Liam Payne's membership of One Direction tragically put him on the road to destruction. And it is for that reason that music industry executives had been expecting Simon, 65, to ditch the project.
When Simon Cowell announced he was on the hunt for a new boy band – a challenge he would film for a television audience – members of his biggest success story, One Direction , were not exactly thrilled.
And it is for that reason that music industry executives had been expecting Simon, 65, to ditch the project. One Direction was managed by Simon Cowell after they found fame on The X Factor in 2010. Pictured from left, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Cowell, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Liam Payne But, weeks later, I can confirm it is business as usual for Simon and the staff working on the project.
Liam's membership of One Direction tragically put him on the road to destruction. Two months ago he died after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe decision is likely to baffle Liam's former bandmates, most of whom no longer have a relationship with Simon, making plausible the rumour that they didn't speak to him at Liam's funeral.
A former colleague of the music supremo also said: 'You have to wonder why Simon is doing this at this point in his career. But the stinging truth may be that the once mighty music mogul, who previously dominated the charts with artists such as Leona Lewis, Westlife and Sinitta, is struggling to attract new talent.
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