Rita Ora quits the Voice for X factor

Portia Arthur

June 16, 2015 1:51 PM

The news of the new line-up was revealed on The X Factor's official Twitter page on Tuesday, along with a picture of Rita, Nick and Cheryl smiling happily together after their first meeting on Monday

Rita Ora

Rita Ora has been charmed by Simon Cowell mouthwatering £1.5 million contract and other packages to abandoned The Voice TV show for X factor show. Simon was very persuasive and reminded Rita it was The X Factor which first made Rita a TV star.

The blonde singer has being confirmed as a judge alongside Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Simon Cowell and newcomer Nick Grimshaw for this year's series.

The three judges met for a get together at the Charlotte Street Hotel yesterday evening and they got on like a house on fire and are all excited about the new series of the show.

Simon Cowell was absent for the meeting but sources claim he was very thrilled when he heard the news.

A source said, "The meeting went incredibly well. They got on like a house on fire. Simon is in LA but he's very excited".

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