Auditions for “The X Factor,” and the $5 million Syco/Sony Music recording contract that will be awarded to the winner of the competition, will begin March 27. As of today, auditions are set to happen in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York/New Jersey and Seattle; official dates will be announced in the near future.
FOX released further details about the competition, including the news that singers as young as 12-years-old are invited to audition.
The show’s age range is big news, as it directly targets the younger crowd of “X Factor” lead judge Simon Cowell’s former home “American Idol,” which allows no one under 15-years-old to audition. In Monday’s press release, Cowell said he never believed in an age cut off.
“I like the idea that a 12-year-old on this show can compete with an older singer and a singing group … we are going to put our money where our mouths are with the $5 million recording contract,” Cowell said. “I’m doing this show in America because I genuinely believe we can find a superstar.”
Vocal groups and solo singers alike will take the stage, with auditions starting March 27 in New York, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles. Unlike “Idol,” hopefuls will have to audition in front of an audience.
Cowell lays out the basics in the video below.
Are you pumped for “X Factor”?
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Well, here we go again. All schools closed….winter is back in Big D, after spring like temps the past 3 days. Gotta love it.
Good morning Nanaberry, Happy Hump Day! We’re supposed to get snow tomorrow but not much. YEAH! Then temps back up to high 50’s for weekend.
I’m not hyped about X-Factor. Do we really need another competition show? I think 80% of the reality shows on tv should just go away!
He Evieee. We weren’t exactly thrilled about the forecast either.
I’m loving the Enrique song with Ludacris.. Tonight I’m Loving you. They just played it on the radio.
Good Morning Nana and Eve. So not excited about yet ANOTHER talent show. America ain’t got that much talent.
I agree, Eve. A lot of these so-called REALality shows really need to go away. I don’t think we need another Housewife or Talent or Money Grabbing show. Its really at overkill level right now.
That’s how it always is, once a show is a hit, everyone wants to do spinups outs ups downs…how many CSI shows are there? And the bachelor can run and hide and get a life.
First the rain, then the sleet and ice,,,,,now presenting SNOW!
Poor Nana!
Wow Nana. You’re getting all four seasons in one week!
Hopefully our next little wintry mix will only be a couple flurries.
Enough already!
Hey Jexiee, no kidding right. Wind chill is -2!
So I was watching Judge Judy when I was on the bike yesterday, and she had this fool of a father on whose son shot another kid in the mouth with a pellet gun – he gave an 8 year old child, a pellet gun and the and a 10 year old child were playing with it! And get this, he tells Judge Judy that if his 8 year old son was trained properly, he would give him a gun gun! I was with Judy on this one, he’s a idiot.
Hey, ya’ll, isn’t it nice to have Big P Ara back in the fold! Now, we gotta get teacher woman shopper pants through her student gig and it will be nice.
Do you find that those commericals for the medicine for depression are depressing?
NO SNOW OR ICE FOR THE ATL PLEASE!!!
Ara, mee too. I don’t mind the snow, but that darn ice is not good. And it’s tooo (P&(*&(*&)(*u cold!