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The X Factor is an American television singing competition originating from the United Kingdom, created by Simon Cowell and produced by SYCOtv. The competition is open to both solo artists and groups and has no upper age limit. Each judge is assigned one of four categories—either girls between 12 and 30, boys between 12 and 30, individuals over 30, or groups (some of which may be formed from rejected soloists after the audition process).[4] Through the live shows, the judges act as mentors to their category, helping to decide song choices, styling and staging, while judging contestants from the other categories; they also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning judge. The winner stands to receive a $5 million recording contract with Epic Records.

Iranian forces have shot down an American unmanned drone in the east of the country – that’s according to Iran’s state news agency. The aircraft used for spying was reportedly downed with minimum damage and seized by Iranian authorities. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com