Auditions for the first-ever season of X Factor USA continued in Chicago this week as thousands more hopefuls turned out in the rain for their chance to impress. The try-outs at the Sears Centre Arena ...

The singer — who died Wednesday after falling from his hotel balcony at age 31 — originally appeared on the UK singing competition series in 2008, where he met his future girlfriend, Cheryl Cole. The ...

The singer, who died in a hotel fall at 31, tried out for Simon Cowell's reality competition at age 14.

There was once a time when televised singing competitions ruled pop culture. The audition episodes alone of shows such as American Idol and The X Factor could launch untouchable superstars like Carrie ...