Simon cowell - age

Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco in , as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music also known as S Records in After some success in the s and s as a record producer, talent agent and consultant in the UK music industry, Cowell came to public prominence in as a judge on Pop Idol , a talent television show which he and its creator Simon Fuller successfully pitched to ITV Controller of Entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz.

He subsequently created The X Factor in and Got Talent in , which have become successful television franchises sold around the world. Cowell often makes blunt and controversial comments as a television music and talent show judge, including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities. He combines activities in both the television and music industries.

In and , Time named Cowell one of the most influential people in the world. Cowell's mother was from a Christian background. However, after failing to get a promotion, he left to try out other jobs before returning to EMI. Some of Cowell's early success came through Stock Aitken Waterman , who produced a number of hits in the s.

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As Mr Cowell and Mr Fuller rattled through their idea for an ambitious new show to identify an unknown British singing star, Boyd scribbled notes during the hour-long meeting. Pop Idol , as it became, attracted mass family audiences, sold around the world, and it would also act as a template for a host of new shows set to transform Saturday night entertainment, with a mixture of live judging and public voting all in the initial pitch".

Cowell formed a new company, Syco , in Inspired by the success of Il Divo, Cowell created a child version, Angelis , made up of six 11 to 14 year-olds from choirs across the UK, with their debut album released in November On 11 January , Cowell's exit from American Idol was made official. One year after Cowell left American Idol , the show eventually completed eight consecutive seasons of leadership amongst all primetime programmes in the United States, marking the longest annual winning streak in the ratings in U.

The season was Cowell's last on the show, and he was replaced by Steven Tyler. The X Factor was an instant success with the viewers and enjoyed its tenth series in