Yahoo Lifestyle Iggy Azalea is replacing Dannii Minogue on The X Factor
Iggy Azalea has confirmed she will be joining the judging panel on the Australian incarnation of The X Factor.
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Iggy, one of the most successful Australian artists of the past decade, shot to fame in 2014 with her global smash Fancy (featuring Charli XCX) reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Since then she’s has gone on to collaborate with some of the world’s biggest artists including Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Hudson.
also iam coming to Australia this month and they will be explaining the reason for my trip on Sunday. bye! :-)
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) June 10, 2016
"I understand what it’s like to have giant dreams and intend to help other young Australians achieve theirs by sharing my knowledge and developing their talent in collaboration with The X Factor", says Iggy.
And we couldn’t be more excited! Of course, the question does beg: who will be joining Ms Azalea on the 2016 judging panel? All will be revealed very soon, so watch this space!
Meanwhile, Dannii confirmed her departure from the show on Twitter in February, announcing that she has 'new exciting projects' in the works for the year ahead.
#FreshNewsFriday I've decided it's time to have a break from X Factor Australia. I've loved mentoring on XF for 7 years in UK & Oz...
— Dannii Minogue (@DanniiMinogue) February 19, 2016
...new & exciting projects 👠🎤💃🏻🍾📺💿 #2016
— Dannii Minogue (@DanniiMinogue) February 19, 2016
Iggy will take to the The X Factor stage at the upcoming Sydney auditions. If you would like to be there to welcome her, head here!
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