I changed the spelling of 'millenium' to 'millennium'. This is a common error, even on shop-fronts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slyzenoui ( talk • contribs) 00:26, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
you should include this:
"Simon rejects £1 million offer to be face of Viagra" http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/03/03/2008-03-03_simon_cowell_rejects_viagra_offer.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.130.136.55 ( talk) 01:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Check out this article about his new show, America's got talent Season 3
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172008/tv/drag__not_talentsimons_show_better_than__115836.htm
"I hate him, he said I couldn't sing and look wierd. :(" ( Cipher Destiny 18:46, 26 August 2006 (UTC))
Julie Cowell was brought up in the city of Brighton and the family did live there for a number of years. It seems that they moved after the birth of Nick. Julie Cowell moved back to Brighton and now lives in Ovingdean, just east of the city centre. Nick got married a couple of years ago in the nearby village of Rottingdean.
Never watched IDOL was but I did play in a band signed (and still signed) with Virgin. The question: why are non-musicians and pop star has beens (I haven't played for years so that's me as well by the way) selected as judges?
Can't we have a better picture then a black-and-white one with his nose blocked by some words? Maybe someone could get one of him on The X Factor? Thelb 4 20:41, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Wasted Time, I am not sure about that, that the article doesn't work with separately-headed sections. It could be done in such a way that separate sections bring in different aspects of his life or career. It works with almost any other article. This way, it is just one monolithic slab where one has to go through the whole to find separate aspects every time one looks for them. Don't forget, as time goes on more and more will be added, and eventually it will certainly be necessary, to make it more convenient. The only thing is that it may need to be reorganised somewhat, but I am sure it can be done. Dieter Simon 22:30, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
Is there a way someone could elaborate on this? It would help to know the specifics of what happened on this show. --AWF
Under Simon's Place of Birth it read Barnet, England, USA
I removed USA from the mini bio, as he was not born in the USA.
That's unlikely, Chantessy, considering he lives in England most of the time! Sky83 ( talk) 12:42, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Googling "Simon Cowell" + "born in Barnet" returns only 9 results, whereas "Simon Cowell" + "born in Brighton" returns 216 results.
Does anyone have the definitve answer, with a reliable cite? Pufnstuf 21:15, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
Dieter Simon 00:44, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
How can Cowell's net worth be less than his annual salary?
What evidence is there that Cowell is Jewish? As with many articles, someone keeps claiming British media celebrities are Jewish, with no evidence.
How can he be listed as being Jewish, when his mother was Jewish and he wasn't brought up as a Jew?
Someone has put that SC has relations with animals. Surely this either needs to be references or removed - the former being prefered but sadly latter more likely.
the former being prefered but sadly latter more likely.
Oh, you are too funny... Imsuchadork 03:30, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
How many sections does this article need?! Trampik e y ( talk to me)( contribs) 19:10, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
Somebody stated that the model Jasmine Lennard was a co host of the British show Pop Idol but she wasn't even famous when the show aired, I can only assume that the comment was made by someone who has never watched the UK Pop Idol which was hosted by two male presenters Ant and Dec.
In addition I removed an absurd and pointless addition "his sexuality has been questioned but he is admittedly straight"!! BumblebeeUK 01:56, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
It stated that Simon had said "NO" to Kellie Pickler's audition, however that is not true. He said "YES".
Can anyone expound on Simon's relation to the teletubbies?
Did he produce the teletubbies? JoeMystical 03:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
He was behind the Teletubbies releasing a single "Say Eh Oh" in the UK. I think it might have even charted. Not sure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.252.179 ( talk) 01:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
There are two names mentioned in the Private Life section for which there is no context. "Seymour" and "Lennard".
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First of all, if he did, find a source.
Second of all, spell it correctilly, pleese. David 07:55, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
yes this article really needs a photo of simon... ... its a bit boring just reading the text. a picture will light it up.-- Matrix17 16:17, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I just reverted some vandalism:
Dead at Age 47 Due to tight black shirts, Simon Cowell's blood circulation was cut off and caused him to have a heart attack. He died in his hotel room after the Top 11 Finalist showing on March 20, 2007. More information to follow. Crion 01:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
There should be a controversy section. He has been attacked by minorities, overweight people, feminists, homosexuals and other groups of losers for some of the comments he's made. BTW we all know that the only reason Idol has lasted this long is because people like me are eager to hear what Simon has to say.
I think unregistered editors should not be able to access this article. The "References" list had been removed for many days and stayed removed. Without it some of the dubious statements made in the "Personal life" para for example, could not be verified. I am surprised Simon hasn't thrown a defamation suit at us. Let's put it this way, we are going the right way about it if we are continuing to let this happen. The "nose-picking" item was in for quite a number of days. If it weren't just too childish, it could be a lot more serious. Why expose Wikipedia to this sort of nonsense? Dieter Simon 23:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Why did the thing about Rudi and the Gays making references get deleted. that is true. it should be re-posted. check out the rudie and the gays page. -- Charzar2 14:53, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
There was no such show called "Rudi and the Gays". The article was deleted because it was made-up nonsense. -- ArglebargleIV 14:56, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
is he really a vegetarian i know he publicly does a lot of work for peta but is he a vegetarian
This page is missing a picture. Maybe someone who's taken photos of him could download one? I would, but I don't have any pictures of him. Thanks, Meldshal 42 20:43, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
The chronology of this article needs to be improved. Specifically, under "Professional career", it is mentioned that Cowell signed a five-year contract renewal in 2006 for American Idol, two paragraphs before it is mentioned when he started on Pop Idol and then American Idol. -- Metropolitan90 06:54, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
I toned down some language. "Cowell went so far as to call..." is not neutral language. "Cowell called..." is much better. The reference doesn't indicate whether the person he said "Bush baby" to was disabled. That a contenstant "had a disorder" is so vague as to mean nothing.
It's also stupid to say "Cowell offended obese people". Cowell offends everybody; fat, thin, black, white, short, tall, and probably would offend someone with two heads if they auditioned for the show. 199.71.183.2 19:43, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
It's not accurate to estimate that Cowell pays 40% income tax. Anybody of substantial wealth who is not an employee is very likely to use the full range of options availed to them by UK tax law to reduce their tax payment significantly below 40% of income. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.224.61.182 ( talk) 23:18, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
if simon is such a great record producer, why i don't i know what he's produced? i'd like to see a list. where does this crude man get his credibility? - platy nov 23 —Preceding comment was added at 22:12, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
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Have added a couple of citations to the references suggesting Cowell was a record producer. I previously went so far as to amend a version, by changing the quote to "record promoter", as I firmly believe that's what Cowell was during the 80s. However, the version was replaced with the identical quotes from before, so I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall. Anyway, I remember footage of him as a young lad, appearing on Saturday morning telly (something like "Saturday Superstore"), early 80s sort of era. There's no way this kid was a producer; in fact he was brought on as some sort of promoter, or a figure within the music industry. Anyway, if anybody can provide citations, I;d be well interested to read them. FungasUK ( talk) 20:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu, re your request of discussing some of the categories in relation to halacha in the summary bar of the article, can you explain your point to all the good people who are reading this: "Rv, this needs discussion with respect to halacha and needs to be conducted on article's talk age..)". Many thanks. Dieter Simon ( talk) 01:36, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Wasn't Simon Cowell on a few episodes of this show? Maybe not. but if he was it sould be in the article . that show was great Nooblet1 ( talk) 15:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
The controversy section sounds like something from a blog about interesting facts and tidbits for people who like to hate Simon. The whole section sounds like WP:OR, there are no references whatsoever (let alone WP:RS) and I question the notability of Simon calling someone a bush baby (he's probably called people worse things than that but please don't take this as a challenge to go list them all) as well as accusations of rolling his eyes when he didn't. In conclusion, this section is not encyclopedic, it doesn't belong here. SWik78 ( talk) 12:51, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
This diff is vandalism as is the next one by DW Celt (see a phrase introduced in the middle). Apologies if I have undone an improvement by anyone. -- roundhouse0 ( talk) 12:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Odd that there's no mention in the article of Leona Lewis, his protege and arguably the most successful of all his acts. 86.153.218.173 ( talk) 19:11, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Income tax information was sourced from a Jeremy Clarkson article. This should be removed due to the context of a joke written in an article from an author known to exaggerate for comedic purposes. 131.202.11.233 ( talk) 13:00, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
Why write about such trash as he? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.117.75.138 ( talk) 11:23, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
And the 40% UK tax bracket is wrong. £34,600 is taxable income - you need to add on the tax allowance of £5,225 too - ie £39,825. (For 2007/8 tax year.) Bigbird3141 ( talk) 21:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
He is in the category American music industry executives. Does he hold American citizenship, or dual citizenship of the UK and the USA? Whilst he is influential in America's music industry, if he does not actually hold American citizenship, then surely he should not be in said category. Werdnawerdna ( talk) 21:35, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
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"Simon left by mutual agreement a few years later then one year later, Cowell went to work for Iain Burton" This part of the text makes little sense, and would be greatly improved with a full stop to break it up ie: "Simon left by mutual agreement a few years later. A year later, Cowell went to work for Iain Burton" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.47.125 ( talk) 18:21, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
Don't you think that's something's missing here? There's a void in this person's life, a black hole. What happened to Cowell between 1989 and 2006. Someone must know. And another thing....... Is it of interest to anyone (or worthy of an encyclopedic article) that his paternal grandparents were Jewish. The fact that this may be true doesn't make Cowell Jewish, not that that would be very relevant either. Colin marks ( talk) 07:21, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Metrospex (now banned for sockpuppetry) slipped in a comment about Simon being an 'utter plonker', in front of a legitimate quote. It's the 13 July edit in the history. Since the article's semi-protected and I don't have an account, I can't delete it. Somebody? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.172.137.89 ( talk) 08:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
Simon was the executive producer of a "reality" dating series called "Cupid" that aired in the Summer of 2003. The show didn't do very well in the ratings, and it appears that a proposed British version was never aired. Should this be added to the main article as it shows other series that he has been involved with, and specifically one that failed? http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-simon-cowell-creates-new-cupid-dating-reality-show-871.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.155.62 ( talk) 18:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Cowell was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. [1] His father, Eric Philip Cowell, was an estate agent developer and music industry executive, and his mother, Julie Brett ( née Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite. [2] Cowell's paternal grandparents, Joseph Cowell and Esther Malinsky, were English Jews, and his maternal grandfather was Scottish. [3] He has 1 brother, younger brother Nicholas Cowell, and 4 half-siblings, Tony Cowell, Michael Cowell, June Cowell (who lives in Majorca with her two daughters) and John Cowell. Michael is the oldest, followed by John, June Tony, Simon and Nicholas, (in that specific order). [4] [5]
Cowell attended Oathall Community College as did his brother, but left early before sixth form. He took a few menial jobs, but did not get along well with co-workers and bosses, until his father who was executive at the recording giant at EMI Music Publishing, managed to get him a job in the mail room.
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Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on July 3rd, 1998. They were signed on by """Simon Cowell""" and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Over the years, Westlife's music has evolved from teen pop to an adult contemporary sound, with an emphasis on ballads.
The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden. Filan and Feehily are the band's lead vocalists. All of the band members are songwriters, although most of their hits have been composed by external writers. They garnered 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, the third-highest in UK history, tying with Cliff Richard and tailing behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles. The band has also won numerous awards such as the "Best Irish Pop Act" at the annual Ireland Meteor Awards and ITV "Record of the Year" award in the UK. The band has also broken a few top records, including "Music artist with most consecutive number 1's in the UK" and the "Biggest selling arena act in the UK". Westlife have had 14 UK no.1's and were the first act in UK history to have 4 number 1s in a year. Not only that, they were the only band to have no.1's with their first 7 singles. All the rest of their hits have got to the top 10, if not the top 5.
For 10 years in the running, they have released six Studio Albums, one Greatest Hits album, one tribute album, one Cover Album, two Boxed sets, two Compilation Albums, twenty-six singles. All in all, it has been declared that they sold more than 50 million albums worldwide
I see no valid source to validate the claim that his grandparents were Jewish. Therefore, that statement should be removed. John O —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnyorland ( talk • contribs) 00:59, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} I believe it would benefit this article to include his unconfirmed fear of owls, started by a popular internet cartoon
www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Owls/
westlife is the most important band in life of Simon
http://www.discogs.com/Westlife-Westlife/release/690669 http://www.discogs.com/Westlife-Coast-To-Coast/release/690712 http://www.discogs.com/Westlife-World-Of-Our-Own/release/714873
The show was a huge success for NBC, drawing around 12 million viewers a week, and beating So You Think You Can Dance on FOX (produced by rival and Idol creator Simon Fuller).
Why is This being pitched against “So You Think You Can Dance”? What is the relevance and where is the data to support? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 19Ent ( talk • contribs) 16:57, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Presumably he has also had a successful career and so forth, does anyone else think the lead is over-focused on his "nasty" cult of personality? SGGH ping! 20:08, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
The phrase "television personality" deserves expansion. The most obvious personality attributes that come across on television are those such as superficial, unwarrantedly smug, slightly unpleasant, unimportant, of little presence, of small stature, unnoteworthy. For these he is, indeed a mediocre exemplar. However, are they what is meant by 'a personality'? Or is such a description implicitly derogatory, being a metaphor for having nothing really of note about them other than a slightly laughable brashness for which a little pity might be felt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.145.23.52 ( talk) 10:45, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
You missed out hypocritical. He makes wild claims about his love of rock music but how many rock acts has he ever helped create? None. He makes music that he doesn't even like because that's where the money is (like he needs more!) 82.152.45.145 ( talk) 21:53, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I’m going to change Simon cowell back to being English, some one seems to have changed it to British at some point with no consensus and these sorts of edits seem petty and just plain unnecessary. Last time I checked he was described as English. Please remember it is perfectly fine and within NPOV to describe all people from the UK as being either English/Scottish/Welsh/Nirish. Adam אָדָם ( talk) 20:44, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
I think it's all a bit questionable really.. I describe myself as British.. but then again I am Welsh & English.. P.S guys, I've added a bit to the bottom of his 'personal life' section about his 'depressive moods'.. Dvmedis ( talk) 05:31, 2 June 2009 (UTC) How can you be Welsh AND English? You can only have one nationality - if you don't know what it is then ask yourself which team you would support if Wales played against England? That'll soon tell you what your nationality is! 82.152.45.145 ( talk) 21:51, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
On the X factor episode on the 22nd of August Cowell described himself as Scottish, therefore I think he should either be described as that or British. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.142.35 ( talk) 10:52, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
This article has been semi-protected for FIFTEEN MONTHS. Does it really need to stay that way? - DrGaellon ( talk | contribs) 20:01, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi everyone
Sorry but I have had to request semi-protection of this article again. Since it was last unprotected about 10 days ago, the majority of edits to the article have been vandalism. Apologies to those who made genuine edits, but I really felt that this was the best way to go. My request for semi-protection has been granted for 6 months -- 5 albert square ( talk) 22:21, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Yes I think we scared them into keeping quiet! -- 5 albert square ( talk) 23:27, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Simon Cowell is listed at Dunstable#Notable people, but the town is not mentioned in this article. If anyone knows of a reliable source connecting him to the town, please can they add the information here. (Note that a mirror of the Dunstable Wikipedia article is not a reliable source.) If after one month there is no confirmation, I will remove the link from the Dunstable article. JonH ( talk) 22:20, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
In the article it says, 'Talking about Christina herself Cowell stated "She is an unbelievable talent"' A quick check on the Wikepedia page for Christina Aguilera reveals that she is signed to the Sony BMG label, a label that Cowell has close connections with. I can't add a comment to highlight that. Maybe someone else with privileges could. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.233.172 ( talk) 07:59, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
According to this youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66iHzycTXw Nicolas is Simon's older brother, not younger.
Whoever wrote "Michael is the oldest, followed by Tony, Simon and Nicholas respectively" in early life, please show citation for that, or it will be changed. -- Messenger777 ( talk) 14:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
"He has 1 brother and 2 half-brothers; younger brother Nicholas Cowell, half-brother Tony Cowell, and half-brother Michael Cowell. Michael is the oldest, followed by Tony, Simon and Nicholas respectively.[citation needed]" is poorly constructed. Cowell has two older half brothers, Michael and Tony and a younger brother Nicholas., would be much better. (Someone else will have to correct the positioning of the brothers. I am just doing grammar today.) Bluepencileditor ( talk) 22:58, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
"Cowell the godfather of pop singer Sinitta's adopted children.[49]" is an incomplete sentence. It needs a verb. "Is" will work. Bluepencileditor ( talk) 22:53, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
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Simon has missed 2 days of auditions for Britain's Got Talent 2010 live auditions due to haveing flu, first time in his 10 year talent show career. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1248196/Flu-stricken-Simon-Cowell-forced-miss-day-Birmingham-auditions.html
Done -- 5 albert square ( talk) 22:47, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
"Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an British music executive," Does anyone else see the grammatical error in this? Sorry to sound like a pedant but it needs to be changed, it's the first line of the entire page and is a disgusting reflection of how us users congregate to edit pages. (For those of you who do not know, it should be changed to "a British music") I briefly read somewhere that someone changed it from "English" to "British", so perhaps that's when the flaw occurred, if so could it either be reverted back to its previous settings or if not then could someone at least fix this grammatical error!
In the "Idol franchise and Il Divo" section, he's immediately categorised as a nasty son of a bitch with only rude criticism. The section also states that he is regularly booed at before he starts speaking. I haven't watched much of the program, but as far as I'm aware, Simon Cowell is the only reason the show ever got popular, so why describe him as a nasty bastard? While some of it is true, there doesn't seem to be anything neutral about the section at all. Powerchicken ( talk) 21:00, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
{{editsemiprotected}} The portion of the article that discusses Simon's appearances in various media mentions that he appeared in Shrek 2 as one of the judges on "Far, Far Away Idol". It should have specified that this appearance is in the home DVD version of the film and not, of course, the theatre version.
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'Upon his appearance on Top Gear, it was revealed that Cowell pays more than £21.7m per year in income tax, suggesting that his taxable income is over £54.25m per year with income tax at the time approximately 40%.'
Is this earnings claim of ~ £50 m, derived from a figure given in a Times Online article by Jeremy Clarkson, truly reliable? If you read the relevant part of that article, the £21.7 m figure appears to be given as an off-hand (i.e. made up) remark by Jeremy Clarkson (not renowned for being a reliable narrator). It doesn't appear to be a statement of fact, backed up by any evidence - but just the author's opinion or estimate.
I think the above statement should be removed from the article.
Simon just changed his name legally by deed poll on The Xtra Factor to Lightning Cowell, saying he would change it back in 24 hours. Not really sure this should be mentioned though. Not even sure how legal it was. Anemone Projectors 21:29, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
I believe by section 4 of the Deed Poll Serivce, he is now called "Lighting Cowell"
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Declined. No. Even if there were such an organisation as the "UK Deed Poll Service", it wouldn't operate in the early hours of a Sunday morning. Also see above comments.
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Can this link be added to the external link section please?
www.simoncowellonline.co.uk
This is the ONLY fan site for Simon Cowell and we feel it warrants a place in the external links section.
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Would you consider adding our Simon Cowell Fan Site to the external links section of the page please. Although we are an unofficial site, we have been supported by Simon's PR. The site is current and updated daily, most of the links on the page are old ones which haven't been updated for sometime. Our site contains a blog, a bio, videos, photos, media interviews and all the latest news on the X Factor USA. Our website address is http://www.simoncowellonline.co.uk
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Could you change simon cowell's nationality to British instead of English?
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Could you please change simon cowell's nationality to British instead of English?
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00:31, 15 November 2011 (UTC)According to IMDB and many other biography sites, Simon Cowell's Birthplace is Brighton, East Sussex. This is clearly incorrect in the wikipedia article which claims that his birthplace is in Lambeth, London.
Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1101562/bio http://realitytv.about.com/od/americanidol5/p/SimonCowell.htm
They never put that he signed One Direction, either :'( — Preceding
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The statement (at the end of the article) regarding falling out with Cheryl Cole, and this being due to political views, is from an unreliable source and should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.206.125.181 ( talk) 23:05, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
On The Xtra Factor, Konnie Huq gave Simon a Deed Poll in which he changed his name from Simon Phillip Cowell to Lightning Cowell and therefore, for twenty-four hours, he was, legally, Lightning Cowell. Is this not relevant? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.160.102.100 ( talk) 19:06, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Please can this be added to Simon Cowell "External Links" please
www.simoncowellonline.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.36.100 ( talk) 18:50, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
May I request my website is added to the External Links on the Simon Cowell page please. http://www.justsimoncowell.com
We are the leading news site on the web for Simon Cowell and have over 50k followers on twitter. Our site is dedicated to news on Simon and his company Syco Entertainment. The news page is updated daily and all the television shows he appears on are fully covered. We have pages on his Bio, Charities, X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and much more.
The section "X Factor USA" needs to be changed to reflect the changes in the judging panel. Simon Cowell currently judges X Factor USA alongside L.A. Reid, Demi Lovato, and Britney Sp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.48.32.27 ( talk) 07:02, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
There is a reference to Sinitta's album Rondo Veneziano, which of course is a mistake that has crept in over the lest 18 months due to incorrect editing. I'd suggest that it's reworded from 'her album Rondo Veneziano' to simply 'Rondo Veneziano' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.211.31.10 ( talk) 16:38, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
The infobox says: "Labels - EMI, E&S Music, Fanfare Records, BMG, S Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Syco". What exactly is Simon Cowell's role in all those labels? The only one he actually owns is Syco. On the pages of all others he is not even mentioned. At all. Not a word. WHO is he and why are those labels mentioned in his infobox? If it's the numerous places he worked at and been kicked out, then it should be said more clearly. BadaBoom ( talk) 03:43, 10 January 2013 (UTC) I see the problem now. A musical artist infobox was used instead of entrepreneur. Needs change. Meanwhile I removed all those labels from the infobox because he is not signed to them. And never has been. BadaBoom ( talk) 03:51, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Cowell's very first brush with fame was when he appeared on the BBC's 'Top of the Pops' as "Wonderdog" in 1982 at the age of 23. His song, which consisted entirely of dog barks set to music, actually reached No 31 in the UK charts. His very first outing....yet no mention in the main article. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.45.250.150 ( talk) 19:43, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
I was hoping to find some information about Simon's career before becoming a judge on Idol. This article hops from the EMI mail room to arguably the most famous judge of musical talent in the world. What did Simon do in between those jobs? How did he become a someone who evaluates or hunts for musical talent? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.238.29.45 ( talk) 01:58, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
Why is that when any celebrity has any hint of being Jewish in their background,it is always one of the first things revealed about him/her. It is always invariably irrelevant to the person's identity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.33.27 ( talk) 01:33, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
Pre-American Idol info on Cowell shold be expanded. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.235.39.66 ( talk) 03:41, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
The section "During his appearance on Top Gear, it was revealed that Cowell pays more than £21.7m per year in income tax, suggesting that his taxable income is over £54.25m per year with income tax at the time approximately 40%.[72][73] (NB: UK Income Tax 40% for earnings over £34,600)." is sourced to a paywalled Times article and an HMRC page about tax rates. Given that the former is in the "Driving" section of the newspaper, from the URL, this looks a lot like the WP:SYNTHESIS combination of a Top Gear quote and HMRC tax rates to make an informed guess. I've cut it until someone can verify that all of this actually appears in the first source and the second isn't required. -- McGeddon ( talk) 11:37, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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It is to my knowledge that Simon Cowell was not born in London as shown, as he was born in Brighton and Hove, his mother still currently resides there. I would therefore ask for this to be changed to the correct city. Many thanks. Tommyeates1234 ( talk) 09:14, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
80% of sources, including unofficial biographies and Encyclopedia Britannica, say he was born in Brighton. Using the birth records as a single source may be a red herring - his birth records were updated at a later date due to "incorrect information", whatever that means - so it's very likely that they travelled from Elstree to the nearest major registry office to sort out that mistake. His mum lived in Brighton and is still in that area Davidbod ( talk) 09:17, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
There appears to be a chronic lack of detail about his life before TV appearances. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.10.69.23 ( talk) 12:14, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Simon has been around on tv a lot longer than his more recent career might suggest. In 1982 he made his first foray into the record business with "Wonderdog", which briefly entered the UK charts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuRnwMQkCmY
He subsequently appeared in interviews dressed as the wondrous performing dog. His voice is quite recognizable. http://www.buzzfeed.com/rchemel/simon-cowell-as-wonderdog-4c
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he died in a car crash on july 17 2016 according to facebook.
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The external link to Simon Cowell's bio is broken.
http://www.digitalreview.net/simon_cowell.html - The website appears to no longer exists.
Could I submit the bio from my website to take it's place please? It is the most comprehensive and detailed biography of Simon Cowell on the web. A comprehensive biography on Simon Cowell
We also have a news page updated daily with the latest news on Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. A Daily Update News Blog on Simon Cowell
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He appeared on an episode of ''[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]]'' (the original UK version)
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Answer to User: Izno I have read the links but don't understand what it is you need from me, or how to 'establish a consensus'. The site is essentially a news site for Simon Cowell, I thought it would be useful for anyone landing on his page to get up to date news. Other articles in the external link section are very old and out of date - Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SL Harvey ( talk • contribs) 07:17, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
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Biographical data, shows nation of birth and one of the places of residence as England. England is not a sovereign nation, is not a member of the United Nations and is not recognized internationally. In these terms the word England should be replaced with the name United Kingdom. By the same terms he should not be described as English. There is only one legal nationality in the UK and that is British. 125.238.111.157 ( talk) 10:10, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
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I notice that two days ago, the page got edited to say that he was American, not English. Why? He's been English the entire history of this page until now, and now he's suddenly American. I think this page should say that he's English, not American.
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The opening of this article says "was a judge" but then goes on to mention Britain's Got Talent. Since Cowell is still a judge on "Britain's Got Talent", could the sentence be re-written to include present tense? Vorbee ( talk) 19:19, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
Am from Africa Uganda I had been looking for such you sir someone has directed me to you my Gmail account is aduulaasadi18@gmail.com am a young and I want to compose music right yes so I need your help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.239.35.162 ( talk) 14:11, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
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Not a change request. I see the link to Disambiguation at the top of the page
links to a Wildlife Charity page:
/info/en/?search=Wildlife_Aid_Foundation
Is it working as intended? Foyol ( talk) 00:36, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
Looking through edits, I've noticed that Some impartial information about his history and early life winds up being repeatedly removed and labeled vandalism by the upper echelon in control of this site. WHY? What is so bad about that innocuous information that you regulars are trying so hard to keep it from being a part of the article?
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Can someone do something with the vandalism on this page? -- 37.188.165.66 ( talk) 14:06, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
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He will start a book series called "The Wishfits," with his son Eric.
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AGT started in 2006 not 2016 2601:643:103:ED20:29D9:A760:CF69:65B7 ( talk) 02:45, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
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In last line under Personal life, you have "he was testing it at his home state in California." Drop the word "state" so it reads, "he was testing it at his home in California." ExumWalker ( talk) 00:28, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Currently it reads...
"He then found a job with BMG as an A&R consultant and set up S Records under BMG.[24][25] He restarted his career in the music business by creating novelty records with acts such as the puppets Zig and Zag, Power Rangers and World Wrestling Federation."
S Records came much later, after being involved with Arista/BMG labels I.Q. and Connect. So it should say something like this:
"He then found a job with BMG as an A&R consultant and helped set up I.Q. Records and then Connect under BMG. [2] After having a few hits on these labels as the executive producer for a number of hits by Sonia and UK Mixmasters, his label was folded back into the main BMG labels. He decided to launch a number of records with acts/properties that had a large television following, achieving top ten hits for Irish puppets Zig and Zag, [3] the Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers [4] and the superstar wrestlers of WWF" [5]
The first Westlife record credited to S Records came out in 2002, after the band had 9 number ones. [6] [7] 2002 was the same year that Gareth Gates had his first number one (on S Records) with Unchained Melody [8] Therefore the bit about S Records needs to go after "Later acts he signed included Five, Westlife and Teletubbies"
Therefore as S Records was happening around the same time as his early talent show judging success, maybe this section should be retitled "Music Career", especially as there is noting about the Top 40 hit “Ruff Mix” by Wonderdog, Simon Cowell's earliest hit record (when he was involved with E&S Music)' [9] [10] [11] [12] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.173.46 ( talk) 14:00, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
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I don't believe Cowell testing positive for Covid-19 is relevant for an encyclopedia. Otherwise, there'd be little else on the platform nowadays. -- 2A02:8071:B6A8:1B00:F4E7:48CE:59B1:67E6 ( talk) 00:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
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Simon Cowell is not vegan. He still eats white meat. 79.54.174.2 ( talk) 12:39, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
I wonder if Cowell's reported health challenges are noteworthy enough to be included.....a tabloid story said he had injured his spine on an electric bicycle, other stories say he has done extensive plastic surgery on himself. He certainly is starting to appear Ed-Sullivan-like. Createangelos ( talk) 10:13, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
I changed the spelling of 'millenium' to 'millennium'. This is a common error, even on shop-fronts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slyzenoui ( talk • contribs) 00:26, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
you should include this:
"Simon rejects £1 million offer to be face of Viagra" http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/03/03/2008-03-03_simon_cowell_rejects_viagra_offer.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.130.136.55 ( talk) 01:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Check out this article about his new show, America's got talent Season 3
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172008/tv/drag__not_talentsimons_show_better_than__115836.htm
"I hate him, he said I couldn't sing and look wierd. :(" ( Cipher Destiny 18:46, 26 August 2006 (UTC))
Julie Cowell was brought up in the city of Brighton and the family did live there for a number of years. It seems that they moved after the birth of Nick. Julie Cowell moved back to Brighton and now lives in Ovingdean, just east of the city centre. Nick got married a couple of years ago in the nearby village of Rottingdean.
Never watched IDOL was but I did play in a band signed (and still signed) with Virgin. The question: why are non-musicians and pop star has beens (I haven't played for years so that's me as well by the way) selected as judges?
Can't we have a better picture then a black-and-white one with his nose blocked by some words? Maybe someone could get one of him on The X Factor? Thelb 4 20:41, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Wasted Time, I am not sure about that, that the article doesn't work with separately-headed sections. It could be done in such a way that separate sections bring in different aspects of his life or career. It works with almost any other article. This way, it is just one monolithic slab where one has to go through the whole to find separate aspects every time one looks for them. Don't forget, as time goes on more and more will be added, and eventually it will certainly be necessary, to make it more convenient. The only thing is that it may need to be reorganised somewhat, but I am sure it can be done. Dieter Simon 22:30, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
Is there a way someone could elaborate on this? It would help to know the specifics of what happened on this show. --AWF
Under Simon's Place of Birth it read Barnet, England, USA
I removed USA from the mini bio, as he was not born in the USA.
That's unlikely, Chantessy, considering he lives in England most of the time! Sky83 ( talk) 12:42, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Googling "Simon Cowell" + "born in Barnet" returns only 9 results, whereas "Simon Cowell" + "born in Brighton" returns 216 results.
Does anyone have the definitve answer, with a reliable cite? Pufnstuf 21:15, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
Dieter Simon 00:44, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
How can Cowell's net worth be less than his annual salary?
What evidence is there that Cowell is Jewish? As with many articles, someone keeps claiming British media celebrities are Jewish, with no evidence.
How can he be listed as being Jewish, when his mother was Jewish and he wasn't brought up as a Jew?
Someone has put that SC has relations with animals. Surely this either needs to be references or removed - the former being prefered but sadly latter more likely.
the former being prefered but sadly latter more likely.
Oh, you are too funny... Imsuchadork 03:30, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
How many sections does this article need?! Trampik e y ( talk to me)( contribs) 19:10, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
Somebody stated that the model Jasmine Lennard was a co host of the British show Pop Idol but she wasn't even famous when the show aired, I can only assume that the comment was made by someone who has never watched the UK Pop Idol which was hosted by two male presenters Ant and Dec.
In addition I removed an absurd and pointless addition "his sexuality has been questioned but he is admittedly straight"!! BumblebeeUK 01:56, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
It stated that Simon had said "NO" to Kellie Pickler's audition, however that is not true. He said "YES".
Can anyone expound on Simon's relation to the teletubbies?
Did he produce the teletubbies? JoeMystical 03:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
He was behind the Teletubbies releasing a single "Say Eh Oh" in the UK. I think it might have even charted. Not sure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.252.179 ( talk) 01:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
There are two names mentioned in the Private Life section for which there is no context. "Seymour" and "Lennard".
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First of all, if he did, find a source.
Second of all, spell it correctilly, pleese. David 07:55, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
yes this article really needs a photo of simon... ... its a bit boring just reading the text. a picture will light it up.-- Matrix17 16:17, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I just reverted some vandalism:
Dead at Age 47 Due to tight black shirts, Simon Cowell's blood circulation was cut off and caused him to have a heart attack. He died in his hotel room after the Top 11 Finalist showing on March 20, 2007. More information to follow. Crion 01:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
There should be a controversy section. He has been attacked by minorities, overweight people, feminists, homosexuals and other groups of losers for some of the comments he's made. BTW we all know that the only reason Idol has lasted this long is because people like me are eager to hear what Simon has to say.
I think unregistered editors should not be able to access this article. The "References" list had been removed for many days and stayed removed. Without it some of the dubious statements made in the "Personal life" para for example, could not be verified. I am surprised Simon hasn't thrown a defamation suit at us. Let's put it this way, we are going the right way about it if we are continuing to let this happen. The "nose-picking" item was in for quite a number of days. If it weren't just too childish, it could be a lot more serious. Why expose Wikipedia to this sort of nonsense? Dieter Simon 23:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Why did the thing about Rudi and the Gays making references get deleted. that is true. it should be re-posted. check out the rudie and the gays page. -- Charzar2 14:53, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
There was no such show called "Rudi and the Gays". The article was deleted because it was made-up nonsense. -- ArglebargleIV 14:56, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
is he really a vegetarian i know he publicly does a lot of work for peta but is he a vegetarian
This page is missing a picture. Maybe someone who's taken photos of him could download one? I would, but I don't have any pictures of him. Thanks, Meldshal 42 20:43, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
The chronology of this article needs to be improved. Specifically, under "Professional career", it is mentioned that Cowell signed a five-year contract renewal in 2006 for American Idol, two paragraphs before it is mentioned when he started on Pop Idol and then American Idol. -- Metropolitan90 06:54, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
I toned down some language. "Cowell went so far as to call..." is not neutral language. "Cowell called..." is much better. The reference doesn't indicate whether the person he said "Bush baby" to was disabled. That a contenstant "had a disorder" is so vague as to mean nothing.
It's also stupid to say "Cowell offended obese people". Cowell offends everybody; fat, thin, black, white, short, tall, and probably would offend someone with two heads if they auditioned for the show. 199.71.183.2 19:43, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
It's not accurate to estimate that Cowell pays 40% income tax. Anybody of substantial wealth who is not an employee is very likely to use the full range of options availed to them by UK tax law to reduce their tax payment significantly below 40% of income. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.224.61.182 ( talk) 23:18, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
if simon is such a great record producer, why i don't i know what he's produced? i'd like to see a list. where does this crude man get his credibility? - platy nov 23 —Preceding comment was added at 22:12, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
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Have added a couple of citations to the references suggesting Cowell was a record producer. I previously went so far as to amend a version, by changing the quote to "record promoter", as I firmly believe that's what Cowell was during the 80s. However, the version was replaced with the identical quotes from before, so I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall. Anyway, I remember footage of him as a young lad, appearing on Saturday morning telly (something like "Saturday Superstore"), early 80s sort of era. There's no way this kid was a producer; in fact he was brought on as some sort of promoter, or a figure within the music industry. Anyway, if anybody can provide citations, I;d be well interested to read them. FungasUK ( talk) 20:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu, re your request of discussing some of the categories in relation to halacha in the summary bar of the article, can you explain your point to all the good people who are reading this: "Rv, this needs discussion with respect to halacha and needs to be conducted on article's talk age..)". Many thanks. Dieter Simon ( talk) 01:36, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Wasn't Simon Cowell on a few episodes of this show? Maybe not. but if he was it sould be in the article . that show was great Nooblet1 ( talk) 15:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
The controversy section sounds like something from a blog about interesting facts and tidbits for people who like to hate Simon. The whole section sounds like WP:OR, there are no references whatsoever (let alone WP:RS) and I question the notability of Simon calling someone a bush baby (he's probably called people worse things than that but please don't take this as a challenge to go list them all) as well as accusations of rolling his eyes when he didn't. In conclusion, this section is not encyclopedic, it doesn't belong here. SWik78 ( talk) 12:51, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
This diff is vandalism as is the next one by DW Celt (see a phrase introduced in the middle). Apologies if I have undone an improvement by anyone. -- roundhouse0 ( talk) 12:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Odd that there's no mention in the article of Leona Lewis, his protege and arguably the most successful of all his acts. 86.153.218.173 ( talk) 19:11, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Income tax information was sourced from a Jeremy Clarkson article. This should be removed due to the context of a joke written in an article from an author known to exaggerate for comedic purposes. 131.202.11.233 ( talk) 13:00, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
Why write about such trash as he? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.117.75.138 ( talk) 11:23, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
And the 40% UK tax bracket is wrong. £34,600 is taxable income - you need to add on the tax allowance of £5,225 too - ie £39,825. (For 2007/8 tax year.) Bigbird3141 ( talk) 21:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
He is in the category American music industry executives. Does he hold American citizenship, or dual citizenship of the UK and the USA? Whilst he is influential in America's music industry, if he does not actually hold American citizenship, then surely he should not be in said category. Werdnawerdna ( talk) 21:35, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
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"Simon left by mutual agreement a few years later then one year later, Cowell went to work for Iain Burton" This part of the text makes little sense, and would be greatly improved with a full stop to break it up ie: "Simon left by mutual agreement a few years later. A year later, Cowell went to work for Iain Burton" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.47.125 ( talk) 18:21, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
Don't you think that's something's missing here? There's a void in this person's life, a black hole. What happened to Cowell between 1989 and 2006. Someone must know. And another thing....... Is it of interest to anyone (or worthy of an encyclopedic article) that his paternal grandparents were Jewish. The fact that this may be true doesn't make Cowell Jewish, not that that would be very relevant either. Colin marks ( talk) 07:21, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Metrospex (now banned for sockpuppetry) slipped in a comment about Simon being an 'utter plonker', in front of a legitimate quote. It's the 13 July edit in the history. Since the article's semi-protected and I don't have an account, I can't delete it. Somebody? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.172.137.89 ( talk) 08:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
Simon was the executive producer of a "reality" dating series called "Cupid" that aired in the Summer of 2003. The show didn't do very well in the ratings, and it appears that a proposed British version was never aired. Should this be added to the main article as it shows other series that he has been involved with, and specifically one that failed? http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-simon-cowell-creates-new-cupid-dating-reality-show-871.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.155.62 ( talk) 18:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Cowell was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. [1] His father, Eric Philip Cowell, was an estate agent developer and music industry executive, and his mother, Julie Brett ( née Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite. [2] Cowell's paternal grandparents, Joseph Cowell and Esther Malinsky, were English Jews, and his maternal grandfather was Scottish. [3] He has 1 brother, younger brother Nicholas Cowell, and 4 half-siblings, Tony Cowell, Michael Cowell, June Cowell (who lives in Majorca with her two daughters) and John Cowell. Michael is the oldest, followed by John, June Tony, Simon and Nicholas, (in that specific order). [4] [5]
Cowell attended Oathall Community College as did his brother, but left early before sixth form. He took a few menial jobs, but did not get along well with co-workers and bosses, until his father who was executive at the recording giant at EMI Music Publishing, managed to get him a job in the mail room.
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Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on July 3rd, 1998. They were signed on by """Simon Cowell""" and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Over the years, Westlife's music has evolved from teen pop to an adult contemporary sound, with an emphasis on ballads.
The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden. Filan and Feehily are the band's lead vocalists. All of the band members are songwriters, although most of their hits have been composed by external writers. They garnered 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, the third-highest in UK history, tying with Cliff Richard and tailing behind Elvis Presley and The Beatles. The band has also won numerous awards such as the "Best Irish Pop Act" at the annual Ireland Meteor Awards and ITV "Record of the Year" award in the UK. The band has also broken a few top records, including "Music artist with most consecutive number 1's in the UK" and the "Biggest selling arena act in the UK". Westlife have had 14 UK no.1's and were the first act in UK history to have 4 number 1s in a year. Not only that, they were the only band to have no.1's with their first 7 singles. All the rest of their hits have got to the top 10, if not the top 5.
For 10 years in the running, they have released six Studio Albums, one Greatest Hits album, one tribute album, one Cover Album, two Boxed sets, two Compilation Albums, twenty-six singles. All in all, it has been declared that they sold more than 50 million albums worldwide
I see no valid source to validate the claim that his grandparents were Jewish. Therefore, that statement should be removed. John O —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnyorland ( talk • contribs) 00:59, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} I believe it would benefit this article to include his unconfirmed fear of owls, started by a popular internet cartoon
www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Owls/
westlife is the most important band in life of Simon
http://www.discogs.com/Westlife-Westlife/release/690669 http://www.discogs.com/Westlife-Coast-To-Coast/release/690712 http://www.discogs.com/Westlife-World-Of-Our-Own/release/714873
The show was a huge success for NBC, drawing around 12 million viewers a week, and beating So You Think You Can Dance on FOX (produced by rival and Idol creator Simon Fuller).
Why is This being pitched against “So You Think You Can Dance”? What is the relevance and where is the data to support? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 19Ent ( talk • contribs) 16:57, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Presumably he has also had a successful career and so forth, does anyone else think the lead is over-focused on his "nasty" cult of personality? SGGH ping! 20:08, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
The phrase "television personality" deserves expansion. The most obvious personality attributes that come across on television are those such as superficial, unwarrantedly smug, slightly unpleasant, unimportant, of little presence, of small stature, unnoteworthy. For these he is, indeed a mediocre exemplar. However, are they what is meant by 'a personality'? Or is such a description implicitly derogatory, being a metaphor for having nothing really of note about them other than a slightly laughable brashness for which a little pity might be felt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.145.23.52 ( talk) 10:45, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
You missed out hypocritical. He makes wild claims about his love of rock music but how many rock acts has he ever helped create? None. He makes music that he doesn't even like because that's where the money is (like he needs more!) 82.152.45.145 ( talk) 21:53, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I’m going to change Simon cowell back to being English, some one seems to have changed it to British at some point with no consensus and these sorts of edits seem petty and just plain unnecessary. Last time I checked he was described as English. Please remember it is perfectly fine and within NPOV to describe all people from the UK as being either English/Scottish/Welsh/Nirish. Adam אָדָם ( talk) 20:44, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
I think it's all a bit questionable really.. I describe myself as British.. but then again I am Welsh & English.. P.S guys, I've added a bit to the bottom of his 'personal life' section about his 'depressive moods'.. Dvmedis ( talk) 05:31, 2 June 2009 (UTC) How can you be Welsh AND English? You can only have one nationality - if you don't know what it is then ask yourself which team you would support if Wales played against England? That'll soon tell you what your nationality is! 82.152.45.145 ( talk) 21:51, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
On the X factor episode on the 22nd of August Cowell described himself as Scottish, therefore I think he should either be described as that or British. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.142.35 ( talk) 10:52, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
This article has been semi-protected for FIFTEEN MONTHS. Does it really need to stay that way? - DrGaellon ( talk | contribs) 20:01, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi everyone
Sorry but I have had to request semi-protection of this article again. Since it was last unprotected about 10 days ago, the majority of edits to the article have been vandalism. Apologies to those who made genuine edits, but I really felt that this was the best way to go. My request for semi-protection has been granted for 6 months -- 5 albert square ( talk) 22:21, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Yes I think we scared them into keeping quiet! -- 5 albert square ( talk) 23:27, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Simon Cowell is listed at Dunstable#Notable people, but the town is not mentioned in this article. If anyone knows of a reliable source connecting him to the town, please can they add the information here. (Note that a mirror of the Dunstable Wikipedia article is not a reliable source.) If after one month there is no confirmation, I will remove the link from the Dunstable article. JonH ( talk) 22:20, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
In the article it says, 'Talking about Christina herself Cowell stated "She is an unbelievable talent"' A quick check on the Wikepedia page for Christina Aguilera reveals that she is signed to the Sony BMG label, a label that Cowell has close connections with. I can't add a comment to highlight that. Maybe someone else with privileges could. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.233.172 ( talk) 07:59, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
According to this youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66iHzycTXw Nicolas is Simon's older brother, not younger.
Whoever wrote "Michael is the oldest, followed by Tony, Simon and Nicholas respectively" in early life, please show citation for that, or it will be changed. -- Messenger777 ( talk) 14:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
"He has 1 brother and 2 half-brothers; younger brother Nicholas Cowell, half-brother Tony Cowell, and half-brother Michael Cowell. Michael is the oldest, followed by Tony, Simon and Nicholas respectively.[citation needed]" is poorly constructed. Cowell has two older half brothers, Michael and Tony and a younger brother Nicholas., would be much better. (Someone else will have to correct the positioning of the brothers. I am just doing grammar today.) Bluepencileditor ( talk) 22:58, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
"Cowell the godfather of pop singer Sinitta's adopted children.[49]" is an incomplete sentence. It needs a verb. "Is" will work. Bluepencileditor ( talk) 22:53, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
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Simon has missed 2 days of auditions for Britain's Got Talent 2010 live auditions due to haveing flu, first time in his 10 year talent show career. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1248196/Flu-stricken-Simon-Cowell-forced-miss-day-Birmingham-auditions.html
Done -- 5 albert square ( talk) 22:47, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
"Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an British music executive," Does anyone else see the grammatical error in this? Sorry to sound like a pedant but it needs to be changed, it's the first line of the entire page and is a disgusting reflection of how us users congregate to edit pages. (For those of you who do not know, it should be changed to "a British music") I briefly read somewhere that someone changed it from "English" to "British", so perhaps that's when the flaw occurred, if so could it either be reverted back to its previous settings or if not then could someone at least fix this grammatical error!
In the "Idol franchise and Il Divo" section, he's immediately categorised as a nasty son of a bitch with only rude criticism. The section also states that he is regularly booed at before he starts speaking. I haven't watched much of the program, but as far as I'm aware, Simon Cowell is the only reason the show ever got popular, so why describe him as a nasty bastard? While some of it is true, there doesn't seem to be anything neutral about the section at all. Powerchicken ( talk) 21:00, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
{{editsemiprotected}} The portion of the article that discusses Simon's appearances in various media mentions that he appeared in Shrek 2 as one of the judges on "Far, Far Away Idol". It should have specified that this appearance is in the home DVD version of the film and not, of course, the theatre version.
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'Upon his appearance on Top Gear, it was revealed that Cowell pays more than £21.7m per year in income tax, suggesting that his taxable income is over £54.25m per year with income tax at the time approximately 40%.'
Is this earnings claim of ~ £50 m, derived from a figure given in a Times Online article by Jeremy Clarkson, truly reliable? If you read the relevant part of that article, the £21.7 m figure appears to be given as an off-hand (i.e. made up) remark by Jeremy Clarkson (not renowned for being a reliable narrator). It doesn't appear to be a statement of fact, backed up by any evidence - but just the author's opinion or estimate.
I think the above statement should be removed from the article.
Simon just changed his name legally by deed poll on The Xtra Factor to Lightning Cowell, saying he would change it back in 24 hours. Not really sure this should be mentioned though. Not even sure how legal it was. Anemone Projectors 21:29, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
I believe by section 4 of the Deed Poll Serivce, he is now called "Lighting Cowell"
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Declined. No. Even if there were such an organisation as the "UK Deed Poll Service", it wouldn't operate in the early hours of a Sunday morning. Also see above comments.
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Can this link be added to the external link section please?
www.simoncowellonline.co.uk
This is the ONLY fan site for Simon Cowell and we feel it warrants a place in the external links section.
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Would you consider adding our Simon Cowell Fan Site to the external links section of the page please. Although we are an unofficial site, we have been supported by Simon's PR. The site is current and updated daily, most of the links on the page are old ones which haven't been updated for sometime. Our site contains a blog, a bio, videos, photos, media interviews and all the latest news on the X Factor USA. Our website address is http://www.simoncowellonline.co.uk
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Could you change simon cowell's nationality to British instead of English?
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Could you please change simon cowell's nationality to British instead of English?
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00:31, 15 November 2011 (UTC)According to IMDB and many other biography sites, Simon Cowell's Birthplace is Brighton, East Sussex. This is clearly incorrect in the wikipedia article which claims that his birthplace is in Lambeth, London.
Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1101562/bio http://realitytv.about.com/od/americanidol5/p/SimonCowell.htm
They never put that he signed One Direction, either :'( — Preceding
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The statement (at the end of the article) regarding falling out with Cheryl Cole, and this being due to political views, is from an unreliable source and should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.206.125.181 ( talk) 23:05, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
On The Xtra Factor, Konnie Huq gave Simon a Deed Poll in which he changed his name from Simon Phillip Cowell to Lightning Cowell and therefore, for twenty-four hours, he was, legally, Lightning Cowell. Is this not relevant? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.160.102.100 ( talk) 19:06, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Please can this be added to Simon Cowell "External Links" please
www.simoncowellonline.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.36.100 ( talk) 18:50, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
May I request my website is added to the External Links on the Simon Cowell page please. http://www.justsimoncowell.com
We are the leading news site on the web for Simon Cowell and have over 50k followers on twitter. Our site is dedicated to news on Simon and his company Syco Entertainment. The news page is updated daily and all the television shows he appears on are fully covered. We have pages on his Bio, Charities, X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and much more.
The section "X Factor USA" needs to be changed to reflect the changes in the judging panel. Simon Cowell currently judges X Factor USA alongside L.A. Reid, Demi Lovato, and Britney Sp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.48.32.27 ( talk) 07:02, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
There is a reference to Sinitta's album Rondo Veneziano, which of course is a mistake that has crept in over the lest 18 months due to incorrect editing. I'd suggest that it's reworded from 'her album Rondo Veneziano' to simply 'Rondo Veneziano' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.211.31.10 ( talk) 16:38, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
The infobox says: "Labels - EMI, E&S Music, Fanfare Records, BMG, S Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Syco". What exactly is Simon Cowell's role in all those labels? The only one he actually owns is Syco. On the pages of all others he is not even mentioned. At all. Not a word. WHO is he and why are those labels mentioned in his infobox? If it's the numerous places he worked at and been kicked out, then it should be said more clearly. BadaBoom ( talk) 03:43, 10 January 2013 (UTC) I see the problem now. A musical artist infobox was used instead of entrepreneur. Needs change. Meanwhile I removed all those labels from the infobox because he is not signed to them. And never has been. BadaBoom ( talk) 03:51, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Cowell's very first brush with fame was when he appeared on the BBC's 'Top of the Pops' as "Wonderdog" in 1982 at the age of 23. His song, which consisted entirely of dog barks set to music, actually reached No 31 in the UK charts. His very first outing....yet no mention in the main article. [1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.45.250.150 ( talk) 19:43, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
I was hoping to find some information about Simon's career before becoming a judge on Idol. This article hops from the EMI mail room to arguably the most famous judge of musical talent in the world. What did Simon do in between those jobs? How did he become a someone who evaluates or hunts for musical talent? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.238.29.45 ( talk) 01:58, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
Why is that when any celebrity has any hint of being Jewish in their background,it is always one of the first things revealed about him/her. It is always invariably irrelevant to the person's identity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.33.27 ( talk) 01:33, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
Pre-American Idol info on Cowell shold be expanded. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.235.39.66 ( talk) 03:41, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
The section "During his appearance on Top Gear, it was revealed that Cowell pays more than £21.7m per year in income tax, suggesting that his taxable income is over £54.25m per year with income tax at the time approximately 40%.[72][73] (NB: UK Income Tax 40% for earnings over £34,600)." is sourced to a paywalled Times article and an HMRC page about tax rates. Given that the former is in the "Driving" section of the newspaper, from the URL, this looks a lot like the WP:SYNTHESIS combination of a Top Gear quote and HMRC tax rates to make an informed guess. I've cut it until someone can verify that all of this actually appears in the first source and the second isn't required. -- McGeddon ( talk) 11:37, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
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It is to my knowledge that Simon Cowell was not born in London as shown, as he was born in Brighton and Hove, his mother still currently resides there. I would therefore ask for this to be changed to the correct city. Many thanks. Tommyeates1234 ( talk) 09:14, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
80% of sources, including unofficial biographies and Encyclopedia Britannica, say he was born in Brighton. Using the birth records as a single source may be a red herring - his birth records were updated at a later date due to "incorrect information", whatever that means - so it's very likely that they travelled from Elstree to the nearest major registry office to sort out that mistake. His mum lived in Brighton and is still in that area Davidbod ( talk) 09:17, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
There appears to be a chronic lack of detail about his life before TV appearances. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.10.69.23 ( talk) 12:14, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Simon has been around on tv a lot longer than his more recent career might suggest. In 1982 he made his first foray into the record business with "Wonderdog", which briefly entered the UK charts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuRnwMQkCmY
He subsequently appeared in interviews dressed as the wondrous performing dog. His voice is quite recognizable. http://www.buzzfeed.com/rchemel/simon-cowell-as-wonderdog-4c
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he died in a car crash on july 17 2016 according to facebook.
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The external link to Simon Cowell's bio is broken.
http://www.digitalreview.net/simon_cowell.html - The website appears to no longer exists.
Could I submit the bio from my website to take it's place please? It is the most comprehensive and detailed biography of Simon Cowell on the web. A comprehensive biography on Simon Cowell
We also have a news page updated daily with the latest news on Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. A Daily Update News Blog on Simon Cowell
We feel our website will be of interest to anyone reading this page on Simon. The website is 100% factually correct. We also have 280k followers on Twitter.
We are able to supply you with up to date photos we have taken of Simon if you require these, together with a source from our website.
We have the credibility and backing of his PR team at Syco and attend press launches and their at their invitation. Our content is often exclusive to us.
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He appeared on an episode of ''[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]]'' (the original UK version)
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I would like to submit this news blog on Simon Cowell for the 'External Links' section. Simon Cowell News.
I feel this will be of interest to those seeking current and factual information on Simon Cowell.
The news page is dedicated to Simon Cowell and updated regularly with recent articles, it has been operating since 2012. They have 280k followers on Twitter.
Visitors trust this website in providing factual, current and informative articles. It does not deal in speculation or misleading stories.
The team based in London and Los Angeles cover live events, interviews and press conferences through medial invitations providing original and exclusive content.
Thank you for your consideration. SL Harvey ( talk) 08:20, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
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14:32, 6 June 2017 (UTC)Answer to User: Izno The website is a news site updated daily. The blog is solely for distributing news as it happens, we also have a comprehensive biography, charity and media interview page. Simon doesn't have his own website. The site has written and verbal support from both Simon and his company representatives. SL Harvey ( talk) 15:03, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
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WP:EL--we do not add what are essentially fan sites. As for written and verbal support, that doesn't mean anything.Again, please establish consensus. You might consider posting to WT:WikiProject Music to see if someone is interested in adding the link. Izno ( talk) 12:16, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
Answer to User: Izno I have read the links but don't understand what it is you need from me, or how to 'establish a consensus'. The site is essentially a news site for Simon Cowell, I thought it would be useful for anyone landing on his page to get up to date news. Other articles in the external link section are very old and out of date - Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SL Harvey ( talk • contribs) 07:17, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
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Biographical data, shows nation of birth and one of the places of residence as England. England is not a sovereign nation, is not a member of the United Nations and is not recognized internationally. In these terms the word England should be replaced with the name United Kingdom. By the same terms he should not be described as English. There is only one legal nationality in the UK and that is British. 125.238.111.157 ( talk) 10:10, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
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I notice that two days ago, the page got edited to say that he was American, not English. Why? He's been English the entire history of this page until now, and now he's suddenly American. I think this page should say that he's English, not American.
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The opening of this article says "was a judge" but then goes on to mention Britain's Got Talent. Since Cowell is still a judge on "Britain's Got Talent", could the sentence be re-written to include present tense? Vorbee ( talk) 19:19, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
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Not a change request. I see the link to Disambiguation at the top of the page
links to a Wildlife Charity page:
/info/en/?search=Wildlife_Aid_Foundation
Is it working as intended? Foyol ( talk) 00:36, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
Looking through edits, I've noticed that Some impartial information about his history and early life winds up being repeatedly removed and labeled vandalism by the upper echelon in control of this site. WHY? What is so bad about that innocuous information that you regulars are trying so hard to keep it from being a part of the article?
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Can someone do something with the vandalism on this page? -- 37.188.165.66 ( talk) 14:06, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
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He will start a book series called "The Wishfits," with his son Eric.
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He will start a book series called, "The Wishfits," with his son Eric. 73.199.212.145 ( talk) 00:46, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
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AGT started in 2006 not 2016 2601:643:103:ED20:29D9:A760:CF69:65B7 ( talk) 02:45, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
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In last line under Personal life, you have "he was testing it at his home state in California." Drop the word "state" so it reads, "he was testing it at his home in California." ExumWalker ( talk) 00:28, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Currently it reads...
"He then found a job with BMG as an A&R consultant and set up S Records under BMG.[24][25] He restarted his career in the music business by creating novelty records with acts such as the puppets Zig and Zag, Power Rangers and World Wrestling Federation."
S Records came much later, after being involved with Arista/BMG labels I.Q. and Connect. So it should say something like this:
"He then found a job with BMG as an A&R consultant and helped set up I.Q. Records and then Connect under BMG. [2] After having a few hits on these labels as the executive producer for a number of hits by Sonia and UK Mixmasters, his label was folded back into the main BMG labels. He decided to launch a number of records with acts/properties that had a large television following, achieving top ten hits for Irish puppets Zig and Zag, [3] the Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers [4] and the superstar wrestlers of WWF" [5]
The first Westlife record credited to S Records came out in 2002, after the band had 9 number ones. [6] [7] 2002 was the same year that Gareth Gates had his first number one (on S Records) with Unchained Melody [8] Therefore the bit about S Records needs to go after "Later acts he signed included Five, Westlife and Teletubbies"
Therefore as S Records was happening around the same time as his early talent show judging success, maybe this section should be retitled "Music Career", especially as there is noting about the Top 40 hit “Ruff Mix” by Wonderdog, Simon Cowell's earliest hit record (when he was involved with E&S Music)' [9] [10] [11] [12] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.173.46 ( talk) 14:00, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
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I don't believe Cowell testing positive for Covid-19 is relevant for an encyclopedia. Otherwise, there'd be little else on the platform nowadays. -- 2A02:8071:B6A8:1B00:F4E7:48CE:59B1:67E6 ( talk) 00:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
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Simon Cowell is not vegan. He still eats white meat. 79.54.174.2 ( talk) 12:39, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
I wonder if Cowell's reported health challenges are noteworthy enough to be included.....a tabloid story said he had injured his spine on an electric bicycle, other stories say he has done extensive plastic surgery on himself. He certainly is starting to appear Ed-Sullivan-like. Createangelos ( talk) 10:13, 18 April 2023 (UTC)