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Simon Cowell

Most Recent Role: Judge on The X Factor
Alias Name(s): Mr. Nasty, Judge Dread
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Birthday: 10-7-1959
Birth Name: Simon Phillip Cowell
Simon CowellMore Photos Simon began his career in the music industry back in 1979, when he joined EMI Music Publishing. Having learnt what it took to make a hit record, he was quick to set up his own label, ‘Fanfare’ with partner Iain Burton. Proving that he had an ear for a hit, BMG offered Simon the position of A&R Consultant in 1989. His time at BMG saw him pioneer some of the biggest selling hits in the...
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The X Factor
The Auditions (Part 2)
Saturday 23 August 2008 on ITV1

The auditions continue in the second show of the series. Judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole travel to Birmingham to see more hopefuls sing for a place in boot camp. Dermot O'Leary hosts and interviews the contestants.

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Season 7 of American Idol

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Simon had his first kiss when he was nine. (edit)
In 2007, Simon was offered £1 million to become the face of Viagra. Feeling insulted by the offer, he turned it down. (edit)
Simon dropped out of high school at age 16. (edit)
Says that the first time he gave a criticism was at age four when he looked at his mother's white fuzzy pillbox hat and remarked, "Mum, you look like a poodle" (edit)
During auditions for The X Factor, he made a bet with auditionee Paul Holt that he would pay him £50,000 if he got a #1 single. Holt was quickly signed by a record label - and backed by X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne - to release "50 Grand for Christmas" in December 2004, which only charted at #35 in the UK. (edit)
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Simon: If I were gay, why wouldn't I admit it? Plenty of people in the record industry are gay, and my mother wouldn't freak out. (edit)
Simon: Last year, my agent rang me and said, 'You've been offered an incredibly big deal. It's to be the face of Viagra.' And I just said, 'Sorry, but that has to be a fucking insult.' (edit)
Simon: (on Britney Spears' apparent break-down) From where I sit, you could see it coming a long time ago. I said six months ago that she should go home. I'd have said, 'Stay with your mother, don't go out with your stupid friends, just live normally.' You'd be amazed - you live normally and suddenly everything becomes normal. (edit)
Simon: For me, Il Divo was the best thing I had ever heard. (edit)
Simon: (claiming he deserves to be paid more than Bruce Springsteen) I sell more records than Bruce Springsteen... If he got 100, I should have got 500. In the last five years, I've probably sold over 100 million records.By doing Idol I signed the biggest artist on the planet and it's called Idol because every single Idol winner is now signed through Sony BMG. (edit)
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Merhimek
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9.0
Superb
"Talented"
Simon Cowell is great at what he does.
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ger5632
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8.1
Great
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his strict but fair
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6tacky
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9.5
Superb
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american idol judge
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cyntone
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10.0
Perfect
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Simon is usually right with his comments, criticisms and observations if you haven't noticed.
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ThereGoesHalo3
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7.7
Good
"One of the all-time greats"
Funny, but only sometimes.
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