Mariah Carey Joins American Idol as Judge

Down two judges after Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler quit this month, American Idol has found its first replacement: five-time Grammy winner Mariah Carey.

Carey, who has more number one Billboard singles (18) than any solo artist in history, will join the veteran TV competition as a judge, Fox announced Monday.

The global pop artist has already appeared on the show as a guest mentor and performer, but now she'll appear every episode when the show starts up again in 2013.

"Mariah Carey is the real deal," Fox's Mike Darnell, president of alternative entertainment at Fox Broadcasting, said in a statement. "Not only is she one of the best-selling artists and performers on the planet an…
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