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Both Susan Boyle and Mariah Carey are pre-recording their performances for the upcoming X Factor show. Mariah, 39, recorded her performance the week before the live show on November 22 due to her having other commitments.

Susan Boyle and Mariah Carey - X Factor Performances Preview (Image: Splash News)

It has now been claimed that Susan, 48, will also pre-record her performance the day before the show goes out. The Scottish singer is promoting her new album, which is out later this month, on US TV at the same time as the X Factor goes out live. Russian Roulette singer Rihanna and Alica Keys have been signed up to appear on the popular show on November 29.


More music...Jedward will take the floor of The X Factor with Wham! – aka George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley – hit songs. The 1980s medley, which is expected to include I'm Your Man or Wham Rap!, was noted by The Daily Mail to have the potential to "disguise their off-key voices". Wham Rap!, the paper claimed, was the perfect track for John and Edward Grimes, who prefer rapping over singing.

Leather-jacketed Wham! sent it to number 18 on the charts in 1983. George Michael is tipped to make a surprise appearance at the Saturday night show, while Mariah Carey and Susan Boyle will perform on Sunday night. Ratings should soar. Jedward this week drew controversy over an allegation it was rigged by muted sound that was ordered by the show's bosses and its own revelations of a bullying past at a boarding school in Ireland.