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Nicole scherzinger       American Singer Nicole Scherzinger has been named a judge on the British version of  "The X Factor", less than six months after being fired from the U.S. edition of the TV show by simon cowell.         The pop singer is replacing singer Kelly Rowland, and joins Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos, all of whom appeared last season.      "I can't wait to see what talent the UK has to offer and to help inspire and bring out the best in these artists," the former Pussycat Dolls singer said on Friday on the official website of the hit show.      "The X Factor" USA failed to meet Cowell's expectations, prompting the firing in January of Scherzinger, judge Paula Abdul and host Steve Jones.

Steve jones and Nicole scherzinger      Judges Nicole Scherzinger , paul abdul  and host Steve jones are out f the US singing competition ,X Factor .  Fox said yesterday that the judges and host will not return for the show's second season.        Jones, a British TV personality, called his departure "a shame" on Twitter   " I wont be hosting next seasons XFactor which is a shame but I cant complain as I've had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show "he tweeted        Jones was originally slated to host "X Factor" alongside Scherzinger, who replaced British pop star Cheryl Cole as a judge when executive producer Simon Cowell and other producers had second thoughts about Cole joining the series.     Show boss Simon Cowell is said to be keen to "take the show in a different direction", and has only guaranteed record producer L.A. Reid a place on the panel next year.   The second season of "X Factor" is set to debut la