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A major international star is set to be unveiled as an X Factor judge at TV3's new season launch on Tuesday.
The announcement is being kept under wraps, and several big bands being in town is providing a convenient decoy.
Executive producers have been in close contact with the makers
of the Australian X Factor - leading to speculation that Mel B, a judge on that country's show, could be enlisted.
Other judges on the Australian franchise include Guy Sebastian, a former Australian Idol winner, and Ronan Keating.
Tamati Coffey was especially keen to get Mel B - who is from the same part of England as his partner Tim - involved with New Zealand's Got Talent.
