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"Sara Bareilles has been named as the third judge on The Sing-Off.  The &amp;#039;Love Song&amp;#039; singer will round out a panel of three celebrity judges that includes Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman. Bareilles expressed her enthusiasm at joining the a cappella singing competition series in a press release from NBC. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m extremely excited to be joining the panel of judges for The Sing-Off this fall!&amp;quot; Bareilles said. &amp;quot;A cappella music is very near and dear to my heart, and I have been a huge fan of the show from the beginning. I love the opportunity to be a part of something that celebrates a genre of music that I just adore and believe in. I can&amp;#039;t wait for it to start.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, Paul Telegdy, executive vice president of alternative programming at NBC and Universal Media Studios, insisted that Bareilles will make a great addition to the reality show. &amp;quot;Sara will bring a sublime technical knowledge and huge appreciation for The Sing-Off - she&amp;#039;s a fan and we&amp;#039;re thrilled she&amp;#039;s coming on board,&amp;quot; Telegdy said. Bareilles replaces Nicole Scherzinger, who will be seen as a judge on The X Factor USA in the fall. Auditions for the third season of The Sing-Off began in May.  The Sing-Off premieres on September 19 at 8pm on NBC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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