During the performance of his group Rough Copy on the first live show of the X Factor 2013 , Barlow revealed that this would be his last series on the show , due to his solo tour commitments and the upcoming release of a new Take That album . Barlow said of his decision : " I ’ve had an amazing time on X Factor these past three years . A show like this needs to stay fresh and exciting , so it ’s a great opportunity for someone to come in and take the show past its incredible ten year anniversary . " Next year is a very busy year for me and X Factor is a full time job so it felt like the right time to hand over the baton . " An X Factor spokesperson added : " As Gary said on the show tonight we can confirm that this will be his last series as a judge on The X Factor as next year he will be focusing on his own music . " We 'd like to thank him for an amazing contribution over the last three years . " Barlow was replaced by Simon Cowell
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