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"Nicole Scherzinger has hinted that she may not return to The X Factor USA next year.  The Killer Love artist mentored the Over 30s during the show&amp;#039;s inaugural season in America and saw her act Josh Krajcik named the runner-up in the singing competition during Thursday&amp;#039;s live finale.  Scherzinger, who recently refused to commit to another season of The X Factor, has further evaded questioning as to whether she will return in 2012. &amp;quot;Next year for me, it&amp;#039;s about my music. This has been quite a learning experience, quite a journey for me,&amp;quot; she explained in an interview with Radar Online. &amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t expect to have been so emotional through the whole elimination process. I wanted to just mentor and empower artists.&amp;quot; Scherzinger went on to say that participating in The X Factor was the reason that her new album has yet to be completed and vowed not to lose sight of her identity as a musical artist. &amp;quot;The reason it hasn&amp;#039;t come out yet is because of The X Factor. It&amp;#039;s been so time consuming. I work with these contestants six days a week. So I delayed the album, but I was able to perform one of my new singles last week,&amp;quot; she said.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m used to being on stage and performing and singing for people and people cheering for me. I am an artist first, not a judge first!&amp;quot; &amp;gt; X Factor USA Steve Jones: &amp;#039;Nicole Scherzinger fair game after axe&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Nicole Scherzinger: &amp;#039;I still love Lewis Hamilton&amp;#039; Watch Nicole Scherzinger&amp;#039;s video for &amp;#039;Don&amp;#039;t Hold Your Breath&amp;#039; below:       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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