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"Simon Cowell has revealed that he knows where he wants to take the second season of The X Factor USA. Cowell admitted yesterday that he made mistakes on the Fox talent show, describing himself as too &amp;quot;cocky&amp;quot; at its launch.  Speaking to reporters, he promised changes for the next season of the competition.  &amp;quot;I can see the second show in my head now, where we need to go with it. We&amp;#039;ve got a few tricks up our sleeves still,&amp;quot; he said. Despite the criticism of X Factor USA, Cowell offered praise for the first season. He said: &amp;quot;I think it&amp;#039;s been really, really, really good. Compared to the first season we made in England, which was horrific... the first American show was a million times better.&amp;quot; The X Factor&amp;#039;s two-night finale airs tonight and tomorrow at 8/7c on Fox. Watch X Factor finalist Melanie Amaro perform Mariah Carey&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Hero&amp;#039; on The X Factor below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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