Cowell signs $103mn deal to take ‘X Factor’ to US

October 19th, 2009 LONDON - Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole is said to have wowed even co-judge Simon Cowell with her solo performance at 'The X Factor'. Wearing a raunchy military-style outfit, Cole, 26, performed her solo single 'Fight for This Love', and received a standing ovation from all the judges at the show.

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell is all set to launch his own aftershave. Cowell and his fellow judges at The X Factor - Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole - will release X-Factor fragrances.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - English singer Alexandra Burke says she gets nervous every time she speaks to music mogul Simon Cowell even though she has been signed on by his record label. The "Bad Boys" singer had won last year's "X Factor", femalefirst.co.uk reports.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Celebrity judge Simon Cowell says he would have flunked The Beatles if they auditioned for The X Factor. Cowell says he could only be game for the Fab Four if they were Beatles minus drummer Ringo Starr.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell has revealed that he almost made up his mind to quit The X Factor after he felt it was getting stale and boring.n an interview Cowell has admitted he was so tired of the old and dull audition routine that he almost called it off, just hours after the filming of this year's series started, reports the Sun. Sick of the old process, Cowell asked the bosses to hold the auditions before the viewers.

August 20th, 2009 LONDON - Talent-hunt show moghul Simon Cowell has announced that he will quit his role as a judge on British TV talent show "The X Factor" in three years time. Cowell nearly walked out on the series in 2006, but finding talented singer Leona Lewis made him change his mind and continue with the singing contest.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell's ex Terri Seymour has revealed that the X Factor co-judge still calls her ten times a day. Seymour, 34, and Cowell, 49, had split a year ago, but he still has photos of her all around his house.

August 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell is reportedly desperate to sign Queen of Pop Madonna to guide 'The X Factor' contestants as a guest mentor. He is said to have asked show bosses to allocate some extra cash in their budget to fund a one-off deal with the Material Girl.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - Supermodel Kate Moss, 35, has been signed up by Simon Cowell to sit on a panel of judges on a new music talent show. Cowell is said to be producing the show in collaboration with Topshop billionaire Sir Philip Green, one of Kate's close friends.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell is in talks to sign a 100million pounds-a-year 'American Idol' contract, which could make him the highest paid star in TV history. By sealing the US deal with Fox, Cowell will quadruple his current 25million pounds a year, which means that he would rake in a whopping 2.2million pounds an hour on screen.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - 'The X Factor' co-judge Cheryl Cole is said to have been specially chosen by music mogul Simon Cowell to front a US version of the show. Senior NBC executives are due to fly to Manchester this weekend to see Cole, 26, in action at the live auditions.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell can earn up to a staggering 144 million pounds ($237 million) from the next series of the show. Cowell is negotiating a deal with the US network Fox and has been offered four times the 36 million pounds he made last year, dailymail.co.uk reports.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell has decided to quit X Factor to launch a billion-pound global TV and entertainment empire with Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green, say reports. According to sources, the 49-year-old music mogul has told his friends that the next series will be his last.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Media mogul Simon Cowell has said that his hectic work agenda makes him feel trapped. Cowell revealed that the agenda makes him feel hollow, as his every move is planned beforehand.

May 9th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Dannii Minogue is set to return as an 'X Factor' judge, if reports are to be believed. Though Dannii left the show after she allegedly had feud with fellow judges Cheryl Cole and former judge Sharon Stone, she will be donning the judge's cap again because the show's boss Simon Cowell has failed to find an apt replacement.