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St Vincent has said talent show covers of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ are “the worst thing in the world”.In a new interview with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 that you watch below, the musician talked about her love of Cohen’s”masterpiece” and how much she disliked covers of the song which were popular on shows like American Idol and X Factor. St Vincent explained: “Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ is one of the best songs ever written, period.

Simon Cowell has opened up about the possibility of One Direction reuniting, and explained why he wishes he had ownership of the band name.The music mogul and talent show judge opened up about the boy band during a recent interview on Stephen Bartlett’s The Diary Of A CEO podcast, where he looked back at his time forming the band on the 2010 series of The X Factor.All five members of the band – Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne – auditioned for the show 14 years ago as solo artists and were ultimately put together as a group by Cowell during the series. They then went on to release five Number One albums and become one of the most successful boy bands of all time.“When I was talking to One Direction, I remember saying to them, ‘Our goal is for you to have enough hits that if you ever reform, that you can do stadium tours.

Jedward have been spotted at this year’s edition of Reading & Leeds, catching up with Soft Play and campaigning against climate change.The Irish duo – brothers John and Edward Grimes – are most famous for their appearance on talent show X Factor back in 2009, where they donned the group name Jedward and caught the nation’s eye with their signature bleach-blonde quiffs.Now, 14 years after they first came into the spotlight, the siblings have been spotted at Leeds festival, where they raised awareness for climate change, held a performance and caught up with some famous faces.“I just think climate is important,” Edward said while taking part in some environmental discussions at the festival site (via BBC). “Sometimes people feel like they don’t know everything about everything but it’s about just educating yourself and moving forward.”Identical twin brother John agreed, adding: “All you’ve got to do is be a tryer.”According to reports, dozens of punters queued up to meet the singing duo, after the brothers performed on the Climate Live: Bus Stage.

X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan revealing that she was raped while taking part in the show.The musician came forward with her story earlier this week, and revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a hotel porter in 2012.The singer-songwriter – who was aged 20 at the time – was celebrating fellow contestant Rylan Clark’s birthday in Mayfair, as ITV reported.At the party, she fell unconscious and was escorted back to her hotel by a member of the ITV production team and a hotel porter. The porter, however, later used a “traceable keycard” to enter her room and attack her.The porter was arrested after sufficient evidence was gathered, and subsequently imprisoned for 10 years (via The Mirror).

X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has revealed that raped by a hotel porter while competing on the talent show in 2012.The singer – who is now aged 31 – has detailed the attack in her new memoir Process: Finding My Way Through, and shared that she was assaulted after a night out celebrating fellow contestant Rylan Clark’s birthday in Mayfair, as ITV reported.Aged 20 at the time, Spraggan said that she fell unconscious during the party and was later escorted back to her hotel by a member of the ITV production team and a hotel porter. The porter, however, later used a “traceable keycard” to enter her room and attack her.In the memoir, she also recalls how she took a drug to prevent HIV after the attack and later experienced side effects that made her too unwell to continue the show.

The X Factor is in the works, according to new reports.Two production companies are believed to be working on the TV special, which will include interviews with former contestants who claim “bullying, exploitation and harassment” took place off-camera on the singing competition.According to The Mail On Sunday, a number of X Factor stars have agreed to take part, including “at least one” of judge Simon Cowell‘s former aides.A source told the publication: “There are currently some former contestants telling their stories for the programme. There are some out there who believe they were mistreated by the X Factor machine.

X Factor contestant Tom Mann took to social media to reshare a photo from a memorial held in honour of his fiancé Danielle Hampson who tragically passed away last week.MORE: X Factor's Tom Mann's family share new details about fiancée's tragic deathThe photo, which was reshared on Tom's Stories, showed eighteen friends gathered in a park with picnic blankets, some with children and dogs, to remember their friend.WATCH: Olly Murs shares sweet Caroline Flack video from X Factor daysCaptioning the photo were the words: "Today was for our Dani," with a praying hands and a white love heart emoji.READ: Tom Mann's in-laws break silence with heart-wrenching message following daughter's tragic deathSEE: Simon Cowell expresses heartache after X Factor star Tom Mann's fiancée dies on wedding dayTom announced the devastating news on Instagram last Saturday on what was due to be the couple's wedding day. Tom shared the update with followers on InstagramHe penned: "I can't believe I am writing these words but my darling Dani - my best friend, my everything and more, the love of my life - passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning, 18th June."On what was supposed to be the happiest day of our lives ended in irreversible heartbreak.

The X Factor has been shut down.The series was created in 2004 by TV personality Simon Cowell – who also served as one of its judges for seasons one through seven, then again for seasons 11 through 15 – and bolstered acts like Little Mix, Olly Murs and One Direction in their infancies.In a statement issued today, a spokesman for ITV said: “There are no current plans for the next series of The X Factor at this stage.”The cancellation reportedly comes at Cowell’s beckoning, as he gears up to launch a new series titled Walk The Line.

Jesy Nelson can’t see herself taking to the stage without her Little Mix bandmates because she wouldn’t have as much fun.

Liam Payne has claimed One Direction’s split was caused by “tiredness more than anything”.

Rita Ora suffered an embarrassing mishap when she hit her head during a live exercise tutorial on Sunday.

The X Factor‘s eighth season in 2011, has criticised the producers and judges of the singing competition who she says “created this narrative of me being over-confident because I’m black.”The singer spoke about her experiences on the show in a video posted to her Instagram, which you can see below.In the video the singer, full name Misha Amber Bryan, said: “I know that I’m not the only one who has heard those words – feisty, mean.