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X Factor is no stranger to controversy and, least of all, to talk of its exploitative nature. Ceri Rees, a contestant who auditioned for the show three times before came back for another one – and producer made sure they gave her audition more than 7 minutes of airtime.
As the Daily Mail points out, this is... |
20 September 2011
08:36 GMT |
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Season 13 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars kicked off last night, featuring one of the most talked about contestants ever in its history: transgender Chaz Bono, Cher and Sonny Bono’s child. Chaz did his best not to disappoint – and wowed audiences and the judges with his cha-cha.
Chaz and partner... |
20 September 2011
08:04 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia really wants to get closer to its users, and has kicked off a new competition that enables it do so.
The company is calling for all those who would like to win a $10,000 prize to come up with a small melody they composed, which can be used as a Nokia ring tone on the company'... |
6 September 2011
14:21 GMT |
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The speculation about the stars who will be featured on the new season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars officially ends now. The lineup for the 13th season of the popular show has been announced.Earlier reports claimed that producers were looking to up their game for the new season, by bringing on board only A-l... |
30 August 2011
03:41 GMT |
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X Factor premiered over the weekend in the new format, with Tulisa Contostavlos, Kelly Rowland, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh on the panel of the judges. Walsh being the only judge still standing from the old panel, talk of bringing in poor “replacements” on the show was bound to emerge. And that it did, as... |
22 August 2011
09:42 GMT |
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For many years, historians and archaeologists have been trying to piece together the history of what happened with the Neanderthals that used to inhabit Europe and Asia some 35,000 to 45,000 years ago. A new study reveals that Homo sapiens replaced this species due to its large numbers.
Neanderthals were the first... |
30 July 2011
04:25 GMT |
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Earlier this week, word got out that producers of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars would only book A-listers for the new season, but it could be that they’ve just had a change of heart. Rob Kardashian is one of the celebrity contenders, it has emerged. Some would argue that none of the Kardashians is A-list, ... |
29 July 2011
04:35 GMT |
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They described their separation “amicable” and it would seem it’s precisely that. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are not letting the death of their marriage stand in the way of their brand new show, “Q’Viva: The Chosen.”Announced before the end of the latest season of American Ido... |
18 July 2011
08:24 GMT |
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He’s back: Simon Cowell, the biggest meanie in television right now, is back on the panel of judges for X Factor, the brand-new US version this time. The first preview for the first season has just premiered – and you can check it out below, at the end of the article. In the first seconds of the trailer, ... |
13 July 2011
10:35 GMT |
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She teased, she said she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do next in her career but she eventually came around: Jennifer Lopez has agreed to do another season of American Idol. More details and confirmation are pending. JLo started off as one of the least favorite judges, in the sense that most AI fans believed s... |
11 July 2011
09:39 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Bristol, the University of Oxford and the Leiden University, all in the United Kingdom, recently took an interest in studying the first animals ever to sport jaw bones. Their latest foray into this field is detailed in the top scientific journal Nature. Jawed animals first appear... |
7 July 2011
08:40 GMT |
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Shows like America’s / Britain’s Got Talent, X Factor and Big Brother are increasingly popular with audiences, which means more chances for those who appear on them to become celebrities. The problem is, welfare reform minister Lord Freud notes, is that they’re selling nothing but lies. These days, ... |
7 July 2011
05:28 GMT |
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Since season 1 of NBC’s hit show The Voice wrapped, there has been a lot of talk and speculation on whether Christina Aguilera and fellow judges will return for another one. Confirmation is now in that all 4 coaches are on board. Earlier this week, Aguilera played it coy when asked by the media whether she woul... |
1 July 2011
07:28 GMT |
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Each year, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, the world’s ugliest dog is named and, believe it or not, competition is fierce. For 2011, the much-coveted title, along with the winner’s cup and the prize money, goes to Yoda. As you can see, Yoda is small: she barely weighs 1.8 pounds, can’t hold he... |
27 June 2011
15:01 GMT |
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One of the ways the human brain uses to improve its memory capabilities is to stage competitions between individual nerve cells called neurons. These stand-offs improve the neural circuitry that memories relies on, allowing people to remember things more vividly.Scientists at the University of Michigan, who conducted... |
24 June 2011
11:04 GMT |
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After being sacked so unceremoniously from the US version of X Factor, Cheryl Cole went into hiding. Her whereabouts remain unknown, but at least her fans should be happy to hear that she’s OK and looking forward to coming back to work again. The British pop singer lasted on the show no more than just 5 days du... |
20 June 2011
06:37 GMT |
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It’s one of the most surprising hits of the year: NBC’s The Voice, the network’s brand new, American Idol-style show, has won over audiences all across the US (and not only). The entire team behind it, including the four judges / mentors, is now in the latest issue of THR. Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine,... |
17 June 2011
05:02 GMT |
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As announced earlier, Jennifer Lopez is using her time on American Idol as a launching pad for a new show, one that will also see her as a judge on a panel looking to find a talented artist. Fresh details on it have just emerged.
Jennifer and husband Marc Anthony will soon hit the road in search for new talent. U... |
1 June 2011
08:55 GMT |
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A team of Canadian scientists proposes in a new study that prolonged warm-up sessions can easily hinder performances in athletic competitions, even for the best athletes around. The experts suggest that short- or medium-duration warm-up sessions lead to better results. The investigation was led by Elias Tomaras, who ... |
1 June 2011
04:34 GMT |
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She’s no longer “Britain’s sweetheart.” After being dumped from the judging panel of the US version of X Factor, Cheryl Cole is officially out of a job, as ITV has just announced the new panel for the British version of the same show: and she’s not on the list. Cheryl was dropped as judg... |
31 May 2011
05:20 GMT |
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She’s 60 years old, has been battling weight issues for years and, until not long ago, was probably considered one of the worst possible ideas for a contestant on Dancing With the Stars ever. Actress Kirstie Alley is here to prove all nay-sayers wrong. Last night, Kirstie and partner Maks danced Freestyle &ndas... |
24 May 2011
10:44 GMT |
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Last week, Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced the launch of a new competition for fans interested in winning new handsets from the company.The contest would involve two yet unannounced feature phones from the vendor, and would take place on Facebook, where the said mobile phones have been al... |
23 May 2011
02:48 GMT |
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Judges on Britain’s Got Talent may just as well have been looking for contestants with the X Factor, judging by how the auditions went. Lorna Bliss, a career Britney Spears impersonator, shocked the three with her raunchy performance for a spot on the show. Lorna has spent the past 10 years working as a Britney... |
16 May 2011
10:18 GMT |
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It’s been seven amazing weeks for former Playboy bunny turned reality star Kendra Wilkinson but, as all good things, this too has come to an end. On last night’s results show on Dancing With the Stars, Kendra was sent home.
As the video below will confirm, Kendra and partner Louis Van Amstel got the l... |
4 May 2011
03:15 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile USA is set to show to the world that its network is capable of delivering the fastest speeds when compared to other airwaves, and is set to offer $1,000 to any iPhone user in the Seattle-area who can beat the Galaxy S 4G smartphone in a speed test.The competition would run from April 29... |
28 April 2011
12:41 GMT |
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Many said that the latest singing competition, The Voice, was destined to fail – but they were wrong. With Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton on board, the show premiered to massive ratings on NBC.The show, which differs from American Idol in that contestants are picked solely based... |
28 April 2011
08:26 GMT |
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Last week, she said she felt “belittled” and “embarrassed” by comments that she didn’t know how to be elegant, but on the Guilty Pleasures week on Dancing With the Stars, Kendra Wilkinson shut the critics up with her saucy samba. Dressed in a frilly and tiny number, Kendra prepared inten... |
26 April 2011
05:06 GMT |
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Fans of the first post-Simon Cowell American Idol season who believe Jennifer Lopez as judge is a keeper, will probably be saddened to hear that she may not return for a second one because she’s thinking of launching her own show.
Even though the current season of AI is not even close to finish, talk has al... |
23 April 2011
08:01 GMT |
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Before the latest season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars started, Kendra Wilkinson was considered by many the one contestant with the best chances at winning. Now, not so much and it’s all down to judges’ criticism, which is also taking its toll on Kendra’s self-esteem. Last week, Kendra and p... |
19 April 2011
05:46 GMT |
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Kirstie Alley is determined to win Dancing With the Stars and, to do so, she’s using all the help she can get, including from celebrity friends John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston. Travolta was “the dance doctor” for the pair’s foxtrot, as the video below will confirm.
The other night, on... |
19 April 2011
05:08 GMT |
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Mariah Carey will appear on the US version of X Factor, for which Simon Cowell has already started auditions. Contrary to speculation, though, she will not be on the panel of judges, Simon says in a recent radio interview, which you can listen below.
Speaking about the highly anticipated show and how he’s y... |
19 April 2011
04:01 GMT |
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Nothing seems to work without Simon Cowell: Britain’s Got Talent premiered over the weekend, the auditions phase, but ratings saw a serious drop from last year. Reports have it Cowell’s absence explains it. This year, BGT brings a few changes, especially in the panel of judges: Piers Morgan has left, relo... |
18 April 2011
08:34 GMT |
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A brand new season of Britain’s Got Talent is about to kick off this Saturday, April 16 and, as with every other season, there are hopefuls who wow and those who don’t. In the former category falls Arisxandra Libantino, a girl who’s just 9 years old.
She’s been on YouTube for quite some ti... |
13 April 2011
10:15 GMT |
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Even if she stayed on the show and she hadn’t been voted off in the surprise elimination of last week, Pia Toscano still had zero chances of winning American Idol, despite what voices are saying online, it has emerged.When presenter Ryan Seacrest announced that Pia was going home after the public vote, many (in... |
13 April 2011
06:29 GMT |
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After last week’s shock elimination on American Idol, which saw favorite Pia Toscano voted off by the public, her fans are rallying up to get producers to bend the rules by bringing her back on the show, a new report suggests. As we also noted at the time, Toscano was voted off the competition, in what has been... |
12 April 2011
07:50 GMT |
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Kirstie Alley is probably thinking she’s jinxed right now: after last week’s tumble during the rumba on Dancing With the Stars, she had another mishap while doing the waltz, as one of her shoes came off and she had to stop to put it back. As the video below will confirm, Kirstie and partner Maksim Chmerko... |
12 April 2011
05:57 GMT |
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American Idol producers are accused of discriminating against heavy-set people by forcing them to sit in the back rows, even if they have tickets for the front row, it has been claimed. One fan in particular has quite a depressing story to tell about what happens during the AI live shows.Ashley Kauffman. 19, of River... |
11 April 2011
08:36 GMT |
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When Pia Toscano, considered the favorite to win the 10th season of American Idol, was voted off the show, fans and judges were in shock. The elimination will go down in history as the most surprising on AI, and fresh reports suggest that some voting glitch may have been responsible for it.Minutes after the announcem... |
9 April 2011
05:53 GMT |
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The latest edition of American Idol delivered a very unexpected blow when favorite-to-win Pia Toscano was voted off by the public. As the judges and fans are still struggling to come to terms with the elimination, theories on what may have happened are taking over the web. The Hollywood Reporter has no less than 5 th... |
8 April 2011
08:58 GMT |
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No one saw this coming, yet it couldn’t have happened without American Idol fans from the US, who voted to keep their favorite hopeful on the show. At last night’s AI results show, judges were left gutted by American’s decision. As the video below will show, the bottom two contestants were Pia Tosca... |
8 April 2011
07:33 GMT |
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She’s long been rumored to make the move from the UK to the US thanks to Simon Cowell’s US version of X Factor and now it’s all coming true for Cheryl Cole. Producer LA Reid has confirmed that the singer will be on the panel of judges when the show premieres this fall. With auditions for the much-hy... |
5 April 2011
07:01 GMT |
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The media calls it the worst fall at the worst possible moment perhaps in the entire history of Dancing With the Stars. Kirstie Alley and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy had a brief difficult moment during their Rumba routine – but they managed to overcome it.
As the video below will confirm, Kristie and Maks k... |
5 April 2011
05:39 GMT |
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3-time Dancing With the Stars champion Derek Hough is not featured in the current season of the show, but that’s not to say he won’t ever be back. Hough is taking some time off to focus on new projects, but he promises he will make the wait worth the while.
As we also noted some time ago, Derek, a fav... |
28 March 2011
07:57 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Three UK has just announced that it has a limited edition Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY smartophone to give to one of their customers interested in the new gaming powerhouse. The wireless carrier is readying for the launch of this device next month, and already placed a ‘Coming Soon&rs... |
23 March 2011
06:34 GMT |
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A group of investigators recently discovered that some organisms may outlive others, even if they are less adapted to their environments than the latter. The finding came as a shock for evolutionary biologists, who have now set out to clear this mystery.The theory of evolution through natural selection was first prop... |
23 March 2011
05:54 GMT |
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Ever since a leak coming from the China offices of Blizzard talked about a new MMO project at the company, called Titan, fans have speculated on whether the game might threaten the dominant position of World of Warcraft.
But at least one Blizzard executive believes that its leading subscription-based MMO faces a m... |
22 March 2011
06:41 GMT |
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Fresh off an arrest for public intoxication and amidst ongoing reports that she’s in desperate need for rehab, Christina Aguilera has landed her first television show: she will be a coach and mentor on upcoming singing competition The Voice. NBC and producer Mark Burnett had been courting Christina for quite so... |
3 March 2011
11:16 GMT |
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It’s almost time for stars to get their dancing shoes on and fans to grab a bag of popcorn and sit comfortably in front of the TV: ABC’s 12 season of Dancing With the Stars is nearing air date and the cast has been announced.
This year, just like previous editions, comes with some surprises, though th... |
1 March 2011
10:37 GMT |
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Jennifer Lopez may appear tough but that’s not to say she can’t be moved to tears. The other night, after telling one American Idol hopeful he didn’t make the cut to the 24 finalists, the singer burst into tears. Video is below.
Chris Medina, who, earlier on the show, impressed the audience and ... |
25 February 2011
09:10 GMT |
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Recently, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has started to ship to end users a new high-end smartphone, the Nokia E7, and the company has just announced the launch of a competition through which users can win a free Nokia E7 device. The competition, called the Search for 7, will take place online, the leading handset... |
21 February 2011
06:42 GMT |
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