Pop singer Britney Spears will be back on “The X Factor” for a third season, sources are reporting.
The entertainment publications say that FOX President Kevin Reilly believes Spears “did a really good job” while on the singing competition this season. The executive announced during the Television Critics Association conference that “People remain fascinated with [Spears] and always will be.”
“She’s just an interesting figure who’s lived a unique life, and I thought she brought some of that [to the show,]” said Reilly.
“Maybe some people were waiting for more drastic displays of some nature that never came,” he added.
Spears’ contestant, Carly Rose Sonenclar, was the runner-up on the show since America voted for Music mogul L.A. Reid’s contender Tate Stevens.
Still, the future of fellow judge Demi Lovato is unclear.
Sources state that as of late there have been no talks about Lovato returning to judge during “The X Factor’s” third season.
Earlier last month, Reid announced that he will not be returning for another season, stating that he has his record label to run, Epic Records.
Spears and Lovato replaced season one’s Paula Abdul and NicoleScherzinger after the show fell short of “The X Factor” creator and judge Simon Cowell's high-flying ratings predictions.
The revamped "X Factor" retains the pro forma mix of oddballs and genuinely talented singers, but it's less grandiose. One example: The addition of a reality TV-style backstage glance at contestant rivalries, but with a light touch.
Spears, 30, who reportedly got a one-season, $18 million contract to join the show, appears to be its top draw. She earned the loudest audience applause at the public screening, held after Cowell and company put their mark on the cement outside Grauman's on Hollywood Boulevard.
I mean Demi IS recording an album right now so she probably wants to put more time in it. Either way, it's obvious that Demi is too young to judge even though she made the show a bit more tolerable.
Can be get real for a minute. LA REID is leaving if you take Demi away as we'll BritBrit will
Be SO confused! I mean seriously! She wasn't altogether in season 2! Take away two people Britney was comfortable around and BAM! She is even worse and not in the crazy Britney way we like
Can be get real for a minute. LA REID is leaving if you take Demi away as we'll BritBrit will
Be SO confused! I mean seriously! She wasn't altogether in season 2! Take away two people Britney was comfortable around and BAM! She is even worse
