how did simon cowell start his career? was he a singer, or what?

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i know he is a judge in the show american idol but how did his career start, whoever has the best answer with good details, gets 10 points!

Answer 1

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Simon 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. An interview with Extra later revealed that Cowell owed a bank about USD$1 million. However, in 1984, he met Pete Waterman, a former DJ-turned-producer and founder of the then-aspiring Stock Aitken Waterman trio, who helped him regain success during the second half of the 1980s, starting with his first act, notably with singer (and-then girlfriend) Sinitta Malone. Cowell would later describe in interviews (and in his autobiography I Don't Mean to be Rude, but...) that he learned more from Pete Waterman in a short time than an entire career with a major label. In 1989, he became an A&R consultant for BMG at the relatively young age of 29. Burton and Cowell set up Fanfare Records. From 1985 to 1989, Fanfare enjoyed success with its artist, Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone). One notable failure of Cowell's was his inability to sign the Spice Girls.

Subsequently, Cowell signed a number of acts to BMG that made a mark in the pop music world, including Curiosity Killed the Cat, Sonia, 5ive, record-setting UK chart-toppers Westlife, and surprise actors-turned-singers Robson & Jerome. He also released a recording featuring the wrestlers of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now World Wrestling Entertainment or WWE). It was a huge success. Cowell set up another label, S Records, in 2002. Cowell became a judge on the first season of Pop Idol in 2001, and did the same for American Idol in 2002.

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Simon Cowell Career

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how did simon cowell start his career? was he a singer, or what?
i know he is a judge in the show american idol but how did his career start, whoever has the best answer with good details, gets 10 points!

Answer 4

He WAS, and still is the producer of American Idol and he is also a judge. Biography of Simon Cowell: He is an old british cranky monster!

Answer 5

This is a good question! I'd love to know too.

Answer 6

No. He openly admits he has "no talent". I heartily agree.