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.
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 pair... Read Full Story
Photo Agency Simon Cowell might actually take Eminem up on his offer. The rapper said last week that he wanted to be a judge on UK TV talent show The X Factor and now Simon says he'd be happy to have him. A Simon-Shady show might be a bit much, but we'd still like to see it. Simon Cowell (Pacific Coast News) Simon said: “It would be great to have him on as a guest judge. Em -- I can call him that because we are on first name terms -- the job is yours.” However, Simon insisted he won’t alter... Read Full Story
Simon Cowell, American Idol and The X-Factor co-creator and judge, has his targets set on politics. Not for public office, but with a new reality show.
In a recent interview, the English music executive and television producer said he was pondering the production of a “political X Factor” in the U.K. The participants would debate issues and the public would phone in their votes before an upcoming parliamentary election. Cowell suggested that the initial series could focus on “five or six... Read Full Story
Sir Paul McCartney has said he supports the campaign to get Rage Against Machine to the Christmas number one spot and beat The X Factor finalist Joe McElderry.
Macca, 67, recently appeared on the final of the show but said the band beating The X Factor winner would ‘prove a point’.
He said to Sky News: “I like the idea. Everyone expects Joe to do it, and if he goes to number one then good luck to him.
“He’s just some kid with a career ahead. I’ve got nothing against that, but it would be... Read Full Story
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We never suspicion we’d complete these words, but we unequivocally instruct had an ex like Simon Cowell . Apparently, the American Idol decider and X-Factor writer has asked his ex-girlfriends Sinitta, Jackie St. Clair and Terri Seymour to stick on him on a in isolation yacht in the Caribbean for Christmas. Terri hasn’t reliable either or not she’s going, but Sinetta can’t wait. She not long ago told The Mirror , “I’m going to stick on [Simon] in Antigua . The... Read Full Story
X Factor judge Simon Cowell performed some dodgy dance moves in a video message shown during the show’s wrap party.
The 50-year-old star could not make the show’s end-of-series party held at Jalouse nightclub in Central London.
A video message was then played from the star and a source said: “The biggest laugh was for Simon, who started rapping to Ice Ice Baby. He has no right to slate anyone’s singing after hearing that.”
The source added to UK newspaper Daily Mirror: “Simon couldn’t... Read Full Story
It's being reported that Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol. Cowell is leaving the popular show to launch a U.S. version of his British hit music contest The X Factor.
The Times of London reports that Cowell has been in talks with the Fox to bring X Factor to the U.S. in 2011. "There are discussions going on with 'American Idol' and also about the possibility of bringing 'X Factor' to the United States, but no decisions have been made, and nothing has been finalized," Cowell's spokesman... Read Full Story
"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
X Factor judge Simon Cowell has added further fuel to speculation that the show is heading to America.
The 50-year-old star, who recently finished the sixth series of the UK talent show, is said to be taking the popular series to the US in addition to his show American Idol.
He told BBC’s Newsnight: “I think the show will go to America. 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... Read Full Story
Simon Cowell has reportedly hired a yacht to sail around the Caribbean with his mum and ex-girlfriends over Christmas.
The 50-year-old X Factor judge has invited ex-girlfriends Sinitta, 41, and Jackie St Clair to join him on the trip – and his most-recent ex Terri Seymour, 34, is yet to confirm. His mum Julie, 84, will also join the group.
Sinitta said: “I’m going to join him in Antigua. The best thing is that he has his own chef as he can’t cook.”
A source said: “Simon is totally... Read Full Story
