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How will the UK cope without the Simon Cowell factor?
Guardian Unlimited: Arts Blog - TV &bull Apr 19, 2011
The high-trousered judge has abandoned The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent for the US - can they survive without him? After what seems like several decades of agonised hand-wringing, Simon Cowell has finally left The X Factor. Or has sort of left The X Factor. Rather than quitting entirely, he's likely to maintain a constant intangible presence on the show,… Full Story »
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The X Factor: who could replace Simon Cowell?
Guardian Unlimited: Arts Blog - TV &bull Apr 12, 2011
Speculation is rife that high-trousered music guru Simon Cowell will quit as a judge on the UK X Factor - who can fill his shoes? We knew this day would eventually come. Ever since Simon Cowell - distraught at the prospect of sitting through another afternoon of hopeless singing dog acts - backed away from Britain's Got Talent and replaced himself with David Hasselhoff, the writing has been firmly on… Full Story »
