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"ITV has confirmed that this year&amp;#039;s X Factor panel will feature Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh and the return of Sharon Osbourne. Osbourne, who appeared on the show&amp;#039;s first four series between 2004 and 2007, has been reinstated by Simon Cowell.   Dermot O&amp;#039;Leary will also return to host the 10th run of the musical talent show. Tulisa Contostavlos confirmed that she was leaving the judging panel yesterday (May 21). Speaking about the changes, Cowell joked: &amp;quot;Three words I never thought I&amp;#039;d say... welcome back Sharon!&amp;quot; The 2013 will have a new look in the early stages with the introduction of Double Auditions. Initially, contestants will have to go &amp;quot;eyeball to eyeball&amp;quot; with the judges in an intimate audition room. It will be the first time audition rooms have been used on the show since series 5. If the acts pass the first audition they will then have to perform at an arena to prove that they have what it takes for Boot Camp and the Live Shows. &amp;gt; X Factor: Sharon, Louis, Gary, Nicole - are you happy with the panel? Take That star Barlow returns to the show for the third time and said that he believes the new series will be the &amp;quot;best yet&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;To have a winner like James Arthur last year was a big game changer; I really hope that his authenticity and credibility will attract acts of a similar talent this series and I&amp;#039;m very excited about that,&amp;quot; commented Barlow. Last year&amp;#039;s winning judge Nicole Scherzinger said that she couldn&amp;#039;t wait to return to her &amp;quot;second home&amp;quot; in the UK, claiming that last year&amp;#039;s series &amp;quot;exceeded all my expectations&amp;quot;.   Meanwhile, Louis Walsh, the only judge to appear on all ten series, promised that he would be back &amp;quot;with a vengeance&amp;quot;. ITV director of TV Peter Fincham said: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re delighted to confirm our fantastic panel, who will bring an incredible combined wealth of experience to our 10th series of The X Factor.  &amp;quot;I know I speak for all of us when I say we&amp;#039;re looking forward to bringing viewers a brilliant series this autumn.&amp;quot; The judges&amp;#039; auditions will start on June 4 in Glasgow before visiting Birmingham, Manchester, London and Cardiff. This will be followed by the second stage of judges&amp;#039; arena auditions in July. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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