The X Factor (Season 1) News
September 8, 2014
Simone Battle's death has been ruled a suicide.
September 6, 2014
Simone Battle, who competed on The X Factor in 2011, is dead at age 25 from an apparent suicide.
December 7, 2012
Cheryl Cole is suing The X Factor for her second season salary, which the former judge claims her contract specified she'd be paid even in the event she was fired from the show.
February 22, 2012
Rachel Crow has gone from bawling tears of sadness to crying tears of joy.
January 23, 2012
British television personality Simon Cowell says he hasn't seen his fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy since before Christmas and likely won't wed her as planned.
January 18, 2012
The X Factor finalists Chris Rene, Marcus Canty and "Astro" Brian Bradley have signed recording contracts with Epic Records, the record label which is under the leadership of The X Factor judge and music producer L.A. Reid.
January 9, 2012
Paula Abdul is officially back on the market.
January 3, 2012
Melanie Amaro has inked a recording contract with Epic Records, the record label which is under the leadership of The X Factor judge and music producer L.A. Reid.
January 1, 2012
Melanie Amaro showed up unexpectedly at Scutto's Pizza and Pasta in Sunrise, Fla., on New Year's Eve to check out the "Melanie Amaro Pizza."
December 25, 2011
The runner-up in the U.S. television talent contest "X Factor" says he'll always have a soft spot for his Ohio hometown now that fame and fortune beckon.