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"Simon Cowell has offered X Factor hopefuls a list of songs to avoid when auditioning. The music mogul, whose position on the UK judging panel remains unconfirmed due to his commitment to the US series, insisted that &amp;#039;Unchained Melody&amp;#039; is not one of his &amp;quot;favourite&amp;quot; songs. &amp;quot;The songs I would suggest you avoid - actually, the song I cannot bear to listen to again is... I can&amp;#039;t bear to listen to that Jason Mraz song again,&amp;quot; he admitted. &amp;quot;Because I&amp;#039;ve never ever heard that song different from the original.&amp;quot; Reeling off the tracks he recommended not performing, he continued: &amp;quot;I would avoid &amp;#039;Hello&amp;#039; by Lionel Richie. I would avoid &amp;#039;Fly Me To The Moon&amp;#039;, I would avoid &amp;#039;Mack The Knife&amp;#039;. Everyone thinks &amp;#039;Unchained Melody&amp;#039; is my favourite song ever - it&amp;#039;s not. &amp;quot;I would avoid anything that sounds like the original,&amp;quot; he added. &amp;quot;Do something different.&amp;quot; Both The X Factor UK and USA are expected to launch in the autumn. &amp;gt; Simon Cowell: &amp;#039;X Factor US will surprise&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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