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	Simon Cowell Quotes @ AngrySimon.Com >> Read / listen some of Simon Cowell's most famous quotes
		Simon dismisses the advice and says: "You have to have a talent to progress it.
		Simon Cowell about his fellow judges: "What you're seeing on TV is faked because I'm trying to make it look like I like her.
		Simon Cowell on Paula: "My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face.
	www.angrysimon.com /simon_quotes.html (381 words)

	Simon Cowell
		Simon Cowell, nicknamed Mr Nasty because of his savage criticisms on American Idol and The X Factor, has worked in the music industry for nearly three decades.
		Simon Cowell came to the attention of a wider public when he appeared as a judge on Pop Idol, which he also helped to develope.
		Cowell has developed a sort of Mr Nasty persona and his reputation is such that hardly a week goes by without a pundit using the phrase 'the new Simon Cowell' as an adjectival phrase.
	www.biogs.com /famous/cowell.html (372 words)

	Simon Cowell American Idol Judge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Simon Philip Cowell (born October 7, 1959 in Brighton, England) is an English artist and repertoire executive for BMG, but is probably best known as a judge on the television programs Pop Idol, American Idol and The X Factor.
		Cowell is notorious for his uncompromisingly harsh and occasionally controversial criticism of Pop Idol, X Factor and American Idol contestants.
		Simon Cowell's latest brainchild is the internationally acclaimed operatic pop band Il Divo, composed of four young opera singers of four different nationalities.
	www.sevengeeks.com /mini-simoncowell.htm (356 words)

	Celebrity Libra Simon Cowell Profile - Zodiac Central Libra - AOL Horoscopes
		Simon Cowell was born October 7, 1959, making him a Libra, a sign celebrated for its kindness, graciousness and consideration for the feelings of others.
		Simon Cowell's deeply critical attitude comes naturally, but part of the fun for him is the verbal swordplay.
		Simon's was in Sagittarius, a sign known to be outgoing and optimistic.
	horoscopes.aol.com /astrology/zodiac-central/libra/simon-cowell (705 words)

	Simon Cowell - Yuku
		Simon Philip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is a English artist and repertoire ("AandR") executive for BMG in the UK, but is best known as a judge on the television programs Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent.
		Cowell became a judge on the first season of Pop Idol in the year of 2001, and did the same for American Idol in 2002 and his acerbic style of judging was a major reason for these shows becoming popular.
		Cowell's fame (or infamy) grew, fed by his deliberately insincere signature phrase, "I don't mean to be rude, but …", inevitably followed by an unsparing denigration of the contestant's talents, personality, or even physical appearance.
	simon-cowell.u.yuku.com (781 words)

	DigitalReview.net - Simon Cowell
		Simon Cowell, born on October 7, 1959 in Brighton England, is an artist and reportoire (AandR) for Sony Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) in the UK, and most famously, a judge for the popular U.S. TV show American Idol.
		Simon Cowell is known for his blunt and sometimes scathing criticism of the performers he judges.
		Cowell was raised by nannies and attended several boarding schools, being transferred to school to school due to bad behavior.
	www.digitalreview.net /simon_cowell.html (684 words)

	Simon Cowell Pictures, Simon Cowell Photo Gallery and Biography - Celebrity Pictures by WireImage.com
		Cowell is more than just a source of terror for future pop stars, however, and has had an illustrious career as a record producer and executive.
		Cowell was born in Brighton, England on October 7, 1959, and from an early age wanted to enter the music business like his father, an executive at EMI Music Publishing.
		Cowell recently signed a deal with Fox for five more seasons of the show, and if the ratings are any indication (it has been consistently #1 during its current and past seasons), Fox may have to sign him on again in 2010.
	www.wireimage.com /celebrities/SimonCowell (779 words)

	simon cowell, simon cowell american idol, american idol
		Simon Cowell’s music career is now infamous having, over the past 20 years, shaped what we consider to be modern pop music today.
		Starting in 1979 with EMI Music Publishing, Cowell (42) cut his teeth and got a taste for what the public want, a sense of commercial potential and most importantly; what makes a hit.
		Simon's roster of signing reads like a who's who of pop success stories over the last decade (including some seemingly unlikely ones).
	www.hollywoodauditions.com /Biographies/simon_cowell.htm (836 words)

	Simon Cowell juggles many duties
		Cameras rolled on judges Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson far more than in previous auditions, he says, capturing their reactions to finalists, and each other.
		Cowell will rely on "Idol' "s "magic ingredient" - the audition segments that open each season and draw big ratings - to spark interest in his "American Inventor." But the three judges won't include Cowell, who will stay behind the scenes.
		Cowell is looking for strong personalities and clever concepts, but says a "crazy idea" might get a hearing if the inventor is charismatic.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/tv/articles/1122cowell22.html (633 words)

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		Simon Philip Cowell (b orn October 7, 1959 in Brighton, England) is a British AandR (artist and repertoire) executive for BMG Records, but is probably best known as a judge on Pop Idol and American Idol television programs.
		Cowell is notorious for his uncompromisingly harsh and occasionally controversial criticism of Pop Idol and American Idol contestants.
		Simon Cowell was branded an "a***" by Paula Abdul after he reduced a host of pop hopefuls to tears on the new series of 'American Idol'.
	www.lycos.com /info/simon-cowell.html (421 words)

	Simon Cowell News & Pictures \| Hollyscoop
		Simon’s head is up, back is straight, chest high, which only shows that he knows what he did is wrong, but don’t think he is going to get down on his knees to ask for forgiveness.
		Cowell has admitted to being a ladies' man, but insists he only looks and doesn't touch when he's seriously involved with a woman.
		Simon Cowell has hired Regis Philbin to be his Ryan Seacrest for his upcoming summer reality series, "America's Got Talent." The new show, "America's Got Talent," is very similar to "American Idol" - an amateur, nationwide talent competition with the winner walking away with a $1 million cash prize.
	www.hollyscoop.com /simon-cowell/174.aspx (1026 words)

	Simon Cowell Biography at Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cowell worked a series of menial jobs, one as a waiter at the ABC restaurant in Windsor and another at a hi-fi shop, but his first real entry into entertainment came at 17 as a runner on the set of “The Return of the Saint” at the Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.
		Cowell moved on to an errand job in the post room at music giant EMI, where the hours were long, the pay minimal and the abuse from his superiors incessant.
		Cowell and his partner, Simon Fuller, took the idea of creating a pop star further by allowing the audience to choose who they wanted, thus the British series “Pop Idols” (2001-2002) was born and became an instant hit.
	www.hollywood.com /celebritydetail/Simon_Cowell/1233067 (1172 words)

	Simon Cowell (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Simon Cowell, the truculent judge on "American Idol" is nicknamed "Mr.
		Cowell was born on October 7, 1959 in London England.
		Simon Cowell was born in the Year of the Boar, the Month of the Horse.
	www.acumind.com /News/cowell.html (306 words)

	Simon Cowell Gets Dramatic - Oct 02, 2003 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The show, destined to be an hourlong drama, is Cowell's first foray into scripted television as part of a multimillion-dollar development deal the snippy judge has with the network.
		Cowell and producer Ted Harbert approached 20th Century TV with the idea as part of the Brit's development deal, and Fox gave them the go-ahead--though there's no guarantee the pilot will be picked up.
		In addition to overseeing the as-of-yet untitled Fox drama, Simon's still got another three years on his AI contract cutting hapless contestants down to size (at a whopping $150,000 per episode).
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,12617,00.html (467 words)

	Simon Cowell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Subsequently, Cowell signed a number of acts to BMG that made a mark in the pop music world, including Curiosity Killed the Cat, Sonia, 5ive, record-setting UK chart-toppers Westlife, and surprise actors-turned-singers Robson and Jerome.
		Cowell's fame (or infamy) grew, fed by his deliberately insincere signature phrase, "I don't mean to be rude, but …".
		Cowell maintains an apparently lavish lifestyle with several houses in San Francisco, California and one in London, England, a Ferrari, a Rolls Royce Phantom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Simon_Cowell (1466 words)

	The Biography Channel - Simon Cowell Biography
		Simon Cowell began his career in the music industry back in 1979, when he joined EMI Music Publishing.
		Thanks to Simon cropping up in the âproductionâ credits of most of his artists' records, he has cleverly managed to secure himself a share of the royalties.
		Simon has now become a celebrity in his own right, serving as a judge on both the UK and US version of the âPop Idolâ show.
	www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_story/1199:1357/1/Simon_Cowell.htm (447 words)

	SoMA Review - Our Savior, Simon Cowell - Franklin Foer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although Cowell's harsh pronouncements frequently make him the subject of jeers during the live broadcasts, his opinions routinely lead millions to pick up their phones and vote for his favored candidates.
		In response to Cowell's advice, raw-sounding rockers have experimented with unfamiliar genres to expose their "sensitive side"; torch singers have dropped their crutch reliance on ballads.
		Cowell, on the other hand, will frequently begin his most effusive comments with a deprecating remark about the contestant's hair style or past performances.
	www.somareview.com /simoncowell.cfm (1742 words)

	Girl Thing - Re-uniting the fans in 2006: Simon Cowell Archives (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Simon Cowell says Girl Thing "were very good, but we made mistakes"
		Betty Boo has lashed-out at Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell, claiming that he isn't very good at his job, after he initially rejected a track which Hear'Say went on to sell by the bucketload.
		Speaking to The Guardian, the 90's popster explained that when she and her co-writers presented Cowell with the track, Pure And Simple, for the now-defunct five-piece Girl Thing, he chose to hide their version away on an album which was only released overseas.
	www.girlthing.uk.com /cat_simon_cowell.html (804 words)

	Simon Cowell - Profile - Television - New York Times
		Cowell discussed the many tentacles of his growing empire, part of a company he calls Syco, which at the moment includes a record label and a television production unit, both of which are cranking out products at a larruping pace.
		Cowell runs the careers of numerous recording artists, including the Irish band Westlife and Il Divo, the operatic, pop-singing quartet that has reached the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
		Cowell clearly relishes the continuing success of the reality talent show he and his partner, Simon Fuller, brought from their native England in 2002.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/03/12/arts/television/12cart.html?ei=5088&en=dcd48f6a9ee2be33&ex=1299819600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all (2140 words)

	Simon Cowell : People.com
		Gleefully snarky American Idol judge Simon Cowell notes that his first insult was directed at his own mother when he was only 4: He told his mum her white pillbox hat made her look like a poodle.
		By the time Cowell was 30, he was a bigwig at BMG, later signing top talent like 5ive and Westlife to his own label, S Records.
		Simon Cowell told Esquire that Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful"; is one of the greatest pop records of all time.
	www.people.com /people/simon_cowell (701 words)

	Celebrities
		Cowell, who insists he was not neglected as a child, first gained notoriety as a judge on the original U.K. version of the series, entitled "Pop Idols." While Simon's vicious critiques have been harsh enough to elicit death threats from rejected hopefuls, his credentials speak for themselves.
		Cowell's success in breaking prefab acts in Europe (Westlife, Five) is almost unprecedented: His artists have racked up 17 number 1 singles in the past decade.
		Next Cowell will attempt to conquer the literary world, with the tentatively titled "X-Factor." The book is slated for release in March and promises to be chock full of those Simonisms we've grown to love.
	www.planetout.com /entertainment/starstruck/feature/?sernum=205 (444 words)

	Simon Cowell
		Simon Cowell is the acerbic judge on American Idol, famous for variations on the line, "I don't mean to be rude, but..." followed by his rude assessment of a performer's talent.
		Cowell soon bolted from EMI to start his own label, which went bankrupt.
		Sinitta has said that while she was staying with the Cowells, Simon, then 21, tried to seduce her, but stopped cold when she told him how old she was.
	www.nndb.com /people/879/000027798 (542 words)

	Simon Cowell on American Idol
		Simon Cowell's honesty on American Idol has made him a household name in America.
		Cowell's UK-based production company, SYCO, produced the U.S. series Cupid and is currently at work on "The X Factor," which will begin airing in the UK in September 2004, with Cowell executive-producing.
		Cowell was named one of People Magazineis 25 Most Eligible Bachelors in 2004, while Entertainment Weekly named him one of the Top Entertainers of the year.
	www.wvah.com /programs/americanidol/simoncowell.shtml (219 words)

	Reality TV Magazine: Is Simon Cowell Leaving American Idol?
		Even though Simon Cowell is technically under contract for at least one more season of American Idol, the New York Times reports Cowell doesn’t have a deal to sign the winner and the runner-up to his record label like he has had in previous season.
		There is the possibility that Simon Cowell could sell his X-Factor television show to another network in the U.S. and leave American Idol to focus on his own show.
		Simon is so biased and always has his favorites picked out way before the competition has started.
	www.realitytvmagazine.com /blog/2005/11/is_simon_cowell.html (1115 words)

	Cowell Believes 'America's Got Talent' - NBC competition will be open to anyone - Zap2it
		LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" has pretty well cornered the market on anointing singers via television, but Simon Cowell thinks the country is ready for a talent competition that's a little broader in scope.
		Cowell also says that the audition rounds will feature "a device to stop the act, which I won't reveal at the moment, but it's brutal." In response to a reporter's question, he does allow that the device is neither a gong nor a trap door.
		Cowell says he spoke with FOX, which airs "Idol," about "America's Got Talent," but NBC, which was looking for its own talent competition franchise, was enamored of the idea from the start.
	www.zap2it.com /tv/news/zap-simoncowell-nbcamericasgottalent,0,2665711.story?coll=zap-tv-mainheadline (767 words)

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