Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English reality television judge, entrepreneur, philanthropist, film, record, and television producer. He is most recognized as a judge on the British TV talent competition series Pop Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent, and the American TV talent competition shows American Idol, The X Factor, and America's Got Talent. Cowell owns the television production and music publishing house Syco...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth7 October 1959
CityLondon, England
No matter how good the singer you are, you're always going to be tied to the song you sing. If I have to guess based on the song you sang, I think Elliott, you'll stay.
They don't perform that song live because it's not a very good song.
You've got six years of songs to choose from and you chose a song called 'Soap Suds In a Bucket.' Oh, come on.
I think the song was bigger than you.
I thought the song was boring. It is 'American Idol' and you've got to be as broad as possible.
The truth is, Lisa, is that the song was too big for your voice. There were parts during the performance where it was actually painful.
I never want to hear that song again. I cannot stand it. I'm allergic to it.
It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns" (After Brooke White of season 7 on american idol sang the song 'Hero' by Mariah Carey)
Music should always be polarizing. What one person likes, somebody else hates. And I hate that kind of snobbery in pop music. The fact that so many people are getting upset over this one song is hysterical. And if people like it, that's great.
You sounded like someone who should be singing on a cruise ship. Halfway through your song, I wished the ship was sinking.
I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern... I'm pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular.
They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of artist that they want to be, but they have to do it themselves. You don't want a 13-year-old singing some awful song from a musical.
We're proud, we're happy, and it's nice that she remembers the show as well.
I would be careful. You've got to be entertaining.