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.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Forget about Sting and Simon Cowell exchanging holiday cards this season.
The 58-year-old Police frontman recently slammed Cowell and the British version of American Idol — The X Factor — calling the show a disgrace to aspiring music artists.
"I am sorry but none of those kids are going to go anywhere, and I say that sadly," Sting told the London Evening Standard . "They are humiliated when they get sent off. How appalling for a young person to feel that rejection... Read Full Story
Music mogul Simon Cowell has hit back at Sting for commenting that American Idol and The X Factor shows are nothing but “televised karaoke”.
Sting, 58, real name Gordon Sumner, had branded the programmes as “appalling” and also accused Cowell, 50, of “humiliating” contestants and degrading the music industry.
The comments left Cowell fuming and during his November 14 appearance on The X Factor, he hit back at Sting by inviting him to impart his knowledge on the show.
“I’m probably... Read Full Story
Sting has rejected Simon Cowell’s plea for him to make a guest appearance on The X Factor after he branded the show as “karaoke”.
The former Police star criticised the UK talent show and said it was “karaoke” and that the contestants would not become real singers.
Cowell, 50, spoke about his comments on the show and invited Sting, 58, to come on to the programme and show them how it is done.
However his spokeswoman said: “I reckon that Sting has probably said everything that he wants to... Read Full Story
Simon Cowell’s sister June has said her brother is so ‘incredibly busy’ that meeting up for a chat is ‘virtually impossible’.
June, 59, now lives in Spain after marrying a Spanish officer in the merchant navy and she admitted that her brother Simon’s successful career means it is difficult for his family to get to speak to him.
June said to UK newspaper Daily Mail: “His wealth and fame are so beyond any sort of normality. He is busy in a way that even very wealthy people with high-flying... Read Full Story
British pop star Leona Lewis has dismissed rumours she recently went under the knife for a boob job insisting her assets are all natural.
The “Bleeding Love” hitmaker has shown off a fuller figure over the last few weeks, fuelling speculation she has boosted her chest with cosmetic surgery.
But Lewis insists the stories aren’t true - blaming her inflated bosom on recent weight gain.
She says, “Every few months I get people asking me if I’ve had a boob job. No, I haven’t. With... Read Full Story
Music mogul Simon Cowell has sparked a war of words with Sting after the musician slammed his TV talent shows as "televised karaoke." " />" class="middle" /> Read more!
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Bauer Griffin Simon Cowell might have turned 50, but that doesn't mean that his mom has stopped being a parent. Simon threw a birthday bash to celebrate his big day in Hertfordshire, England, this weekend and his mom was not too happy about the racy entertainers who graced the stage, especially because she came to the party with her priest friend. Julie Cowell, 82, apparently sat there in disbelief as she watched a performer come out dressed as a woman’s private parts do her thing. Simon... Read Full Story
Thousands of X-Factor fans have complained to ITV and watchdog Ofcom about judge Simon Cowell's decision to back the 'Jedward' twins in Sunday's sing-off. Cowell, who has made no secret of his dislike for brothers John and Edward Grimes, came under attack for doing a U-turn and backing the Irish duo in a sing-off against Welsh teenager Lucie Jones. His vote meant the judges were evenly split over who should be sent home from the hugely-popular talent show. The decision was then put to a... Read Full Story
Pacific Coast News Simon Cowell made more money than Donald Trump this year! Well, sort of. According to Forbes magazine's lastest Prime Time's Top-Earning Men list that came out today, the American Idol judge brought home more TV bucks than The Donald, $75 million to $50 million. Simon Cowell made $75 million from his prime time American Idol gig this year. (Getty Images) Third on the list was another AI -er, Ryan Seacrest . The reality TV host raked in $38 million for his gigs on the... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Simon Cowell, the acerbic "American Idol" judge, creator of "America's Got Talent" an record producer, is the top earning man on prime-time U.S. television with an estimated haul of $75 million, Forbes.com said on Tuesday. Cowell, 50, beat out "The Apprentice" show host Donald Trump ($50 million) and "American Idol" presenter Ryan Seacrest ($38 million), based on estimated pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2008 to June 1, 2009. Most of the top earners have several... Read Full Story
