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"X Factor judge Louis Walsh has stated that he thinks the UK version of the show will always be the best. The Irishman had a stint on the US X Factor earlier this year for auditions while Simon Cowell was ill.   He said that he finds that the UK original still has &amp;quot;the edge&amp;quot;, as it continues to find genuine recording stars. &amp;quot;I did two days on the American show because Simon was sick. I was sat with Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and LA Reid,&amp;quot; he is quoted as saying in The Sun. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d work on any of the X Factor shows around the world. I love it. &amp;quot;But I do think the UK X Factor is different, I think it&amp;#039;s got the edge on everything because we always get great personalities. &amp;quot;The people that show up are incredible. The shows deliver pop stars like Olly Murs, One Direction, Alexandra Burke, Leona Lewis... it&amp;#039;s not necessarily the people who win the shows that are successful. &amp;quot;I mean, look at Jedward. They didn&amp;#039;t win but they&amp;#039;re still working all the time. Kids love them.&amp;quot;      Walsh added that he still misses Simon Cowell on the judging panel of the UK show. He said: &amp;quot;I miss Simon. He&amp;#039;s honest - he&amp;#039;s always looking for people who will sell records.&amp;quot; Simon Cowell has been confirmed to make some form of an appearance during this year&amp;#039;s UK X Factor series. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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