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" Nicole Scherzinger has admitted that she would have chosen to save X Factor USA contestant Rachel Crow in hindsight. The Pussycat Dolls singer reflected on her decision to send the elimination decision to deadlock during The X Factor USA&amp;#039;s quarter-final, a move which eliminated the teenager and sparked controversy at the time.   &amp;quot;I would have voted for Rachel Crow when it was down to the wire instead of leaving it up to America&amp;#039;s vote,&amp;quot; Scherzinger said in a Q&amp;amp;amp;A ahead of The X Factor&amp;#039;s return to British screens this weekend. Scherzinger, who replaces former Destiny&amp;#039;s Child musician Kelly Rowland on the ITV1 show&amp;#039;s judging panel, promised to &amp;quot;be myself, heart and soul and give 110%, like I always do&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;As an international artist and someone who has been in the music industry for a number of years I know what will sell in the US and across the world... I&amp;#039;ll be helping the contestants and audiences to see what it truly takes to make it and bring out the best in them,&amp;quot; she added. Since appearing on The X Factor USA, 14-year-old Crow has gone on to sign a joint record contract with Syco and Columbia, in addition to a talent deal with Nickelodeon. Crow also recently released her first single &amp;#039;Mean Girls&amp;#039;. The X Factor returns on Saturday, August 18 on ITV1 in the UK, while The X Factor USA&amp;#039;s second season premieres on September 12 and 13 on Fox in the US. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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