Simon Cowell to attend 'X Factor' UK auditions

Los Angeles: Media mogul Simon Cowell, who lost his mother recently, is going to attend the auditions for the new season of talent show "The X Factor UK", which are set to start soon.

Auditions were originally set to begin on July 13, but producers announced a delay due to the death.

"We can confirm that The X Factor auditions scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled. We will now start auditions in Manchester on Wednesday and Thursday this week said a spokesman for the show in an update late Monday night," said a spokesman for the show.

The judges for the UK show are Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw.