Sharon Osbourne Top X Factor Moments

She threw water over Louis Walsh, went to war with Dannii Minogue and wound up Simon Cowell - X Factor with Sharon Osbourne was never dull.

She originally sat on the panel from 2004 - 2007 and famously quit the show on air.

And not only did she cause mischief with her fellow judges, she discovered Chico and had a hand in Wagner's X Factor success when she was Louis's guest mentor.

But as the ITV show battles falling ratings, Sharon O has been brought back to spice up the panel.

The Sun Online takes a look over her more memorable moments.

Sharon Osbourne throws water over Louis Walsh Back in 2005 Sharon Osbourne dumped a glass of water over Louis Walsh after he made a snide remark about her husband Ozzy.

Showing that she wasn't a lady to be messed with, she then followed it up by emptying another one over his barnet.

The golden moment has gone down in X Factor history.

Talking about her return to the show this week, she said: "I couldn't be happier about coming back for the 10th anniversary of X Factor.

"I can't wait to give Gary Barlow a big hug, sit next to the gorgeous Nicole, and of course throw water on dear Louis. Yay!"

Sharon Osbourne reveals her true feelings for fellow former judge Dannii Minogue

Sharon made her feelings clear for fellow judge Dannii Minogue during an appearance on Graham Norton's chat show in 2007.

Talking about her fellow X Factor judge, Sharon said: "I feel bad for her as she knows she is there because of her looks, not because of her musical contribution to the industry."

Then in a fake Aussie accent Sharon mimicked: "You hate me as I'm so young and beautiful and Simon wants me and he doesn't want you."

Sharon then sniped: "You're right mate. That's the only thing she's got right! She is younger, she is better looking and he does want her, and he don't want me. Thank God!"

She then admitted "I'm going to get into so much trouble."

Sharon Osbourne mentors Chico

Sharon took Welsh-born singer Chico Slimani through to the live shows in 2005.

He performed from a fountain at the judges' houses round, and after the show he went to No1 with Chico Time the following year.

Thanks Sharon. We think....

Sharon Osbourne lays into Steve Brookstein and brands him a 'fake'

Sharon shocked the audience when she launched a scathing attack on Steve Brookstein in 2004.

When commenting on a performance by the eventual winner of the show, Sharon said: "Not fabulous. He has a very nice voice but he's not a superstar.

"I have to say this, I am so fed up of 'Mr Humble', he's been over-confident from day one, he's not what he seems believe me. All that BS that he gives out. He's even fooled Simon. He's full of crap and he's an average singer, ask everybody else on this contest. He's overly confident."

Simon said: "There's an awful lot I could say but I won't. I think it was inappropriate to be personal tonight."

Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh can't stop laughing

Spaniard Penelope Gomez caused Sharon and Louis to collapse into fits of giggles when she tried to perform Over The Rainbow.

When Louis started cracking up, Penelope stopped singing and told him off, causing Sharon to start laughing.

Louis had to bite down on his fist to stop his chuckles and in the end Simon joined in the fun.

The Irish star boyband manager: "Do you have a second song? Fields of Gold? Ah, yes. I love that song."

Sharon had to hide under the desk to calm down.

Sharon and Louis put her through much to Simon's disgust despite her quiet audition.

The X Factor boss walked out and declared: "I'm taking a break."

Sharon Osbourne quits X Factor live on air

In 2007, Sharon took offence when two of her acts landed in the bottom two.

She stormed off in anger, and show host Dermot O'Leary told the audience: "Sharon has decided to leave the panel tonight."

From the back of the room, Sharon screamed: "I'm leaving the show, I'm out!"

She returned to complete the series, but didn't come back in 2008.

Sharon Osbourne walks into a door

Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh suffered from another fit of giggles — this time when a wannabe tried to sing Cherish by Madonna.

Louis, who could hardly speak through his laughter, ignored Simon's request that he left the room, and protested: "I want to hear her sing."

Then Sharon collapsed with mirth.

Simon said: "You two just go next door. Leave the table"

As they walk down the corridor, Simon bellowed: "Shut up!"

Sharon is so consumed by her chuckles she walks straight into a door.

Sharon Osbourne accosts Simon Cowell on Xtra Factor

Simon Cowell stormed off Xtra Factor after his act Nikitta Angus was chucked out of the competition, and Sharon was hell bent on winding him up.

Host Ben Shephard tried his best to interview a seething Simon as Sharon sung to the mogul and pawed at him.

As Sharon snuggled up to him, circled his nipples and stroked his arm, Simon said: "This is really, really annoying me."

Ben told her: "Sharon! Leave him alone for two seconds!"

Sharon admitted that in the breaks she "had a bottle of wine, it was fabulous!"

Ben asked her: "Just the one?"

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Nicole Choosing Between X Factor And Making Album

X Factor bosses face a battle to sign up judge Nicole Scherzinger for a new series.

The American beauty is having doubts that she can juggle both her singing and judging duties.

Nicole had seemed a dead cert for a return after wowing fans in the last series and had started serious talks with producers.

But the ex-Pussycat Doll is releasing a new album in November on both sides of the Atlantic and will need to be available for promotion.

X Factor chiefs have tabled a “generous” offer - thought to be around £1million - but Nicole has insisted that money is not the sticking point.

She told a pal: “I’m so torn right now. My heart wants me to come back and do the show as I had such a great time last year.

“But my album is coming out and I also need to focus on that.

“I don’t think I can make it work. By trying to juggle the two, one or both will suffer.” Nicole also feared fans would react badly if she did the show then had to jet off to the States midweek for promotional work.

She mentioned negative comments which surrounded former judge Kelly Rowland after her decision to return to LA in 2011, citing a throat infection, which meant she missed some live shows.

Speaking to her confidante, Nicole, who is dating F1 ace Lewis Hamilton, said: “I recall Kelly getting some harsh criticism when she went back to LA and missed a show. I don’t want that to happen to me, as I love working with my acts. That’s what made it so special.”

But friends of the star are advising her to return to the show, claiming she will regret it if she doesn’t.

Show boss Simon Cowell wants the judging line-up to be announced soon to ensure the programme regains its focus. And he said this week that he planned to revamp “every aspect of the show”.

The first round of auditions, which will see wannabes performing for judges without backing music, starts in June, with the show returning in late August or early September.

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X Factor Mogul Simon Cowell Lets Cameras In To His Home

SIMON COWELL is a busy man with a global empire to run... so he can’t sit about trying to ignite kindling to get a log fire going.

When he’s over in snowy Blighty, Simon has a special remote control that creates an instant roaring fire in his front room.

It’s one of many luxuries the talent show supremo has on tap at his swish London pad, which has vases filled with uniform white roses sat on seemingly every surface.

Presenter Will Best snoops around Cowell’s crib in a promo video for the mogul’s new online star search The You Generation.

The house is MODEST compared to his 11,550 sq ft Beverly Hills pile, which has a basement gym, a luxury spa and an indoor pool.

Even so, his lounge is pretty spic-and-span, with huge scented candles in glass vats and plumped cushions placed symmetrically in front of the massive flatscreen telly.

Across the hall, the dining room seats ten and has a Steinway grand piano.

With a little practice Simon could try his luck on Britain’s Got Talent.

YOU Generation's Will Best gets exclusive access to music mogul's plush London mansion

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Sharon Osbourne Has Her Old X Factor Job Back For £1.8m

Sharon Osbourne has finally agreed to return to the X Factor - for a £1.8 million deal.

She agreed terms this week and will jet in before the first audition in Glasgow on June 4.

An official announcement is due to be made imminently.

ITV hoped to sign Sharon, 60, last month but her marriage troubles stalled talks.

The Sun revealed she and rocker hubby Ozzy, 64, were living separate lives in Los Angeles after he admitted taking drugs and drinking again.

A source said: “Sharon’s been through hell lately, so X Factor was not front of mind.

“But she loves the show and missed it.

“Things with Ozzy have calmed down but they’re a long way off being sorted.”

Sharon - who has said she does not want to divorce - will return as part of a revamp by Simon Cowell after last year’s series lost over three million viewers.

She will get over £1.5million cash and £300,000 in first class flights between the UK and LA. Five star hotel accommodation, wardrobe and make-up costs are also thrown in.

She quit in 2008 after four years, saying she disliked panel co-star Dannii Minogue, She had also demanded a reported £2million pay deal, which show boss Richard Holloway branded “unreasonable”.

Fellow judge Gary Barlow is still thrashing out a £1.5m deal, while Louis Walsh is said to be close to signing for £1m.

We told yesterday how Nicole Scherzinger is still holding out. Chiefs are considering hiring ex Spice Girl Mel B instead.

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Mel Ready To Nic Seat On X Factor Panel

X Factor bosses are lining up Spice Girl Mel B to replace Nicole Scherzinger if the US star bails.

The former Pussycat Doll has still not agreed to join the new series, although she held talks with producers last week.

She is the only judge earmarked for the new-look panel not to have committed so far - with Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh all expected to sign on the dotted line.

Nicole has reportedly been offered £1million to join the ITV show, but doesn’t know whether she can commit herself because she has a new album to promote in November.

Last night a source close to Nicole said she did intend to sign up for the show - when she had hammered out a deal.

But bosses don’t want a repeat of last year when Dannii Minogue pulled out at the last minute, forcing them to draft in guest judges.

Mel has been brought back into the frame after her schedule was freed up following her withdrawal from Australia’s Got Talent.

An insider said: “Nicole is causing some worry. Bosses want her after her success last year, but she doesn’t know if she can give all her energy to the show.

“Producers don’t want to be left in the lurch like last year so Mel is being lined up in case talks fail.”

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Simon Cowell Snubbed By Bafta

Simon Cowell has been snubbed by Bafta - with neither Britain’s Got Talent nor X Factor nominated for TV awards.

They were left out of the reality and constructed factual category ahead of the May 12 ceremony.

Downton Abbey was another major omission after it missed out in the drama series section.

Ant and Dec were nominated for two gongs and Sky epic Game of Thrones is in the running for best international show.

Cowell, 53, was said to be relaxed about the snub. An insider said: “BGT was particularly strong last year.”

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X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger At Birmingham Auditions

Nicole Scherzinger's main fashion rival Tulisa might've left the X Factor, but she isn't about to let her style standards slip anytime soon.

The Boomerang singer looked stunning in a black and white wrap dress as the judges hit Birmingham to search for the next singing star.

Despite the cool summer's day, the 34-year-old revealed plenty of skin in her short frock ? and added even more height to her tanned legs with some white platform shoes.

Feeling the chill ... Sharon Osbourne heads in to conference centre

Sharon Osbourne upped the glamour factor of her simple black maxi dress by adding an electric blue leather jacket.

The 60-year-old told waiting fans that “Birmingham is the best” as she headed into the ICC.

Caroline Flack didn't stray far from her tried-and-tested look of short shorts with heels.

But today the Xtra Factor host was even easier to spot in the crowd - since her entire outfit, including the shoes, was covered in dots.

Spot on ... Caroline Flack.

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Sharon Osbourne Back On X Factor

Simon Cowell hailed the return of Sharon Osbourne to the X Factor today as the new look judging line-up was officially revealed.

Sharon will sit on the singing show's panel alongside last year's judges Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow and her old pal Louis Walsh.

Show boss Simon Cowell said of the news today: "Three words I never thought I'd say.... Welcome back Sharon!"

While former judge Sharon, 60, who quit the show in 2007, declared: “I couldn’t be happier about coming back for the 10th anniversary of X Factor.

"I can’t wait to give Gary Barlow a big hug, sit next to the gorgeous Nicole, and of course throw water on dear Louis. Yay!”

It has also been revealed that wannabes will have to tackle TWO sets of auditions.

First the hopefuls will face the judges in an intimate audition room.

And if they receive three or more yeses, they will then go on to perform for the panel again in an arena.

Only if they prove they can impress an audience will they then make it through to the next round.

Speaking about returning for a second series, Nicole Scherzinger, who won the competition with her act James Arthur last year, said: “I had so much fun and such a great experience on the show last year – it far exceeded all my expectations!

"I always give 110 per cent to all I do and I put everything else on hold to focus on X Factor and supporting my Scherzy boys.

"This year, now that I’ve worked out doing my new music and the show together, I am so excited to get back to the UK, my second home, and get stuck into X Factor 2013!”

Louis, who is the only judge who has appeared on all nine previous series, added: “I'm back with a vengeance!

"Ten years on and I'm just as thrilled to be involved in the best show on TV and even more delighted to be re-united with original judge Sharon Osbourne. Let the fun and games commence!”

Dermot O'Leary will also return to host the ITV1 show.

The judges’ auditions will start on June 4 in Glasgow before visiting Birmingham, Manchester, London and Cardiff.

This will be followed by the second stage of judges’ arena auditions in July.

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Sharon To Mentor Her Acts By Skype

SHARON OSBOURNE may be back on The X Factor but her acts may not get quite the close-quarters mentoring previous hopefuls enjoyed.

She’ll be jetting back to the US several times during the series, forcing her wannabes to keep in touch via Skype.

The veteran star, who returned to the show yesterday declaring herself “the nan of the panel”, will fly first-class between London and LA, with ITV picking up the £13,000-a-trip tab.

The flights are necessary because she is also hosting US chat show The Talk. Shazza tweeted: “How lucky am I to have 2 jobs @TheTalk_CBS & @TheXFactor?

“I will be going back & forth all yr, best of both worlds!”

But the to-ing-and-fro-ing will infuriate her performers who rely on their mentors to coach them.

Shazza, who quit the show after the 2007 series, will sometimes have to rely on the internet video call service to keep in touch with whichever category she gets this year.

Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh greet crowds outside city's Hilton Hotel for first round of auditions

A source said: “Sharon has done a deal which will see her jet back and forth a number of times, with her flights paid for by ITV. That was one of her conditions.

“But she is still confident she can give her acts the support they need.

“There are a million ways to keep in touch with people. Many of the judges aren’t there every day of the week.”

Last night a show spokesman insisted she would only fly back “a couple of times” when the live shows were on, with the bulk of her travel around the auditions and boot camps.

Sharon often jetted back to LA when she was last on the show in 2007.

And former judge Kelly Rowland was famously criticised for leaving her acts in the lurch. She flew back to the US after a row with Louis Walsh and Tulisa, then skipped an entire weekend, forcing former show star Alexandra Burke to step in.

Sharon is understood to want to spend as much time as possible in the US as she attempts to patch up her relationship with husband Ozzy.

We revealed that the pair were living separate lives after he confessed to taking drugs and drinking again.

She also wants to be there for son Jack, who has multiple sclerosis, and daughter Kelly who had a health scare in March, collapsing with a seizure.

Yesterday Shazza regained her slot on the judging panel for the first round of judges’ auditions in Glasgow.

The back-to-basics format saw her, Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger whittle down the first batch of 50 wannabes in a private room at the Hilton hotel.

But despite talk that she would want to be the boss, knocking Barlow off his perch, Sharon insisted she was happy to play second fiddle.

She said: “I shouldn’t be head judge - I laugh too much and I’m not serious enough. I’m the nan of the panel.

“It’s overwhelming. Honestly it is. It feels natural, it feels like I should be here.”

Gary said he was apprehensive about Sharon’s return, saying: “It’s very interesting this time because there are two artists and two managers.

“That is a great panel right there because managers see different things than artists see.

“When I’m looking at someone I’m comparing them to what I am and what I do - but managers don’t. They have a bigger overview.”

Louis said he was delighted his old pal Sharon was back.

He added: “Sharon brings the madness out in everybody. She’s going to bring out the madness in Gary too.”

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Harry Styles Ex Girlfriend Katie Smith On The Voice

A Former squeeze of the One Direction swordsman Harry Styles is hoping to follow in his footsteps as a performer on The Voice.

Katie Smith hooked up with the floppy-haired lothario when the pair were battling for fame in the early stages of the X Factor in 2010.

They got together at the boot camp stage of the ITV talent show and saw each other for a couple of weeks.

But Katie failed to make it to the live finals - while Harry was put with four other lads to form One Direction.

A source said: “Katie can claim to have had Harry’s eye before he was famous.

“He was smitten with her for ages and they used to flirt all the time on the show.”

The source added: “The Xtra Factor even picked up on it and arranged a date for them.

“It was a puppy love thing but was destined to end abruptly as she didn’t make it to the live shows.

“Who knows, maybe he will watch the show on Saturday and feel an urge to give her a call?”

But Harry will have some competition if he does fancy a rematch.

That’s because Katie appears on the BBC1 series with her new boyfriend - a curly-haired lad called Harry. Hmm.

The pair perform a duet on the show in a bid to persuade judges Jessie J, Tom Jones, Danny O’Donoghue and Will.i.am to turn their chairs.

They do a version of the track Candy by Scottish singer Paolo Nutini.

Several former X Factor rejects have once again auditioned for The Voice - but this year audience members have been BOOING them.

Some former pop stars have also tried out for the show - including Cleo Higgins from girl band Cleopatra, and Danny Foster from Hear’say, who were the victors on Popstars back in 2001.

Last weekend one-time pop pin-up Kavana - he of I Can Make You Feel Good and MFEO fame - failed to impress the coaches and was sent packing.

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X Factor's Christopher Maloney Signs Record Deal

X Factor crooner Christopher Maloney has finally bagged a record deal – after Simon Cowell’s firm chose not to sign him.

The Scouser, third on last year’s show, said he would release an album with tiny Tristar Records.

His debut single will be out in August.

He said: “I wanted full control over what I was doing. I wanted a label that will look after me.

“I didn’t want to go somewhere with big artists where I would be put on the sideline.

“If I signed with another company, it would have been a lot longer process and my fans are waiting for my album now.”

He said the record “will be similar to Will Young’s sound” on his early recordings and “different to what people will expect”.

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Dannii Minogue On Her Fling With Simon Cowell

Dannii Minogue admits she was left bruised by the revelation of her affair with Simon Cowell but says the music mogul isn’t bad - just “as batty as anything”.

The pair got together when they were both judges on The X Factor but fell out after their relationship was revealed in Tom Bower’s tell-all book on the telly executive.

Aussie star Dannii says she was left hurt by the kiss-and-tell biography, said to have been written with Cowell’s co-operation - but hinted it may not have revealed the full truth.

She said: “What the hell is there to say? Fact - or fiction? That’s all I’m saying. I don’t understand any of it. It’s his thing, his issue.

“He’s been amazing and he’s taught me so much. I have so much to be thankful to him for. But sometimes your friends can hurt you.

Judges Simon Cowell and Dannii Minogue had a fling while working on X Factor.

“I don’t think he’s bad. I just think he’s batty as anything.”

Dannii recently filmed episodes of her new show Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model in Barbados, just yards from Cowell’s luxury house and the super-posh Sandy Lane Hotel where he often stays.

And she admitted wondering what would happen if she bumped into him.

She said: “I’d smile and say, ‘Hi’. I think he would want to run and hide. But it’s his issue.

“I don’t have any nastiness or bad feelings. People only bring you down if you let them.”

Dannii is now working for Cowell again on the Australian version of The X Factor - with Ronan Keating as a fellow judge.

But she said she has no fear of ever seeing the music mogul Down Under as he refuses to fly that far.

In a tell-all chat with The Sun, she said: “I don’t think he knows where Australia is.

“He has that whole thing where he hates flying - and there’s the smoking thing. That’s why he has to go on a private jet, so he can smoke.

“He’s like, ‘I can’t get a private jet to Australia but I can’t do the no-smoking thing either’. ”

Dannii’s latest job as a judge on Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model - presented by supermodel Elle Macpherson - sees her sitting alongside US male fashion model and actor Tyson Beckford.

The show, which launches next Thursday on Sky Living, is a chance for her to show her maternal side as she encourages aspiring young models to find their way.

And in real life, she is loving being a mum to two-year-old Ethan, her son by her ex, model Kris Smith.

She said: “He’s nearly three and he’s so smart. He said the word ‘obstruction’ the other day.

“He’s big. They worked out that he’ll be 6ft 1in when he’s an adult. Kris is 6ft 4in but my height brings it down. He’s going to be the first tall Minogue.”

Dannii moved back to Oz so that Ethan could be closer to Manchester-born Kris, who is now based there, and her own parents.

She said the arrangement is working well but admitted she would never have planned to be a single mother.

She said: “I’ve got friends who planned that and they love it. But I wouldn’t ever have done it. I’m still waiting for Ethan to say, ‘Dad, lets me do it’ about something.

“My neighbour is a single mum with a 14-year-old. He’s so well-adjusted and polite. He even said to me, ‘Don’t worry, you’ll be fine’. And it is fine.

“There’s a sadness but I don’t worry about being a single mum because I know I’m very, very capable. Ethan’s got grandparents in the UK and in Australia, so it’s cool.

“When Kris and I met in a club it was like Cupid’s arrow - boom. This was meant to happen, little Ethan.

“Kris even dreamt of his name, before we knew we were having a boy. It was like he was just meant to be there. And Kris is a good dad with him - that’s all you can strive for. to be good parents."

Despite being single, Dannii admitted she is so broody she picks up other people’s babies - just to SNIFF them. She said: “Oh, I love picking up babies. Just to warn people out there, I do walk up to mums and say, ‘You look like you need a break’. And I pick up their babies and cuddle them and smell them and sniff their hair.”

Dannii revealed her sister Kylie is loving being an auntie - even though Ethan sometimes gets muddled up because they look so similar.

She laughed: “The first time she picked up Ethan he could smell her and she was talking and we sound really similar. He looked up thinking, ‘Mummy?’

“Even now, sometimes he gets confused. She’s walked in from a distance and he’s said, ‘Mummy’, but then she’s got closer to him and he’s gone, ‘Oh’.

“There’s this amazing poster of Kylie playing the fairy in Moulin Rouge and Ethan looks at it and says, ‘Mummy’s flying’. That’s how close we are. To see her pick up my baby was pretty special.”

So will Kylie be walking down the aisle with boyfriend Andres Velencoso any time soon?

Dannii beams: “I hope so. I’ll hold the train.”

But for Dannii — who split with Kris in April last year — finding a new man isn’t a priority.

With her two shows to juggle, being a mum and with various dramas of her life now firmly behind her, this is Dannii’s time — and she is embracing every minute.

She said: “This is the happiest time in my life. I even did the roulettes with Ronan the other day and put all my money on number nine, and guess which number came up?

“I think 2013 is a lucky year for me, for sure.”

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Dannii has no plans to make up any time soon with her old foe Sharon Osbourne.

The pair were at each others’ throats while both were judges on the UK X Factor back in 2007. Sharon quit after that series.

Sharon, pictured arriving at X Factor auditions yesterday, is back this year, on the judging panel with Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh.

Dannii, who fell out with Louis too until they later made up, said: “I’m sure Louis will have fun with Sharon back on the panel.

“I don’t hate her and I do wish her all the best. But if I saw her, I’d walk the other way.

“I have no desire to be in a room with that woman ever, ever again.

“Was Sharon a good signing? I’m not getting into that. That’s for the audience to decide. The ratings will tell.”

Dannii insisted the Aussie version of the show is “the best” and she joked: “World domination, here I come.”

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Union J Want Ten No1 Singles

Union J want to chalk up at least ten hits.

GEORGE SHELLEY, JOSH CUTHBERT, JAYMI HENSLEY and JJ HAMBLETT, who reached the semi-finals of last year’s X Factor with LOUIS WALSH as their mentor, release their debut single Carry You in June.

Josh said: “If we’re talking goals, ten No1s would be nice, we may as well aim high.”

They’ll do all right if their 900,000-plus Twitter followers buy their stuff.

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Louis Walsh Signs Up To X Factor For £1million

Louis Walsh has signed up to judge the new X Factor - after refusing to push for a rise on his old £1million deal.

He told bosses it was not right to ask for more as many viewers are struggling financially.

The 60-year-old pop boss’s stance is in stark contrast to the other judges on the show, which is back on ITV at the end of August.

Sharon Osbourne is this week set to sign to return after agreeing a £1.8million package, including £300,000 in first-class plane tickets between the US and UK.

Gary Barlow wants to boost his £1.5million deal and is close to signing. Nicole Scherzinger wants a similar agreement to Gary’s - but sources say she is “90 per cent certain” to return.

Louis’ continuation of the deal he has had for two years will see him clock up a decade on the show.

The insider said: “Louis is mindful of economic troubles, particularly in his native Ireland where the property market has crashed, so he didn’t think it was right to ask for a pay rise.”

“A £1million deal is plenty for anyone and he’s just happy to have his place back on the panel.”

Louis, who created Boyzone and Westlife, also revealed plans to form a new boy band to rival One Direction.

He will hold auditions in Ireland next weekend and has a record company and high-profile partner ready to launch the group.

He said: “It will be boys over 16 from anywhere. I am looking for five pop stars - but they must be prepared to work hard.”

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