Simon Cowell
- Profession: Music mogul
- Place/Date of Birth: Brighton, 07 October 2020
The music mogul, 47, is reported to be worth around £200 million after selling the format for
"He’s got the X Factor, he knows exactly what people want and aren’t getting. Whether it’s music or television, he has the most amazing success by backing his own judgement," Simon’s spokesman told the Daily Mail.
The winner will take home £100,000 and perform for the Queen at this year’s Royal Variety Show.
Simon has commented on his phenomenal success in the past, saying: "I have an absolute hatred of losing. It goes back to being a kid when you’re losing at Monopoly and you throw the board up in the air. It’s irrelevant what the prize is, I just want to beat the competition."
Spice Girls in documentary deal? - May 16 2007
Simon Cowell might be lining up the Spice Girls to appear in a TV documentary to coincide with a Take That style comeback.
The pop mogul has apparently offered the girls a multi-million pound deal for a fly-on-the-wall show that will chart their lives since 2001 and follow preparations for a rumoured charity gig in the summer, according to the Daily Express.
A source at Simon’s company Syco told the paper: "Simon knows and sees Victoria the most and they’ve spoken about doing a two-hour documentary. She was really keen and has been speaking to the girls about it."
But not all the Spices are so pleased about the idea of going back on tour, like the re-formed boyband Take That.
"While Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Emma Bunton and Victoria are all really keen, they’re having a hard time convincing Me C, who isn’t sure she wants to be on the road touring again," revealed another insider.
"[The documentary] will be similar to the Take That show, which subsequently led to a sell-out arena tour, hit comeback album and No 1 singles.
"They’ve seen a lot of each other recently, at Geri’s daughters christening and David’s birthday, and they discussed the offers they’ve had.
"They are keen to kick off any kind of a comeback with a bang - and that means the two-hour TV special."
X-Factor loses phone sponsor - May 9 2007
The X Factor is looking for a new sponsor after Nokia decided not to renew its contract with the hit ITV show.
The mobile phone company sponsored the first three series of the talent show which features Simon Cowell.
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Starting in 1979 with EMI Music Publishing, Cowell (42) got a taste for what the public wanted and it wasn’t long before he decided to take these qualities and put them to use for himself, setting up his own label, Fanfare, along with partner Iain Burton.
By 1989 BMG had offered Simon a position as A&R Consultant. It was a relationship which would prove to be hugely successful, profitable and enduring. Cowell has set-up his own label through BMG, S Records, reflecting the success and vision he has manifested.
Simon’s roster of signing reads like a who’s who of pop success stories over the last decade. Highlights include, Curiosity Killed The Cat, Sonia, and cornering the boy band market, bad boys of pop Five (who disbanded last year) and the global multi-platinum phenomenon, Westlife.
Always pop but never predictable, Simon has enjoyed some of his most successful signings by always keeping an eye firmly on the TV world, sensing a public following and always being the first knocking on the door. The Power Rangers, World Wrestling Federation, Zig & Zag and the Xmas Number 1 smash Teletubbies moved from the small box to the airwaves due to Simon, although, he claims his biggest shock success would come in the form of Robson & Jerome.
Making records and breaking them, in the last 10 years, Cowell has achieved sales of over 25 million albums, over 70 top 30 records and 17 number 1 singles.
Simon is currently a judge on the US version of Pop Idols and is busy looking after Will, Gareth and Sarah Watemore, who he signed to BMG after the show.
October 2007