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		<title>Diana Vickers debut single: &#8216;Once&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[X Factor 2008 contestant Diana Vickers is to release an album, &#8216;Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree&#8216; on 3rd May, and ahead of this she will be releasing the first track of the album, &#8216;Once&#8217;, as a single on 20th April.
Diana was a popular contestant on the X Factor, notable for her hand movements whilst [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/10/diana-vickers-debut-single-once/</link>
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		<title>Louis Walsh Is &#8216;Too Busy&#8217; to do X Factor USA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Louis Walsh has pre-empted the lack of any offers for him to judge on the possible X Factor USA series by saying &#8220;I&#8217;ve got enough on&#8221;.
X Factor USA, which is due to launch on the Fox network from January 2011, has got Louis&#8217; seal of approval though:
&#8220;I think The X Factor would be the biggest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/07/louis-walsh-is-too-busy-to-do-x-factor-usa/</link>
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		<title>Simon Cowell shows his softer side</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simon Cowell might be known as TV&#8217;s Mr Nasty, but his interview with Piers Morgan, to be shown tonight on ITV1, shows his softer side.
In it, Simon breaks down in tears when he talks of the passing of his father Eric in 1999.
&#8220;I find it very, very difficult to deal with that kind of reality. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/06/simon-cowell-shows-his-softer-side/</link>
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		<title>Dannii Minogue: I Don&#8217;t want to lose my X Factor Role</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/05/dannii-minogue-i-dont-want-to-lose-my-x-factor-role/</link>
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		<title>Alexandra Burke Threatens to Sue her Mum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke is alleged to have threatened to sue her mother, former Soul II Soul singer Michelle over a new &#8216;tell-all&#8217; book.
Alexandra is said to have accused her mother of &#8220;cashing in&#8221; on her fame, and threatened to sue her after &#8220;begging her mum not to go ahead with the book&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/04/alexandra-burke-threatens-to-sue-her-mum/</link>
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		<title>Sharon Osbourne to Return to X Factor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are strong rumours that Sharon Osbourne is to return to the X Factor. Osbourne would replace Dannii Minogue, who is currently expecting her first child.
&#8220;I see Simon next week. I haven’t said congratulations about his engagement yet. I don’t know what will happen. I might find out from Simon next week.&#8221; Sharon was quoted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/04/sharon-osbourne-to-return-to-x-factor/</link>
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		<title>Simon Cowell &#8216;Appalled&#8217; at his behaviour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simon Cowell has revealed that he is &#8216;appalled&#8217; at the way he treats contestants on the X Factor.
Speaking in an interview with Piers Moron, to be screened on ITV1 this Saturday, Cowell said &#8220;There are many, many times where I&#8217;ve watched the show back and I&#8217;m absolutely appalled. I think that you&#8217;ve got to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/03/03/simon-cowell-appalled-at-his-behaviour/</link>
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		<title>Video auditions for X Factor 2010 now being taken</title>
		<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 can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/video-auditions-for-x-factor-2010-now-being-taken/</link>
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		<title>X Factor 2010 will include Public Auditions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a lot of talk last year about the X Factor&#8217;s move to &#8216;Britain&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; style auditions.  Many felt it was unfair that the show&#8217;s nervous contestants, many of whom were just 16 years old, should have to perform immediately in front of massive crowds.
Those criticisms haven&#8217;t been taken to heart, though, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2010/02/23/x-factor-2010-will-include-public-auditions/</link>
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		<title>Joe McElderry fails to make Xmas number 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the first X Factor champion, Steve Brookstein, every X Factor winner, even Leon Jackson, has made the Xmas number 1 slot &#8211; but not this year.
As we reported earlier in the week, Joe faced a backlash against X Factor, with a Facebook-led campaign to take Rage Against the Machine&#8217;s Killing in the Name [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xfactorblog.co.uk/2009/12/20/joe-mcelderry-fails-to-make-xmas-number-1/</link>
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