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"Simon Cowell has revealed that he will make a &amp;quot;surprise&amp;quot; announcement about the American version of The X Factor within the next month. Speculation over who will form the US version&amp;#039;s judging panel has been rife - with Cheryl Cole among the names rumoured. Speaking to his ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour on Extra, Cowell teased: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m going to make an announcement within three or four weeks, which is going to tell everyone everything. &amp;quot;There will be some surprises.&amp;quot; Asked if he could elaborate on any of the judges, he dropped one hint, telling Seymour: &amp;quot;Okay, one of the judges has quite long hair.&amp;quot; Cowell was awarded the &amp;#039;International Emmy Founders Award&amp;#039; at a ceremony earlier this week in New York.  &amp;gt; Dermot O&amp;#039;Leary &amp;#039;in talks for X Factor USA&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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