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Simon Phillip Cowell (/ ˈ k aʊ əl /; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive.He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK (2004–2010, 2014–2018), and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010 ...
Got Talent is a British [a] talent show TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment.It has spawned spin-offs in over 69 countries, in what is now referred to as the 'Got Talent' format, [1] similar to that described by Fremantle of the Idol and The X Factor formats.
The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment.It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol (2001–2003), and has been adapted in various countries.
At the time of announcing the American version of The X Factor, Simon Cowell was the only confirmed judge for the show. [20] Eventually, Grammy Award -winning record executive , songwriter , and record producer L.A. Reid , [ 21 ] [ 22 ] former The X Factor UK judge Cheryl Cole , [ 23 ] [ 24 ] and Cowell's former American Idol colleague Paula ...
America's Got Talent (often abbreviated as AGT) is an American talent show competition, and is part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell.The program is produced by Fremantle USA (as well as distributed by) and Syco Entertainment, and broadcasts on the NBC television network.
The X Factor is a British reality television music competition, and part of the global X Factor franchise created by Simon Cowell.Premiering on 4 September 2004, it was produced by Fremantle's British entertainment company, Thames (Talkback Thames until 2011), and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment for ITV, [2] as well as simulcast on Virgin Media One in Ireland.
Each set of contestants was mentored by one of the show's judges, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and L.A. Reid. In season 2, the "boys" and "girls" categories were scrapped and the "teens" and "young adults" categories were introduced.
The show's format was devised by X Factor creator and Sony Music executive Simon Cowell, who was involved in the creation of other Got Talent programmes across several different countries. He was inspired by popular British variety talent shows Opportunity Knocks (1949–1990) and New Faces (1973–1988). [ 3 ]