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Simon Philip Cowell (born 7 October, 1959 in Brighton) is a British artist and repertoire ("A&R") executive for BMG, but is best known as a judge on the television programmes Pop Idol, American Idol, and The X Factor, where he is notorious for his unsparingly blunt and often controversial criticism of the contestants. He is known for combining activities in the television and music industries, having produced singles and records for various television characters such as the Power Rangers. Cowell would later find talented pop acts who had acted on television shows.
Biography
Simon Cowell was brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire*. His parents are Eric (real estate agent & music industry executive) and Julie Cowell (socialite). He has three half-brothers (John, Michael and Tony) and a half-sister (June), as well as sister Lindsay Elizabeth and younger brother Nicholas. He also has two nieces and a nephew from Lindsay named Tanyette, Melissa and Joshua. Simon and Nicholas were raised by nannies throughout their early childhood before both were sent to boarding school. Simon had to transfer several times as a result of misbehaviour and bad conduct. He had been to a total of 16 schools before leaving at the age of 16.
Cowell started out in the late 1970s as a mail room clerk for EMI Music Publishing, where his father was an executive. He eventually worked his way up to record producer, but left during the early 1980s to form E&S Music, an independent music company. Within a year, the company imploded and Cowell was forced to return to EMI. Along with fellow EMI clerk Iain Burton, Cowell again left EMI a short time later. They formed an independent record label called Fanfare Records.
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