TV's 'Mr Nasty' has become known for his brutal honesty on shows including Britain's Got Talent, The X Factor and American Idol
Simon Cowell began his career sorting mail in the offices of a record company, rising through the entertainment ranks to become known worldwide as TV's Mr Nasty. He's become known for his brutal honesty as a judge on America's Got Talent, The X Factor and American Idol.
He was 14 when his parents enrolled him at Kent boarding school Dover College but has said he hated every moment. He wrote angry letters he planned to send to Julie and Eric and said he couldn't wait to leave. Boom to bust Simon started his career in the entertainment business as a runner and his father, who was an executive at EMI music at the time, then got him a job at the post room. He worked his way up to assistant for an A&R executive charged with scouting new talent and developing artists but after failing to secure a promotion, left in search of other opportunities.
He subsequently joined BMG as an A&R consultant and founded S Records, which signed artists including 5ive, Westlife, and Robson & Jerome. He founded Syco Records in 2005. The show reached its peak in 2010, but media attention and ratings began to decline, with The X Factor put on hold in 2018. It spawned spin-off shows X Factor: Celebrity and X Factor: The Band in 2019, but they failed to take off.
Horror accidents Simon has also taken a step back after suffering two significant E-bike injuries in recent years, including one in August 2020. He was testing an electric bicycle at his home in Malibu, California when he fell and broke his back. His injuries meant he was unable to appear in Britain's Got Talent for the 2020 series and he was replaced by Ashley Banjo - later saying lockdown gave him time to heal properly. He confessed: “If there was one good thing about lockdown, it was that it gave me the time to heal because I wasn’t working on a TV show. I was able to walk a lot and strengthen my legs. I know I was lucky to survive my back surgery. I have a lot of people to thank for my recovery.
"I think because so many people now come from all over the world to compete and it’s not just winning the show, it’s having that viral moment which you know, can literally change your life overnight in a way. These clips sometimes get hundreds of millions of views. And it seems talent spotting runs in the family. Simon told OK!: "Eric’s grown up with this show so that’s why he always wants to get involved. He’s also a great judge of talent and I can tell when he likes an act. When I’m watching the show back at home, he suddenly appears in the room and says, “Who is that, Daddy?”
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