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Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, businessman and record executive. He has judged on the British television talent competition series Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor (2004–2010, 2014–present) and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), and the American television talent competition series American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell is the principal, founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco.
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X Factor to make dramatic return as Simon Cowell pens deal to bring back TV favourite

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X Factor is set to return to TV, we can exclusively reveal. Show boss Simon Cowell plans to revive the singing contest with a new series in 2023 — five years after it last aired.An industry source said: “It has been decided that the time is right to bring X Factor back.

It’s really exciting. Everyone who will be working on the new series can’t wait to get started.” READ MORE: Louis Walsh takes swipe at Cheryl and Girls Aloud as he says he 'never wanted them' We can reveal Simon has struck a big-money deal with a production company after top secret talks.And he is due to meet with bosses at a string of channels over the next few months.It means there is no guarantee the show will air on ITV again.Our source added: “Things are in the early stages at the moment.

But the wheels are definitely in motion. It is hoped that production will begin at the end of the year.”Simon plans to take the show back to basics.The mogul wants the new series to be similar to its early days.An insider said: “Producers want to recapture the magic the show had when it was first on TV.“The focus will all be on the competition element of the show, rather than the razzle dazzle.”X Factor’s original run ran for 15 series between 2004 and 2018 before two spin-off series aired in 2019.At its peak it pulled in 19million viewers and turned acts including One Direction, Leona Lewis, Cher Lloyd and Little Mix into global stars.News of its axing came last year after production was put on hold due to Covid-19, with sources telling The Sun that it was "unlikely" to ever return to UK screens.However, they added that Simon owns the rights to the show and it was always his call - not ITV's - whether or not he drops it - meaning it's also his call to revive.

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