No, not the location of the houses the judges live in – instead where contestants are off to for the “judge’s house” section of the competition, where the live finalists are selected.
SIMON
Location: Los Angeles, California.
Helpers: Kelly Rowland and Clive Davis
CHERYL:
Location: Miami, Florida.
Helpers: Derek Hough and Nicole Scherzinger
LOUIS:
Location: Nice, France.
Helpers: Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem
DANNII:
Location: Australia
Helpers: Kylie Minogue and Rodney Jerkins
We’ve been passed a bit of a scoop by an X Factor contestant – the judges categories for this year!
There’s been a bit of a change from previous years in that the ‘overs’ category is now the 28 and Over category – previously it was 25 and over.
The judges categories are:
Simon Cowell – Girls
Louis Walsh – Boys
Dannii Minogue – 28s and Over
Cheryl Cole – Groups
Dannii Minogue and X Factor 2008 contestant Ruth Lorenzo are to team up to record an album.
Dannii hasn’t recorded since her 2003 album Neon Nights
Dannii said: “Its been pushed back to my agenda for a long time. I think since X Factor came on the scene I’ve been heavily involved in the mentoring of other people and helping their music career. It’s kind of scary for me today because it’s like getting back on the horse.”
We reported yesterday that Sharon Osbourne may be making a comeback to the X Factor to replace Dannii Minogue, who is expecting her first child.
Dannii Minogue is apparently worried by this, and is even considering cutting short her maternity leave in order to come back to the show. Dannii was expecting to stay in Australia with her parents for some months after the birth, but may now change her plans.
“Dannii wanted to be close to her parents when the baby arrives – she knows they’ll love fussing over her and bonding with their grandchild,” a source told Closer magazine. “But now she’s worried it might result in her losing The X Factor as she’s due at the same time as the auditions kick off.
“She knows she would be taking on too much to give birth then go back to work within a few weeks.”
Simon Cowell has apparently not been returning Dannii’s calls, whilst holding meetings with Sharon Osbourne – fuelling speculation about Sharon’s return. Dannii and Sharon Osbourne famously argued repeatedly whilst they were judging the X Factor together, leading to Sharon Osbourne leaving the show.