In July 2020, it was reported that Cowell is in talks with streaming giant Netflix to create talent competitions for the service. Over the years his label was very successful and represented artists including Noah Cyrus, Grace VanerWaal, and Leona Lewis. In 2020, Cowell stepped away from his record label Syco Music, to focus on other projects. To raise money for the families of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017 and for The London Community Foundation, Cowell arranged the recording and release of a charity single "Bridge over Troubled Water." Cowell collaborated with a number of vocalists for the single, including Robbie Williams, Dua Lipa, Roger Daltrey, and Rita Ora, and the song reached number one on the U.K. TV Guide named him at number 10 in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time. In 20, Time magazine named Cowell one of the 100 most influential people in the world. As we all know, Cowell eventually moved on to judge Pop Idol spin-off, "American Idol." Cowell's fame grew thanks to his signature phrase, "I don't mean to be rude, but …." Cowell left "American Idol" in January 2010 when the show was still the most popular show on American television.Ĭowell uses his newest record label, Syco, as a platform to release records from the talent seen on its sister company, Syco TV, which produces television shows "The X Factor," "Britain's Got Talent," and "America's Got Talent." In 2001, Cowell became a judge on the British television reality show "Pop Idol," which in turn spawned a worldwide franchise now seen in over 100 countries. According to Cowell, they made him his first million. It became the best selling single of 1995, and the group's self-titled debut album released later in the year also became the best-selling album of 1995. The recording by the duo quickly reached number one in the U.K. Interestingly, Simon Cowel and S-Records' first major success did not come from music artists, but from novelty releases based on popular television series such as "The Wiggles" and "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers." In 1995, he persuaded two actors, Robson Green and Jerome Flynn from the UK television drama series "Soldier Soldier," to sign with him and record the song "Unchained Melody," which they had performed on the show. Cowell then formed another label of his own called S-Records. He then went to work at a company called Fanfare Records for eight years until its parent company was sold to BMG. Initially starting out in the mailroom, Simon worked his way up at the company before leaving to form his own label, E&S Music. Eventually, Simon went to work for his father, Eric Philip Cowell, who was an executive at EMI Music Publishing. Early CareerĬowell worked a number of odd jobs in his youth, including working as a runner on Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film "The Shining." However, he had issues getting along with his colleagues and bosses. He passed English Language and Literature and then attended Windsor Technical College. Cowell attended Radlett Preparatory School and Dover College. Cowell has a younger brother, three half-brothers, and a half-sister. Simon Phillip Cowell was born in Lambeth, London, England on October 7, 1959.
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