Kelly Rowland

Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and television personality who is now a judge on season 3 of The X-Factor. She was previously a judge on series 8 of the UK version of the show where she mentored the Girls catagory. She has achieved success in music as both a member of Destiny's Child and as a solo artist.

Rowland joined Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, and Paulina Rubio as part of the judging panel for season 3 of The X-Factor on May 20, 2013.

Season 3
For her first season on the show, Rowland mentored the over 25s catagory, which consisted of runner-up Jeff Gutt, Lillie McCloud, and Rachel Potter.