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Fox 7 anchor attends Dallas ‘X Factor’ auditions
He’s naughty. She’s nice.
Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul return to TV this fall on Fox’s “X Factor,” a talent search - with a twist. Unlike “American Idol,” the show allows groups. There’s also no age cap. Anyone 12 or older can try out.
The show hit Dallas last week, where more than 10,000 hopefuls lined up to audition. Also there: Keri Bellacosa, one of the anchors for “Good Day Austin” on Fox 7.
“This is ‘American Idol’ on steroids,” she said. “People love this stuff. They are really pumped up about this.”
Bellacosa spent the morning searching for Central Texans - and there were plenty of them.
“I was awestruck when it came to the number of people who were already waiting in the parking lot when we got there at 6 a.m.,” she said. “There was a lot of energy in the air. People were dancing and singing.
“This is their one chance at stardom.”
After spending the past year anchoring the 9 a.m. hour of “Good Day Austin,” Bellacosa was recently added to the mix for the 7 to 9 a.m. portion of the show. The move allows her to work closely with anchors Joe Bickett and Katherine Kisiel, her mentors since college.
“These are people I look up to so much,” she said. “There’s no other show I’d want to be on.”
So … would the members of the Fox 7 morning team have a shot on “X Factor”? Bellacosa thinks they just might.
“Joe’s a great guitar player,” she said. “Katherine is a pro at juggling life. And I’d do my best singing-in-the-shower take on some old-school Madonna.”
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By ann
June 1, 2011 10:16 PM | Link to this
Austinite Curtis Grimes won a spot Tuesday night on The Voice.