{"id":383781,"date":"2011-04-20T23:08:16","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T23:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/20\/gary-barlow-favourite-to-replace-simon-cowell-on-the-x-factor\/"},"modified":"2011-04-20T23:08:16","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T23:08:16","slug":"gary-barlow-favourite-to-replace-simon-cowell-on-the-x-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/20\/gary-barlow-favourite-to-replace-simon-cowell-on-the-x-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Barlow favourite to replace Simon Cowell on The X Factor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Sara Nathan<\/a>
Last updated at 12:08 AM on 21st April 2011<\/p>\n

He may lack the scowls and jibes of Simon Cowell but that hasn\u2019t stopped mild-mannered Take That star Gary Barlow from replacing the music mogul on the X Factor, the Daily Mail can reveal.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old singer and songwriter is the favourite to replace Cowell as a judge on the ITV television talent hit.<\/p>\n

TV chiefs are in \u2018advanced\u2019 talks with Barlow, a father of three, whose self-penned hits including Want You Back For Good, have made him a fortune, and last night a show source confirmed: \u2018Gary is our favourite for the job.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Plum job: Take That singer Gary Barlow (left) is favourite to replace Simon Cowell on the new series of The X Factor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Even though Barlow\u2019s camp had previously denied the rumours, the insider added: \u2018We are in discussions and we should have something to announce in the next couple of weeks.\u2019<\/p>\n

ITV bosses have now pushed back auditions until May and are working on dates which will allow Barlow to perform with Take That at their sell-out stadium tour, Progress Live, which starts on May 27 in Sunderland and finishes with a record-breaking eight nights at London\u2019s Wembley Stadium in July 2011.<\/p>\n

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The differences between Cowell and Barlow are myriad – while Cowell likes visiting top restaurants and is often seen out on the town, Barlow is a family man and a devoted husband to his wife, former dancer Dawn.<\/p>\n

But the show source said: \u2018What Gary and Simon both have is an innate understanding of the music industry and what you need to succeed \u2013 that determination. Gary would be a great judge.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Panel shake-up: Cowell and Cheryl Cole’s replacements will join Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue on the panel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Barlow reunited with Take That bandmates, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald in 2005 after a nine-year break and is widely believed to be the mastermind behind the successful union. Robbie Williams re-joined the group last year.<\/p>\n

Last November, the band\u2019s album Progress became the second fastest-selling album of all-time in UK chart history after selling more than 520,000 copies by the end of its first week on sale.<\/p>\n

As the Mail revealed last week, Cowell, 51, has quit his role as a judge on the UK X Factor to concentrate on launching the U.S. version.<\/p>\n

ITV chief Peter Fincham confirmed the news, saying:\u00a0 ‘We have been in negotiations with Simon about ways in which we can help The X Factor evolve.<\/p>\n

‘He will be an enormous presence backstage as always.’<\/p>\n

He laughed: ‘Some of the speculation about us pleading with Simon to be a judge makes me smile.<\/p>\n

‘I constantly hear we are in crisis but in reality we have an amazingly constructive relationship with Simon and are very much reading from the same page.’<\/p>\n

Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh are now waiting to sign new contracts ahead of the auditions, while Cheryl Cole is widely tipped to be joining Cowell as a judge on X Factor USA.<\/p>\n

The show source revealed that despite the fact producers had wanted to make changes to the UK panel, ITV had commissioned audience research that showed that Miss Minogue, 39, and Walsh were extremely popular.<\/p>\n

When asked, Walsh, 58, said: \u2018I\u2019ve heard people say Gary Barlow and Lily Allen could be in the running. They\u2019d make good judges and I\u2019d like to see Dannii back.\u2019<\/p>\n

Last night, an X Factor spokeswoman said: \u2018We will announce the new X Factor judges in due course and everything is speculation at this stage.\u2019<\/p>\n

While, a spokesman for Barlow added that it was \u2018speculation\u2019.<\/p>\n

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