Simon cowell date of birth
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Simon Cowell - Biography
Simon Cowell Early Life
Simon Phillip Cowell was born on October 7, 1959 in Lambeth, London, to mom Julie Brett, a ballet dancer and socialite, and father Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, who was a music industry executive and on the board of directors for record label EMI.
When he was 21, thanks to his father's connections, he landed a job at EMI's mail room, and after briefly leaving on the hunt for other opportunities, he came back as an assistant with the responsibility for scouting new talent and artist development.
Simon Cowell Professional Life
Simon left EMI in 1983 to form independent label E&S Music, however it folded within a year. He went on to form Fanfare Records, which initially sold exercise videos, though the company found success in music through its first big hit in 1986, "So Macho" by Sinitta, who Simon also dated. In 1989 Fanfare also folded, leaving Simon borderline bankrupt.
He subsequently joined BMG as an A&R consultant, and through BMG he founded S Records, which signed artists such as Curiosity Killed
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If that was truly the case, it may no longer be so. In Miami, after he has explained to me his plans for his money after he is gone, I ask whether he has now ruled out having kids. "At my age, definitely," he says. I express surprise and refer to his talk of more Simons. "Well, yeah," he says, "but the reality is, with the way I live my life, I wouldn’t have the patience. I’d sort of want people born at the age of 10, I think."
Did you really think about it for a moment?
"A little while, but not seriously. I was sort of probably just in the moment. Truthfully, with the schedule, the crazy hours, I don’t think it would work."
Are you still as enthusiastic about the idea of marriage?
There has been nothing I have asked him until now, however nosy or impertinent, that has shown the slightest sign of ruffling him. But now he has a completely different look on his face, as though he doesn’t know what to say or where to go with this.
Or is that a tricky one?
"Yeah. Let’s just leave that one."
And it’s clear he means this mor
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Simon Cowell
(1959-)
Who Is Simon Cowell?
Simon Cowell was born on October 7, 1959, in London, England. Cowell started his career in the mailroom at EMI Music Publishing. He worked as a record producer, talent scout and consultant within the music industry before producing the hit British TV show Pop Idol and its U.S. counterpart, American Idol. Cowell's scathing comments were famous during his nine seasons as a judge on American Idol. He started judging The X Factor in 2011 and signed on to judge America's Got Talent in 2015.
Simon Cowell
Net Worth
As of 2019 Cowell has an estimated net worth of $550 million.
TV Shows
'Pop Idol' and 'American Idol'
In 2001 Cowell teamed up with Simon Fuller to produce a show in which the public chose Britain's next big music performance star. The show, Pop Idol, debuted in the U.K. and promised a BMG record deal to the winner. With Cowell as a judge notorious for reducing contestants to tears, the show was an instant success, drawing more than 10,000 would-be stars to audition for the show.
The American version, Am
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