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		<title>Cowell orders producers to drop auto-tune</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reported earlier this week on the controversy surrounding the use of auto-tune on X Factor. Now Simon Cowell has responded to the controversy, ordering producers to stop using it and instead only to play the originally recorded auditions. A spokesman for the show said: &#8220;The integrity of the show is very important to him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No X Factor 2011?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s speculation that there will be no X Factor next year, at least in the UK. This is because the X Factor is set to launch in the US September of next year, and Simon Cowell is anxious to ensure that he can concentrate his full attention on that. The show would instead be shifted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video auditions for X Factor 2010 now being taken</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the live auditions, video auditions are now being accepted as a way for acts to get noticed in the first stage of auditions. Brand new for this year, you can upload a video of yourself or your group performing. It&#8217;s your chance to stand out from the crowd and show what you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>X Factor Facing Xmas Number 1 Backlash?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe McElderry&#8217;s dream of Xmas number one could be in jeopardy thanks to an Internet campaign to stop the X Factor taking the Xmas number one slot for another year. An Internet campaign is being held to get Rage Against the Machine&#8217;s Killing in the Name, with the Facebook group having over 700 000 members. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>X Factor Final: Celebrity Duet Song Choices</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/12/11/x-factor-final-celebrity-duet-song-choices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what the contestants will be singing with their celebrity singing partners this weekend. These are still very much provisional, as it seems unlikely George Michael will be able to sing with Joe McElderry as planned. Olly Murs + Robbie Williams &#8211; Angels Stacey Solomon + Michael Bublé &#8211; What A Wonderful World Joe McElderry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Michael X Factor no-show?</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/12/11/george-michael-x-factor-no-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are strong rumours that George Michael has pulled out of this weekend&#8217;s X Factor. He was set to perform with bookie&#8217;s favourite Joe McElderry, but sources close to George have revealed he is unlikely to be able to perform, citing &#8216;personal issues&#8217;. Westlife are understood to be standing by in the event George Michael [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Song Choices for X Factor Semi Final</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/12/05/song-choices-for-x-factor-semi-final/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight all the contestants are singing one song by Michael Jackson, and another of their choice. Here&#8217;s what you can expect to hear: Danyl Johnson Man In The Mirror Hello Stacey Solomon The Way You Make Me Feel You Got The Love Olly Murs Can You Feel It Chasing Cars Joe McElderry She&#8217;s Out Of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to register a protest again Cowell?  Don&#8217;t vote for JEdward, buy Laura White&#8217;s single instead</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/11/09/want-to-register-a-protest-again-cowell-dont-vote-for-jedward-buy-laura-whites-single-instead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been flooded with so many comments in support of Lucie Jones that we&#8217;ve been struggling to keep up here at X Factor blog. Tens of thousands of you have logged on to register your disappointment that Lucie has left the show. But what can you do to really make a protest? Many have suggested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bon Jovi to perform on the X Factor</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/10/22/bon-jovi-to-perform-on-the-x-factor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Robbie Williams the first week, and Whitney Houston last week, it has been announced that Bon Jovi is to perform on the X Factor on the 1st of November. Bon Jovi will be performing their new single, &#8216;We Weren&#8217;t Born To Follow&#8216;, which will be released on the 2nd of November.]]></description>
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		<title>X Factor Live Finals Start Tonight at 8!</title>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/10/10/x-factor-live-finals-start-tonight-at-8/</link>
		<comments>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/10/10/x-factor-live-finals-start-tonight-at-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The moment you&#8217;ve all been waiting for, the X Factor live finals start tonight at 8pm on ITV1! And what a show in store &#8211; Robbie Williams is the star guest, and he&#8217;s been helping to coach the finalists. Who do you think will be the first to leave? It&#8217;s always been a group in [...]]]></description>
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