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The 28-year-old will join returning judges Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff for the fourth season of the NBC reality show this summer.
Network chief Ben Silverman revealed that Talent is the first of "multiple projects we are looking to do with Nick at NBC".
Cannon, who is married to Mariah Carey, will replace former host Jerry Springer, who announced that he was departing the programme last week.
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