The X Factor announced this week that Robbie Williams, Ayda Williams and Louis Tomlinson will join Simon Cowell on the new-look judging panel for the hit singing reality show. The series returns to M-Net channel 101 a week after its UK broadcast and will air Fridays and Saturdays from Friday 7 September 19:00 to 21:00 and Saturdays 18:00 to 20:00.<\/p>\n
Robbie is a global superstar who has sold more than 75 million albums over his career and won 18 BRIT Awards – more than any other artist in history. The singer has been playing to sold out stadiums across the world over the past year on his ‘The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour\u2019 – which has seen him perform for more than 1.25 million fans across the UK, Europe and Australasia. Robbie released the platinum-selling \u2018The Heavy Entertainment Show\u2019 album in November 2016 – it debuted at Number 1 on the UK album chart, giving him his 12th Number 1 solo album.<\/p>\n
Ayda Williams – actress, presenter and Robbie\u2019s wife of eight years – will be competing with her husband to claim the winning spot on this year\u2019s show. Ayda has an invaluable inside take on how the music industry works and knows first-hand what it takes to forge a successful career. It is the first time on The X Factor UK that a husband and wife have been judges.<\/p>\n
Louis is the first judge to have also been a contestant on the show. As a member of One Direction he has sold more than 150 million records worldwide and achieved more than 100 global No1s. One Direction were the biggest selling UK act globally for three consecutive years and in 2013 they were overall the biggest selling act in the world. As a solo artist, Louis\u2019 single \u2018Back to You\u2019 hit No.1 in 37 countries and has been streamed more than 220 million times. He recently won the 2018 iHeartRadio award for Best Solo Breakout and is currently recording his debut solo album.<\/p>\n
Music mogul and show creator Simon has been the mastermind behind some of the music industry\u2019s biggest acts from Leona Lewis and One Direction to Little Mix and James Arthur. Acts from The X Factor UK have sold more than 250 million records globally to date. Simon told the gathered media at the press conference: \u201cThis new panel is all about optimism, everyone has a real passion for finding a new star. The three new judges bring a whole new energy and I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robbie said: \u201cFor nearly 30 years I\u2019ve been touring. I\u2019ve been wanting to branch out and The X Factor felt like the perfect vehicle. Ayda is my rock, she\u2019s looked after me through thick and thin. I\u2019m looking forward to getting started as a judge!\u201d<\/p>\n
Ayda said: \u201cOn a professional level I\u2019ve auditioned for years so I know the highs and lows. I know what it takes to help people achieve their dreams. It\u2019s all about the auditionees, it\u2019s an organic process. The fact that I get to work with Rob and against him is fantastic!\u201d<\/p>\n
Louis said: \u201cThe X Factor for me made a lot of sense. Development of artists is something I\u2019ve been interested in for a long time. Having been on the show myself I know first-hand that the live shows are like nothing else you would experience. I\u2019m looking forward to guiding auditonees through the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sharon Osbourne will also return as a judge for The X Factor UK\u2019s live shows while Dermot O\u2019Leary is back as presenter.<\/p>\n
Auditions for the 15th series of The X Factor UK began at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Wednesday July 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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