Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2004, former “Pop Idol” judge Simon Cowell created “The X Factor” for British television with the goal of it far surpassing his ...

Time to stop the music. Simon Cowell’s singing competition series “The X-Factor” has been canceled after 17 years on the air. The U.K. channel, ITV, confirmed the news and said “there are no current ...

The search for a new music superstar continues as The X Factor returns to ITV. Heralding the start of a new era for the nation’s most talked about entertainment show, is a brand-new panel with Robbie ...

The X Factor was once Britain's most-watched programme and launched numerous singers to global fame, though it wasn't without its share of scandal. The talent contest was devised by judge Simon Cowell ...