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"X Factor judge Paula Abdul has advised contestants to record their experiences in the music industry.  The singer and choreographer, who will mentor the groups on this year&amp;#039;s show, told Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday that artists should keep a record of their first-ever experiences, such as when they hear their track on the radio.  Abdul said: &amp;quot;I think the best advice I could give them is to honestly really absorb the stuff. Write down and document your firsts, put them down in your diary, video record it, put it in your digital recorder.  &amp;quot;[For example], make sure you record the first time you hear your song on the radio.&amp;quot; Abdul then told Kimmel that she still remembers the first time she heard her first song on the radio, recounting that she had been driving on Sunset Boulevard with her sister.  Tomorrow night&amp;#039;s (Wednesday) episode of X Factor will see the judges inviting their individual categories back to their own homes where they will decide who to advance to the live rounds.  When Kimmel told Abdul that having potentially upset contestants at her house seemed like a &amp;quot;terrible idea&amp;quot;, she quipped: &amp;quot;It was not my idea! And, of course, I got the groups so that is multiple people.&amp;quot; However, she went on to joke: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s great because we shot most of it outdoors!&amp;quot; Abdul will have to choose between groups The Stereo Hoggz, 2Square, 4Shore, The Brewer Boys, Illusion Confusion and The Answer, as well as two other groups consisting of previously eliminated solo artists. Simon Cowell will mentor the girls, LA Reid will oversee the boys, and former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger will take charge of the over 30s. X Factor continues Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox. &amp;gt; X Factor chooses its Top 32 &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s full X Factor headlines Watch more of Paula Abdul talking to Jimmy Kimmel below:            "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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