apt description of 20-year-old aspiring pop star Melanie McCabe, who has auditioned for the X Factor four times but never made…
Zeljko Joksimovic: From Eurovision Contestant to X Factor Judge
Zeljko Joksimovic, who placed second at Eurovision 2004 and third at Eurovision 2012, will be a judge on X Factor Adria. The Balkan version of the show sees people from Serbia,…
Ireland: Eurovision Dropout Melanie McCabe Wows X Factor Judges
Just as we can expect Eurovison to come around every May, we can also expect to see Dubliner Melanie McCabe tryout for the “X Factor” on a seemingly continual basis.…