Simon Cowell & Paula Abdul On 'X Factor' World Premiere

The X Factor, with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, and LA Reid. The singing competition, which premieres Wednesday, Sept. 21, on Fox, will be hosted by British TV personality Steve Jones. After many months of speculation, confirms Simon Cowell that he's picked Paula Abdul to be one of the judges, when "X-Factor" premiered in the U.S this fall.

"Let's face it, is a year long. We all change our attitude and it's another decade. It's not about me anymore. It's about them. I want to make people dream come true. I even have to think about environment, "Simon, who initially seems to have thrown his snarky side, said an early look".


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Paula Abdul Julie is born on 19 June 1962 is an American pop singer, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actress and TV personality.

Her father  Syrian Jew was born in Aleppo, Syria, raised in Brazil  and later emigrated to the U.S  states. Abdul's mother, also Jewish, is originally from Minnedosa, Manitoba, with origins from Russia and Ukraine.

Abdul was discovered by The Jacksons, after a few band members had seen her while he participated in a Los Angeles Lakers game.  She was signed to do the choreography for the video for the single "torture".

Abdul choreographed videos for several singers in the 1980s, including many videos for Janet Jackson during her Control era.

In 1987 Abdul used her savings to make a song demo.  Although her voice was relatively untrained, her exceptional dancing proved marketable to the visually oriented, MTV driven pop music industry.