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"Jennifer Lopez has revealed that she came back to American Idol because she had so much fun during her debut season.  The &amp;#039;On The Floor&amp;#039; singer had said she was &amp;quot;on the fence&amp;quot; about reprising her judging role for a second season earlier this year, but Fox confirmed this week that she would return to the panel alongside Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson. Speaking to reporters at the Savannah auditions this week about why she chose to return for a second season, Lopez said: &amp;quot;Towards the end of the season I wasn&amp;#039;t sure and I said that in public.  &amp;quot;I got a little bit tired towards the end with everything going on - the music and everything going on in my life at that time - but I really did have a good time and I really do love it. I love working with the contestants and singers and artists, and working with Steven, Randy and Ryan [Seacrest].&amp;quot; Lopez added: &amp;quot;[This] has been one of the best things I&amp;#039;ve ever been involved with so I said, &amp;#039;OK, I&amp;#039;m going to do it again&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; Confirming the star&amp;#039;s return to American Idol this week, the show&amp;#039;s creator and executive producer Simon Fuller said: &amp;quot;Having both Jennifer and Steven return to Idol in 2012 alongside Randy is such a positive reflection on what was a wonderful and hugely successful season last year, and everyone is delighted.&amp;quot; Tyler and Jackson&amp;#039;s returns for the 11th season were confirmed by the network earlier this year. American Idol&amp;#039;s tenth season finale attracted a record-breaking 122.4 million votes, with Scotty McCreery being crowned the winner over Lauren Alaina. The entire Top 11 can currently be seen on the American Idols Live! tour.  American Idol&amp;#039;s new season premieres Sunday, January 22 on Fox.  &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s full American Idol headlines Watch Scotty McCreery&amp;#039;s debut music video for &amp;#039;I Love You This Big&amp;#039; below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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