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The third and final season of the American music competition television show ''The X Factor'' premiered on Fox on September 11, 2013 and ended on December 19, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2013–2014 Season )〕 This season was hosted by Mario Lopez. Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato returned to the judging panel, while Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio joined the panel as replacements for the departing judges. Producer auditions began on March 6, 2013, in Los Angeles, and ended on May 4, 2013, in Denver. The judges auditions, which are televised, began on May 21, 2013, in Charleston, and ended on July 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. New for this season is the removal of the boot camp and judges' houses rounds of the competition which have been replaced with a new middle section, more reminiscent of the live shows. On December 19, 2013, Alex & Sierra won the show, as mentored by Cowell. On February 7, 2014, Cowell announced his departure from the show which was followed by Fox announcing that it was not going to be renewing ''The X Factor'' for a fourth season. ==Judges and hosts== On October 22, 2012, it was announced that ''The X Factor'' would be returning for a third season, with Simon Cowell confirmed to be returning. On December 14, 2012, L.A. Reid announced he would not return to the show for its third season, as he wished to refocus his work on his record company, Epic Records. Britney Spears stated her intentions on returning to the show for its third season, but it was confirmed on January 11, 2013, that she would not be returning, in order to focus on her music career. Following the conclusion of season two, Demi Lovato questioned whether she would return for another season, or instead focus on her own career as a performer, stating, "I have no idea what’s gonna happen next season, and I don't think anybody does." On March 28, 2013, it was confirmed that Lovato would return. On April 22, it was confirmed by Fox that Mario Lopez would be returning to host season three, along with the news of Khloé Kardashian not returning as co-host. Cowell confirmed via his Twitter account that the full judging panel will be announced on May 20, 2013, with auditions beginning the next day. On that same day, Fox confirmed that Destiny's Child member and one-time ''The X Factor UK'' judge Kelly Rowland, and Mexican singer and former ''La Voz... México'' judge Paulina Rubio had been hired to replace Spears and Reid.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kelly Rowland And Paulina Rubio Join The X Factor )〕 On December 19, 2013, Lovato announced that she was leaving the show in order to focus on her music career, just two months before the show was officially cancelled by Fox on February 7, 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「The X Factor (U.S. season 3)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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