A new name has surfaced as a contender to join Simon Cowell’s "The X Factor," which will debut on Fox in the fall, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog.

The new contender is Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie. Cowell said on a conference call Thursday that her name "was put forward," although he cautioned that the job is "not a two-day-a-week show," the story notes.

Cowell and Antonio "L.A." Reid will be two of the show’s four judges, the article says.