Simon Cowell – born 7 October 1959 ɪɴ ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ, ᴇɴɢʟᴀɴᴅ, sɪᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ famous for his caustic personality ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴠɪsɪᴏɴ sʜᴏᴡs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇᴇɴ involved behind-the-scenes in the music and television businesses for many years, ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ sʜᴏᴡs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs America’s Got Talent and The X Factor. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏɴ “ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɪᴅᴏʟ,” ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ᴠᴏᴄᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪʟ ᴅɪᴠᴏ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs Quahai.com video, ᴡᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴏғ Simon Cowell.
ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ
Simon Phillip Cowell was born on October 7th, 1959 in London, England. After attending preparatory school, ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ then took on several small jobs. ʜᴇ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏᴛ ʜɪs sᴛᴀʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴀɪʟʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴄʟᴇʀᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴇᴍɪ, where his father was an executive.
ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴊᴏʙs
ᴛʜɪs ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛʀɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀᴛ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ record companies. Cowell ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ᴏғ sᴜᴄᴄᴇss ᴀᴛ ғᴀɴғᴀʀᴇ Records during the 1980s, when sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ʟᴀʙᴇʟ’s ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛs ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ achieve top ten hits. After suffering financial difficulties, Cowell ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴍɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ʜᴇ sɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ successful acts as an A&R consultant.
“ᴘᴏᴘ ɪᴅᴏʟ”
ɪɴ 2001, ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ British television series “Pop Idol”. ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs sʜᴏᴡ, ᴀsᴘɪʀɪɴɢ sɪɴɢᴇʀs ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇss ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴇᴡᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ their talents and the winner received ᴀ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ ᴅᴇᴀʟ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ sᴜᴄᴄᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ sɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ’s ʀᴜɴɴᴇʀ-ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʟᴀʙᴇʟ sʏᴄᴏ.
“ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɪᴅᴏʟ|
The next year, ʜᴇ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴ the U.S. spin-off “American Idol,” and this show ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅʀᴇᴡ ʜɪɢʜ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢs. “ᴀɪ” ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴘᴏᴘ sᴛᴀʀs, ᴍᴏsᴛ ɴᴏᴛᴀʙʟʏ ᴊᴏʀᴅɪɴ sᴘᴀʀᴋs, ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇʟʟʏ ᴄʟᴀʀᴋsᴏɴ.
ɪᴅᴏʟ sᴘɪɴ-ᴏғғs
ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ sᴏᴏɴ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ʙʟᴜɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴜᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛᴀɴᴛs. ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ᴛʜɪs ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ many Idol spin-offs tried to duplicate the series’ successful formula ʙʏ ᴀᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴜsᴛɪᴄ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ’s.
ɪʟ ᴅɪᴠᴏ
ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ, Cowell was also hard at work searching ғᴏʀ sɪɴɢᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠᴏᴄᴀʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʟᴀssɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ. ᴛʜɪs ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ɪʟ ᴅɪᴠᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ’s ғɪʀsᴛ ᴀʟʙᴜᴍ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ 2004. ᴛʜᴇ ϙᴜᴀʀᴛᴇᴛ’s ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴘᴏᴘ sᴛʏʟᴇ ɪɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇs ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴ international success.
“ᴛʜᴇ x ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ
ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴀᴍᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ British television series “The X Factor.” ʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ sᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ-sᴛʏʟᴇ sʜᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ ʟᴇᴏɴᴀ ʟᴇᴡɪs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʟᴀʙᴇʟ.
ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sʜᴏᴡs
ɪɴ 2006, ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ number of different shows. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ “ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀɪᴛʏ ᴅᴜᴇᴛs,” ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ sᴛᴀʀs sᴀɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀs, “ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀ,” ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇᴘʀᴇɴᴇᴜʀs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ “America’s Got Talent,” ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛs sʜᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴋɪʟʟs. ᴛʜᴇ “ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛ” ғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴀᴡɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ sᴘɪɴ-ᴏғғs around the world.
ᴍᴏʀᴇ “ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɪᴅᴏʟ”
ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴀᴍᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ “American Idol” ғᴏʀ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ, ʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀs ᴘᴇʀ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪɴ 2007, ʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴛʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ʜᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴅɪᴅ ʙʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ two-episode television special called “Idol Gives Back” ᴛᴏ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇss ғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ.
ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ “ᴛʜᴇ x ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ”
ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ “American Idol,” ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ ᴄᴏ-ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ “ʀᴏᴄᴋ ʀɪᴠᴀʟs” ɪɴ 2008. ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜɪs ʟᴀsᴛ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴏɴ “ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ ɪᴅᴏʟ.” ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴀs ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ American version of “The X Factor”, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴅᴇʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ 2011.
sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇᴘʀᴇɴᴇᴜʀ
ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ famous for his disparaging personality, sɪᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴡᴇʟʟ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇᴘʀᴇɴᴇᴜʀ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ʙʏ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴɪɴɢ ʜɪs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs ɪɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴠɪsɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ.
The Life and Career of Simon Cowell. WatchMojo
