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"It&amp;apos;s official!\r\nAfter months of speculation, Simon Cowell has named British pop superstar Cheryl Cole as the third judge on FOX&amp;apos;s X Factor.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m thrilled for Cheryl. She is massively excited about this show, and has been fantastic to work with,&amp;quot; series creator Cowell, 51, told Us Weekly in a statement Tuesday. &amp;quot;She is also a complete brat! Most importantly, this girl can spot talent.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nCole, 27, and Cowell&amp;apos;s Stateside banter will surely come easy, as they&amp;apos;ve sat together on X Factor&amp;apos;s U.K. panel for the past three years.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m so excited to be taking part in the American version of The X Factor. I absolutely love it here in the U.K., and with the talent they have out in America, I&amp;apos;m sure we&amp;apos;re going to find someone very special,&amp;quot; Cole, a member of Girls Aloud, says.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I can&amp;apos;t wait to get started. I just cant decide whether I am more excited to find and nurture the talent or for the unbelievable amount of amusement and entertainment I will have watching Simon doing everything and anything he can to beat me,&amp;quot; she continues. &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;s tried to beat me for three years in the U.K., and hasn&amp;apos;t even come close. His ego must be so bruised. America is gonna love this.&amp;quot;\r\nThe show&amp;apos;s two hosts will be named at a later date. Auditions for The X Factor continue in Dallas May 26.\r\nBy Allison Corneau for UsMagazine.com. For more Channel Surfing, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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