X Factor News and a Singer is Signed

At 13 Rachel Crow was the youngest contestant on the premiere season of “The X Factor”. Crow was eliminated just a couple weeks shy of the finals in a dramatic scene that was set up when then judge Nicole ScherzingerNicole Scherzinger refused to cast her vote to save Rachel and let the decision go to the fan vote.

While Crow was still on the show there were rumours that Disney was interested in the youngster, but it was Nickelodeon who has signed the diminutive ball of energy to an overall talent contract; but is also developing a show just for Crow.

While Nickelodeon works on the pilot for Crow the now 14 year old will be featured in a recurring role as Starr on the comedy series “Fred: The Show”. The show airs on Fridays.

And as if that were not enough good news, Columbia Records has also signed Crow to a record deal.

While rumours and speculations surround the newest music reality competition show “The X Factor’ as to who will replace the missing judges and host; auditions for season two of the show are set to begin in March.

This year “The X Factor” has expanded the rules for auditions allowing acts with pre-existing managerial contracts to audition for the show. Singing hopefuls cn audition for “The X Factor” online, at MyStudio Studios, and via open calls across the country.

The online auditons begin March 1 at thexfactorusa.com.

Studio auditions at MyStudio HD Recording Studios beginning March 1:

at the Pearlridge Center in Aiei, Hawaii

the Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe, Arizona

the Coolsprings Galleria in Franklin, TN

at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey

Auditions at MyStudios begin March 9:

at the Westfield Culver City Mall in Los Angeles

and at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT

Auditons at MyStudio begin March 14 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

Open call auditions will take place in five cities across the country…

March 14 in Kansas City, MO

March 22 in Austin, TX

April 20 in San Francisco, CA

May in Greensboro, NC

and a fifth city to be named later

Singers – soloists and groups – are eligible to audition for “The X Factor” at age 12 with no upper age limit as long as they meet all other eligibility requirements.

News has been flying surrounding “The X Factor” ever since judges Nicole Scherziner and Paula AbdulPaula Abdul and show host Steve Jones were all let go. Those rumours were amped up a bit in the wake of Whitney Houston’s death; saying that Houston was in the running as a new judge.

While he is being mum on the details, executive producer and head judge Simon CowellSimon Cowell has said that the replacements at the judging table will be women and now that Steve Jones is gone, Cowell is looking to replace him with a hosting duo. Cowell will only say that, “people are interested in joining the show,” and that there will be interviews in the coming weeks.