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Mariah Carey to join “American Idol” judges panel

Singer Mariah Carey arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood in this March 7, 2010 file photo. Pop star Carey will join Fox television's "American Idol" singing competition as a new judge next season, network executive Kevin Reilly said on July 23, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files

(Reuters) – Pop star Mariah Carey will join Fox television’s “American Idol” singing competition as a new judge next season, network executive Kevin Reilly said on Monday.

Singer Mariah Carey arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood in this March 7, 2010 file photo. Pop star Carey will join Fox television’s “American Idol” singing competition as a new judge next season, network executive Kevin Reilly said on July 23, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files

Carey will be one of the replacements for departing judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, Reilly, president of entertainment for Fox Broadcasting, told television critics in Los Angeles.

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Dale Hudson)

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