With rumours that Cheryl Cole is to leave UK’s X Factor to take up a position judging on the US version of the show, an unlikely candidate has risen to replace her in the shape of The Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne.
The ex-Black Sabbath front man who once described X Factor saying, “It’s about killing music to make light entertainment. It should be about music and talent but it's not”, has become a leading candidate to replace Cheryl on the show.
Sources have said that 62-year-old Ozzy, who also had a hugely successful solo career after leaving Sabbath, is still in talks about following in his wife Sharon’s footsteps (she left in 2007) as a judge on the show with The Sun being told "Ozzy would be a controversial choice but he can really bring something different to the show”.
It will be a very different panel on 2011’s version of X Factor with Simon Cowell now committing himself to the US version, leading to recent reports that Noel Gallagher refused the offer of a blank cheque to take over as a judge.
It would be interesting to see the reaction of Ozzy’s fans after the public backlash Steven Tyler received when the Aerosmith singer accepted a similar role on American Idol.
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