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Season two of the American television music competition show ''The X Factor'' premiered on Fox on September 12, 2012, and ended on December 20, 2012. Based on the UK format, the competition consists of auditions, in front of producers and then the judges with a live audience; bootcamp; judges' houses and then the live finals. Auditions for the show began in May 2012 and concluded in July 2012. The show is hosted by reality star Khloé Kardashian and ''Extra'' host Mario Lopez, replacing Steve Jones from the previous year. Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid returned as judges, while Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were replaced by Demi Lovato and Britney Spears. ==Judges and hosts== On January 9, 2012, Fox announced that ''The X Factor'' would undergo some changes for its second season. On January 30, it was confirmed that host Steve Jones and judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul would not be returning for the second season. Following her departure, Scherzinger joined the original UK version of the show after Kelly Rowland decided not to return to the panel. On February 6, Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid were the only confirmed judges for season 2. Prior to her death, Whitney Houston was approached as a potential replacement judge. It was also reported that Cowell was in talks with Britney Spears for her to join the show, reportedly offering her $15 million. On May 9, reports surfaced that Spears officially signed on to judge the show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684813/britney-spears-x-factor-judge.jhtml )〕 It was also rumoured that Demi Lovato, and Miley Cyrus were in talks to be the second replacement judge. Lovato reportedly signed a deal to judge the show on May 13. The following day, it was officially confirmed that Spears and Lovato would join ''The X Factor'' as the two newest judges. When asked about the new judges, Cowell said: On June 26, 2012, Cowell confirmed that in his search for a new host he had narrowed the possibilities to five candidates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Simon Cowell: "Canada Deserves Its Own 'X-Factor'" )〕 On June 29, Cowell revealed that there will be one male and one female host, and neither of them will have hosted before. People considered for hosting slots included Stacy Keibler, Mario Lopez, Khloé Kardashian, Kelly Osbourne, Terrence J, Erin Andrews and Mike Catherwood. It was also reported that ''Glee'' star Kevin McHale was in talks for the male hosting position. According to then-recent reports, Kardashian, McHale, and Nick Jonas were the frontrunners to host the show.〔(‘X Factor’ Host 2012 — Nick Jonas & Kevin McHale Are Top Picks - HollywoodLife.com )〕〔(Khloe Kardashian Insists Hosting 'X Factor' USA Won't Stop Her Trying For Baby - TaleTela )〕〔(Khloe Kardashian's Husband Lamar Odom Is 'Very Excited' To See His Wife 'Host The X Factor' - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise )〕 On October 15, 2012, it was officially confirmed by E! News that Kardashian had officially signed on as co-host for the show, with Lopez close to signing a deal and was later confirmed as co-host the next day. Irish music manager and ''The X Factor'' (UK) judge Louis Walsh filled in for Cowell at the Kansas City auditions while Cowell was recovering from bronchitis. On August 27, it was reported that Nick Jonas had signed a deal to help Lovato at judges' houses. It was later reported that Justin Bieber would be helping Reid, Marc Anthony helping Cowell and will.i.am helping Spears. This was the final season to feature L.A. Reid as a judge, after he announced that he was quitting the show in order to concentrate on other projects. 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 2)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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