Five Things To Expect From Redfoo On The X Factor

The X Factor Australia chiefs have signed up Redfoo — of chart stars LMFAO — to judge and mentor on the new series of the glorified karaoke contest. That’s right: the eternal frat boy, who has in recent past thrust such crud upon the charts as ‘Sexy And I Know It’ and ‘Party Rock Anthem’, has been picked out as the right kind of human to spot and nurture musical talent, replacing Australian Idol alum Guy Sebastian.

Love him or loathe him, Redfoo promises to add a bit of spice to the show; Ronan Keating’s never sung an ode to tequila slammers, has he? Here are a few things we expect from the man when The X Factor returns to our screens in August.

1. Wear a badge, necklace or nipple-hinting singlet emblazoned with his own lyrics

Probability: 90%

Ever the shrewd businessman, Redfoo never misses an opportunity for a bit of self-promotion. And plugging opportunities don’t come much better than primetime TV to target your teenage audience.

And he has form, see…

2. Mention ‘Vika’

Probability: 70%

During the Australian Open in January this year, TV viewers would coo at/be irritated by the sweet interplay between Redfoo and his shouty tennis star girlfriend, Victoria Azarenka. During the live stages of X Factor, Azarenka will be playing tournaments in Chine; Redfoo likes to be courtside to support the current women’s number three whenever he can, so expect him to be cheering her from the judging panel’s desk.

3. Get his acts to perform a Motown cover

Probability: 85%

Redfoo, real name Stefan Kendal Gordy, certainly has the pedigree to be a music impresario: his old man is none other than famed Tamla/Motown boss Berry Gordy, Jr. Part of his appeal to show producers is no doubt the access they’ll get to Motown’s catalogue of monster soul hits. So expect to see attractive 17-year-olds of questionable musical talent butchering classics by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye , The Jackson Five and The Supremes. And if Gordy’s been really smart, we might even get a special themed episode consisting solely of Motown covers.

Might want to give that particular episode a miss if you cherish Marvin’s silky delivery on ‘Heard It Through The Grapevine’ as much as us.

4. Teach one/all of the other judges to party shuffle

Probability: 80%

MOR borefest Ronan Keating having a crack at party rocking? Would pay to see it. Dannii Minogue getting her shuffle on? One for the dads, that — and one to give Simon Cowell thrilling flashbacks. Like the kid I once saw at the SCG repeatedly doing the dance to ‘Gangnam Style’ for the half-cut crowd during a rain break, Redfoo seems incapable of keeping his party piece under wraps for too long.

Plus, he’s already taught it to Ryan Seacrest, the host of American Idol:

And Sam Stosur.

5. Name drop

Probability: 85% per episode

Expect to hear Redfoo emit a variation on the following sentence frequently: “When I worked with [insert name of poor American pop/RnB/dance act], it was like [insert naff anecdote here]”. LMFAO’s list of collaborators reads like a who’s who of the decline of music, including DJs David Guetta, Chuckie, and Steve Aoki, as well as rappers Pitbull, Flo-Rida and Lil Jon — not to mention J-Lo and Carly Rae Jepsen. It is very likely that, in the spirit of plugging single sales and boosting egos, we will hear any/all of these names at some point.

Bonus prediction — lots of this:

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David Wild is a freelance entertainment journalist, PR consultant and content marketer. He was formerly sports betting columnist for Wall Street Journal Europe and London financial daily City AM. He regularly contributes to The Brag, Beat and other music publications.