Simon Cowell Talks Idol Departure
Jan 14, 2010 American Idol, Simon Cowell
It was recently announced that Simon Cowell will be leaving American Idol after this season and moving on to his next project, X Factor. Now, the snarky judge is speaking out about the kind of shocking, kind of not announcement saying “I’ve been doing this for nine years and it’s been a blast” but he felt that it was time to move on and focus his attention on one main show. Simon even got a little bit emotional as he said “It did feel a little bit emotional when I [made the announcement] because then it’s real… and then you remember all the good times you had.”
Tags: American Idol, Announcement, Judge, Simon Cowell, X Factor
Leona Lewis at EMAs
Nov 12, 2009 Black Eyed Peas, Leona Lewis, MTV
Leona Lewis looked absolutely stunning when she attended the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin last week. The 24-year old singer, who also performed her new single ‘Happy’, also recently returned to the show that made her famous and also to be the said cause for the random unprovoked attack she suffered a couple of weeks back. Leona recently made an appearance on the X Factor’s results show this past weekend. Given the things she’s recently gone through, you can’t even tell that something went wrong in Leona’s life. She’s still as spectacular as ever. She shared the stage with the Black Eyed Peas.
Tags: Black Eyed Peas, Europe Music Awards, Leona Lewis, MTV, Singer, X Factor
X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has said Simon Cowell is “annoying”
Oct 28, 2009 Simon Cowell
X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has said Simon Cowell is “annoying” and can be “so rude sometimes”.
The 26-year-old is a judge on the hit ITV show along with Simon, 50, and she said that there is tension between the two of them on the live Saturday night shows.
Asked about the friction, she said to BBC News: “There is on the actual Saturday night, when he starts getting annoying and saying nasty things. It gets quite heated backstage, and quite competitive.
“I don’t feel like I’m a competitive person. I feel like the best person should win The X Factor, whether they’re in my category or not.
“But he’s so competitive and so rude sometimes that I find myself getting caught up in it.”
Tags: annoying, cheryl cole, Judge, nasty, rude, Simon Cowell, tension., X Factor
Akon to produce Alexandra Burke’s first album
The rapper will be producing Alexandra Burke’s very first album. Akon had this to say about working with the winner of “The X Factor”: “I’ve had calls to work with Alex and I’m going to do it. I love ‘The X Factor’ and I love helping to break new artists. To me, it’s one of the most enjoyable and important aspects of my job.” Also, Akon had this to say about Alexandra Burke’s artistic potential: “I’m taking people’s word on how good Alex is, like I did with Leona. It was a really refreshing experience working with Leona – she’s so quiet and calm.” It looks like an open and shut case, really. Akon probably has nothing to worry about how well Alexandra Burke can perform… after all she won “The X Factor”, that’s got to say something. And, in truth, best-sellers can be practically made from scratch these days.
Beyonce has the X Factor
Dec 22, 2008 Beyonce
Beyonce looked stunning in a black gown that she wore for the 2008 Los 40 Principales awards ceremony at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Spain last week. The 27-year old singer recently did a Britney Spears as weel when she made a guest performance on the British show X-Factor. Beyonce performed the song ‘Listen’ as a duet with Alexandra Burke. If you were able to catch the show, you should also know that Alexandra was eventually crowned the winner of the show. Even if you didn’t catch it, you should know that she would win anyway. Who loses after performing with Beyonce anyway?