Simon Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is music producer and TV personality best known as a judge on "American Idol" and "The X Factor," where he holds nothing back in his critiques of performances. Find more pictures and articles about...
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Simon Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is music producer and TV personality best known as a judge on "American Idol" and "The X Factor," where he holds nothing back in his critiques of performances. Find more pictures and articles about Simon Cowell here.
"American Idol" judge Simon Cowell really, really wants a U.S. version of his British show "The X Factor."
Talk has been heating up of late, including Cowell's partner on the U.K. version naming Las Vegas as the optimal "X Factor" setting .
"I think the show will go to America," Cowell told the BBC's Newsnight. "It has to go to America. There has to be an American version of the show. To not make 'The X Factor' in the biggest market in the world would be crazy."
Thing is, "The X Factor... Read Full Story
Simon Cowell is using the expected windfall of viewers for this weekend’s The X Factor to bolster an attempt for more money to be spent on the show.
The star judge of two continents’ worth of reality talent shows and top earner on US TV is seeking an additional £3 million from ITV, according to a UK report.
Cowell, who has agreed to appear on 2010’s Britain’s Got Talent, is reported to be still negotiating his own £7.5 million salary from ITV. He is said to be refusing to sign-on for... Read Full Story
Show will reportedly get renewed whether Cowell is onboard or not. By Gil Kaufman Simon Cowell Photo: Steve Granitz/ WireImage Paula Abdul might get her second chance yet. Read Full Story
X Factor boss Simon Cowell has revealed his plans for two new shows including a political debate programme.
The 50-year-old is a judge on the hit UK reality show as well as the US series American Idol.
Cowell revealed that there are two shows in the pipeline: “I’ve been working on two possible ideas for shows. One of them is a political one in the run-up to the general election.
“I’ve had this idea where we have a different panel of people discussing different issues that the public feel... Read Full Story
Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol. It’s the end of a pop cultural era! The sneery, laser-eyed judge who halved egos and dismissed aspiring performers with an eye roll and insult, is leaving at the end of next year so he can 100% commit to the British show, X-Factor. Read Full Story
You will have heard by now about the campaign that’s running against Simon ‘King of the Beavers ‘ Cowell’s latest X-Factor protege. Instead of letting the doting housewives and goggle-box zombies claim another Christmas No. 1 for this year’s Winner Joe McElderry, we in the UK are all supposed to take the advice of this Facebook campaign and strike a blow against formulaic pop music by purchasing Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In the Name Of” before Dec 19th.
Ignoring the irony of... Read Full Story
Always startling a universe with her words, Megan Fox feels opposite than many about Simon Cowell – she thinks he is hot!
“Simon is hot,” a Transformers star gushed over a British judge. “It’s a total mean, powerful, British gent kind of thing.”
Meanwhile, a 23-year-old has had to understanding with a fame. “Being a luminary is similar to being a sacrificial lamb. At a little point, no make a difference how tall a pedestal which they [critics as well as audiences] put we on, they’re... Read Full Story
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Simon Cowell plans to relinquish his role as a judge on TV's "American Idol" after next season, Cowell's brother, Tony, said in his podcast Tuesday...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British TV and record producer Simon Cowell , one of the most successful entrepreneurs in British and U.S. show business, is planning to bring his " The X Factor " talent show to Las Vegas in a global pay-per-view Internet venture. Cowell, 50, best-known as the acerbic judge on America's top-rated TV singing contest " American Idol ", told the British version of GQ magazine he had partnered with British retail billionaire Sir Philip Green on the new "X-Factor". The... Read Full Story
The end of an era
Yes, we've heard this a million times. It seems as though every single year, Simon Cowell threatens to leave American Idol. But this time his brother is saying it. Do you think it's really true? Read Full Story
