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Simon Phillip Cowell (/ ˈ k aʊ əl /; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive.He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK (2004–2010, 2014–2018), and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010 ...
The X Factor is a British reality television music competition, and part of the global X Factor franchise created by Simon Cowell.Premiering on 4 September 2004, it was produced by Fremantle's British entertainment company, Thames (Talkback Thames until 2011), and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment for ITV, [2] as well as simulcast on Virgin Media One in Ireland.
The Xtra Factor (known as The Xtra Factor Live in 2016) is a companion show to the British television music competition The X Factor.It was broadcast on ITV2 and on TV3 in Ireland, on Saturday and Sunday nights after the main ITV show from 4 September 2004 to 11 December 2016.
3 September – Dick Strawbridge, Burma-born colonel and factual television presenter; 10 September – Helen Pearson, actress; 17 September – Charles Lawson, actor; 7 October – Simon Cowell, music producer and television talent show judge; 11 October – David Morgan, Canada-born broadcast journalist working in Northern Ireland (died 2016)
Cowell was strongly critical of World Idol, and it is highly unlikely to be staged again. After the second series of Pop Idol, ITV put the show on indefinite hiatus when in April 2004 judge and music executive Simon Cowell announced the launch of his own show, The X Factor, which he and his record label held the rights to. [3]
Simon Cowell is back — and he wants to create the next boy band 14 years after the success of One Direction. “Every generation deserves a megastar boyband, and I don’t think there has been ...
September 4, 2024 at 11:05 AM. ... Simon Cowell, Eric Cowell and Lauren Silverman at the "America's Got Talent" Season 19 quarterfinals 4 held at Hotel Dena, Pasadena Los Angeles on September 3 ...
The first series was broadcast from 4 September to 11 December 2004. The competition was split into several stages: auditions, bootcamp, judges' homes and live shows, with Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell as judges. Kate Thornton presented the show on ITV, whilst Ben Shephard presented the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2.