Gene Simmons' Daughter Auditions for 'The X Factor'

Sophie Simmons, the 19-year-old daughter of KISS rocker Gene Simmons, reportedly put her genetically superior tongue to good use on Sunday as an "X Factor" contestant.

According to Britain's Daily Mail, Sophie -- who co-stars on her father's A&E reality show, "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" -- earned a mixed reaction from Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, L.A. Reid and Demi Lovato at the show's Season 2 San Francisco auditions.

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Distancing herself as far as possible from charges of nepotism, the Mail reports that the hopeful music star didn't tell her parents about her Father's Day audition until Saturday -- to prevent dad from, um, making a few calls.

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Yet a day's notice was still enough time for him to charter a private jet from Las Vegas. And, quite frankly, having Gene Simmons around to attract the show's cameras punched a gaping hole in Sophie's argument that "this isn't about my dad; this is about my audition."

According to the Mail, Reid asked Gene: "She's your daughter. It should be a yes?" Cowell then said: "No, that's not going to happen. She's just going to get a fair shot."

Although the Mail reports that the judges "didn't all agree on Sophie's performance," there's no word on whether she made it to the next round.

Season 2 of "X Factor" premieres in September on FOX.