Talk:Simon Cowell/Archive 1

Removed
I changed the spelling of 'millenium' to 'millennium'. This is a common error, even on shop-fronts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slyzenoui (talk • contribs) 00:26, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

you should include this:

"Simon rejects £1 million offer to be face of Viagra" http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/03/03/2008-03-03_simon_cowell_rejects_viagra_offer.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.130.136.55 (talk) 01:23, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Check out this article about his new show, America's got talent Season 3

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172008/tv/drag__not_talentsimons_show_better_than__115836.htm

Removed
"I hate him, he said I couldn't sing and look wierd. :(" (Cipher Destiny 18:46, 26 August 2006 (UTC))

If this helps...
Julie Cowell was brought up in the city of Brighton and the family did live there for a number of years. It seems that they moved after the birth of Nick. Julie Cowell moved back to Brighton and now lives in Ovingdean, just east of the city centre. Nick got married a couple of years ago in the nearby village of Rottingdean.

IDOL
Never watched IDOL was but I did play in a band signed (and still signed) with Virgin. The question: why are non-musicians and pop star has beens (I haven't played for years so that's me as well by the way) selected as judges?


 * Because real stars have better gigs.

Picture
Can't we have a better picture then a black-and-white one with his nose blocked by some words? Maybe someone could get one of him on The X Factor? Thelb 4 20:41, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Monolithic article
Hi, Wasted Time, I am not sure about that, that the article doesn't work with separately-headed sections. It could be done in such a way that separate sections bring in different aspects of his life or career. It works with almost any other article. This way, it is just one monolithic slab where one has to go through the whole to find separate aspects every time one looks for them. Don't forget, as time goes on more and more will be added, and eventually it will certainly be necessary, to make it more convenient. The only thing is that it may need to be reorganised somewhat, but I am sure it can be done. Dieter Simon 22:30, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * In the mean time someone else seems to have grappled with it in a different way and put a "Biography" section in. Dieter Simon
 * I'm not arguing against the desirability of separately-headed sections, I just didn't think the division points and titles you used were useful. It's hard, given the shape of his career, otherwise I would have done it myself.  And if the material is reorganised, it will break the chronological sequence that it has now.  Adding just one "Biography" section as someone did isn't very useful, unless it helps a Table of Contents float to the top, which isn't currently an issue.   Wasted Time R 22:43, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed, as it stands. It's in the future when a lot more material has been added that someone will have to think about this again. Dieter Simon 01:13, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Punk'D
Is there a way someone could elaborate on this? It would help to know the specifics of what happened on this show. --AWF

Removed - USA
Under Simon's Place of Birth it read Barnet, England, USA

I removed USA from the mini bio, as he was not born in the USA.


 * Of course he wasn't born in U.S., but is he a citizen by naturalization? &mdash;Chantessy 03:31, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

That's unlikely, Chantessy, considering he lives in England most of the time! Sky83 (talk) 12:42, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Birthplace - Barnet or Brighton?
Googling "Simon Cowell" + "born in Barnet" returns only 9 results, whereas "Simon Cowell" + "born in Brighton" returns 216 results.

Does anyone have the definitve answer, with a reliable cite? Pufnstuf 21:15, 7 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The following influential sites all state Brighton definitely:

Dieter Simon 00:44, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * imdb
 * TV.com
 * www.hollywood.com
 * www.mytelevison.com
 * infoplease
 * uk.movies.yahoo
 * newsrefiew.info
 * I've just reverted to Barnet, and added cite needed tag. The problem is many of those sites just copy errors from one another, and imdb is not a reliable source. I found bbc and fox both have Barnet, but they could be wrong too. tv.com has "Birthplace: Brighton, England, UK"; hollywood.com has "Originally from Brighton"; yahoo is a copyvio of hollywood's bio; infoplease.com has "Birthplace: Brighton, England"; the bbc says Barnet and that his mother now lives near brighton, and his brother in London; newsreview.com has "Born in Brighton" by Associated Press writer Jill Lawless (possibly the best cite). Maybe someone needs to email his publicist Max Clifford at either max@mcapr.co.uk or Max.Clifford@speakers-uk.com -213.219.161.27 10:12, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Isn't there a book that he (or a good ghost writer) wrote? None of these trivia sites are remotely reliable and we shouldn't use them for anything. I'll see if I can check the book on Amazon Mad Jack O&#39;Lantern 04:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Book says he "Grew up in Elstree". Words brighton or Barnet don't turn up. I'll put in "Grew up in Elstree" and remove the birth place until we can get an actual first-hand source (like an interview/in-depth profile, etc.) Mad Jack O&#39;Lantern 04:51, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Someone's reverted it back to Brighton without citing a reliable source (or any source for that matter). The Biography Channel says he was born in London, which rules out Brighton and makes Barnet sound more likely. Cowell's written an autobiography, I'm sure the correct information is in that.172.129.176.39 03:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Net Worth
How can Cowell's net worth be less than his annual salary?
 * Because the latter has exploded (AI is only five years old), but only recently. --zenohockey 04:54, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Net worth has nothing to do with salary (cash flow). -Nv8200p talk 20:07, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Apparently he pays £21.7 million pounds sterling each year in tax, but only earns $43 million dollars? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.42.81.144 (talk) 15:57, 16 December 2006 (UTC).

Cowell Jewish
What evidence is there that Cowell is Jewish? As with many articles, someone keeps claiming British media celebrities are Jewish, with no evidence.


 * dunno about Jewish but he has said tonight that he is 1/4 Scottish 86.2.178.168 21:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

How can he be listed as being Jewish, when his mother was Jewish and he wasn't brought up as a Jew?

Someone has put that SC has relations with animals. Surely this either needs to be references or removed - the former being prefered but sadly latter more likely. the former being prefered but sadly latter more likely. Oh, you are too funny... Imsuchadork 03:30, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Sections
How many sections does this article need?! Trampik e y (talk to me)(contribs) 19:10, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 * 15. &mdash; AnemoneProj e ctors (talk) 19:54, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Removed
Somebody stated that the model Jasmine Lennard was a co host of the British show Pop Idol but she wasn't even famous when the show aired, I can only assume that the comment was made by someone who has never watched the UK Pop Idol which was hosted by two male presenters Ant and Dec.

In addition I removed an absurd and pointless addition "his sexuality has been questioned but he is admittedly straight"!!BumblebeeUK 01:56, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Trivia
It stated that Simon had said "NO" to Kellie Pickler's audition, however that is not true. He said "YES".

Teletubbies?
Can anyone expound on Simon's relation to the teletubbies?
 * Are you asking this question because of the constestant Chris Sligh's recent retort to Simon on the show, in which he mentioned the Teletubbies? I suspect that it was a mistaken reference. Chris had probably read (here?) that Simon had created a song for the Power Rangers, but then on the show mistakenly (or maybe intentionally, thinking it was funny) mentioned the Teletubbies instead. WindUpRobot 05:36, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Now to correct myself, here are some references to Simon and the Teletubbies courtesy of Google. WindUpRobot 05:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Did he produce the teletubbies? JoeMystical 03:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

He was behind the Teletubbies releasing a single "Say Eh Oh" in the UK. I think it might have even charted. Not sure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.252.179 (talk) 01:15, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Private Life section confusing?
There are two names mentioned in the Private Life section for which there is no context. "Seymour" and "Lennard".

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 205.158.128.162 (talk) 21:05, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

Teletubbies? Come on.

 * Cowell also had the idea for the childrens show "Teletubies".

First of all, if he did, find a source.

Second of all, spell it correctilly, pleese. David 07:55, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

This article really needs a picture.
yes this article really needs a photo of simon... ... its a bit boring just reading the text. a picture will light it up.--Matrix17 16:17, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism
I just reverted some vandalism:

Dead at Age 47 Due to tight black shirts, Simon Cowell's blood circulation was cut off and caused him to have a heart attack. He died in his hotel room after the Top 11 Finalist showing on March 20, 2007. More information to follow. Crion 01:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * LOL - platy nov 23 —Preceding comment was added at 22:10, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Controversy
There should be a controversy section. He has been attacked by minorities, overweight people, feminists, homosexuals and other groups of losers for some of the comments he's made. BTW we all know that the only reason Idol has lasted this long is because people like me are eager to hear what Simon has to say.
 * that was vaguely insulting. - platy nov 23
 * Vaguely? --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 03:06, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

References reentered, which had been removed some time ago
I think unregistered editors should not be able to access this article. The "References" list had been removed for many days and stayed removed. Without it some of the dubious statements made in the "Personal life" para for example, could not be verified. I am surprised Simon hasn't thrown a defamation suit at us. Let's put it this way, we are going the right way about it if we are continuing to let this happen. The "nose-picking" item was in for quite a number of days. If it weren't just too childish, it could be a lot more serious. Why expose Wikipedia to this sort of nonsense? Dieter Simon 23:19, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Rudi and the Gays
Why did the thing about Rudi and the Gays making references get deleted. that is true. it should be re-posted. check out the rudie and the gays page. --Charzar2 14:53, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

There was no such show called "Rudi and the Gays". The article was deleted because it was made-up nonsense. -- ArglebargleIV 14:56, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

is he really a vegetarian i know he publicly does a lot of work for peta but is he a vegetarian

Picture Missing
This page is missing a picture. Maybe someone who's taken photos of him could download one? I would, but I don't have any pictures of him. Thanks,  Meldshal 42  20:43, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I saw an episode of Rudy and the gays the other day and Simon Cowell was on it. This should be mentioned in the article. Nooblet4 00:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Chronology
The chronology of this article needs to be improved. Specifically, under "Professional career", it is mentioned that Cowell signed a five-year contract renewal in 2006 for American Idol, two paragraphs before it is mentioned when he started on Pop Idol and then American Idol. --Metropolitan90 06:54, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

My edit
I toned down some language. "Cowell went so far as to call..." is not neutral language. "Cowell called..." is much better. The reference doesn't indicate whether the person he said "Bush baby" to was disabled. That a contenstant "had a disorder" is so vague as to mean nothing.

It's also stupid to say "Cowell offended obese people". Cowell offends everybody; fat, thin, black, white, short, tall, and probably would offend someone with two heads if they auditioned for the show. 199.71.183.2 19:43, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Income deduction based on incorrent premise
It's not accurate to estimate that Cowell pays 40% income tax. Anybody of substantial wealth who is not an employee is very likely to use the full range of options availed to them by UK tax law to reduce their tax payment significantly below 40% of income. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.224.61.182 (talk) 23:18, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

record producer?
if simon is such a great record producer, why i don't i know what he's produced? i'd like to see a list. where does this crude man get his credibility? - platy nov 23 —Preceding comment was added at 22:12, 23 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Cowell is not a record producer. He is a promoter. I don't believe he's ever produced anything musically. There was a reference to Eternal Flame by the Bangles. That was produced by Davitt Sigerson, and recorded by John Beverly Jones, mixed by Filipetti. Cowell had nothing to do with the production of it.FungasUK (talk) 18:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

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Citations added 20/01/08
Have added a couple of citations to the references suggesting Cowell was a record producer. I previously went so far as to amend a version, by changing the quote to "record promoter", as I firmly believe that's what Cowell was during the 80s. However, the version was replaced with the identical quotes from before, so I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall. Anyway, I remember footage of him as a young lad, appearing on Saturday morning telly (something like "Saturday Superstore"), early 80s sort of era. There's no way this kid was a producer; in fact he was brought on as some sort of promoter, or a figure within the music industry. Anyway, if anybody can provide citations, I;d be well interested to read them. FungasUK (talk) 20:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Discussion of some of the categories in relation to this article
Hi Rodhullandemu, re your request of discussing some of the categories in relation to halacha in the summary bar of the article, can you explain your point to all the good people who are reading this: "Rv, this needs discussion with respect to halacha and needs to be conducted on article's talk age..)". Many thanks. Dieter Simon (talk) 01:36, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * An anon IP deleted categories citing what I thought were spurious reasons, and I did a quick Google and replaced them, believing that to be the test; however, it appears that halacha is disputable, and I have just looked at Talk:List_of_British_Jews and decided that no reliable source within those criteria has been provided for inclusion of those categories, which is why I leave it here. I'm not an expert, and I leave it to those who are. The cursory discussion above is hardly authoritative. -- Rodhullandemu  (Talk) 01:47, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, thank you, I have actually rectified the source that was given at an earlier time, but like yourself am not sure just how reliable the source is, but at least one can find the citation now which one couldn't before. Dieter Simon (talk) 02:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, made my remarks slightly less verbose. Dieter Simon (talk) 02:14, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Rudy and the Gays
Wasn't Simon Cowell on a few episodes of this show? Maybe not. but if he was it sould be in the article. that show was great Nooblet1 (talk) 15:59, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * What show? It doesn't show up in Google. And considering your article on it has been deleted- several times- I doubt it will ever happen, because it can't be referenced. -- Rodhullandemu  (Talk) 16:07, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Controversy section
The controversy section sounds like something from a blog about interesting facts and tidbits for people who like to hate Simon. The whole section sounds like WP:OR, there are no references whatsoever (let alone WP:RS) and I question the notability of Simon calling someone a bush baby (he's probably called people worse things than that but please don't take this as a challenge to go list them all) as well as accusations of rolling his eyes when he didn't. In conclusion, this section is not encyclopedic, it doesn't belong here. SWik78 (talk) 12:51, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Edits today
This diff is vandalism as is the next one by DW Celt (see a phrase introduced in the middle). Apologies if I have undone an improvement by anyone. -- roundhouse0 (talk) 12:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Leona Lewis
Odd that there's no mention in the article of Leona Lewis, his protege and arguably the most successful of all his acts. 86.153.218.173 (talk) 19:11, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Personal Life
Income tax information was sourced from a Jeremy Clarkson article. This should be removed due to the context of a joke written in an article from an author known to exaggerate for comedic purposes. 131.202.11.233 (talk) 13:00, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Why write about such trash as he? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.117.75.138 (talk) 11:23, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Because he's WP:NOTABLE. There are articles about far less pleasant individuals. Cheers, This flag once was redpropagandadeeds 11:37, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

And the 40% UK tax bracket is wrong. £34,600 is taxable income - you need to add on the tax allowance of £5,225 too - ie £39,825. (For 2007/8 tax year.) Bigbird3141 (talk) 21:19, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

American?
He is in the category American music industry executives. Does he hold American citizenship, or dual citizenship of the UK and the USA? Whilst he is influential in America's music industry, if he does not actually hold American citizenship, then surely he should not be in said category. Werdnawerdna (talk) 21:35, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Looking at the category, although it isn't defined, it seems to be populated by "Americans who are music industry executives" rather than "People who are executives in the American music industry". Goodness only knows what the creator of the category had in mind, or its inherent laxity of definition, but on the basis of who's there already, he should go. Unless he has dual American nationality. -- Rodhull andemu  21:49, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Professional career
"Simon left by mutual agreement a few years later then one year later, Cowell went to work for Iain Burton" This part of the text makes little sense, and would be greatly improved with a full stop to break it up ie: "Simon left by mutual agreement a few years later. A year later, Cowell went to work for Iain Burton" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.47.125 (talk) 18:21, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Don't you think that's something's missing here? There's a void in this person's life, a black hole. What happened to Cowell between 1989 and 2006. Someone must know. And another thing....... Is it of interest to anyone (or worthy of an encyclopedic article) that his paternal grandparents were Jewish. The fact that this may be true doesn't make Cowell Jewish, not that that would be very relevant either. Colin marks (talk) 07:21, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Someone please add a link to Rondo Veneziano.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trafficstar (talk • contribs) 06:26, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism
Metrospex (now banned for sockpuppetry) slipped in a comment about Simon being an 'utter plonker', in front of a legitimate quote. It's the 13 July edit in the history. Since the article's semi-protected and I don't have an account, I can't delete it. Somebody? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.172.137.89 (talk) 08:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I can't see anything about an 'utter plonker' in the most up-to-date version of the article and it's not been edited since you added this to the talk page. Are you sure it's still in the article?  --5 albert square (talk) 21:29, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Cupid
Simon was the executive producer of a "reality" dating series called "Cupid" that aired in the Summer of 2003. The show didn't do very well in the ratings, and it appears that a proposed British version was never aired. Should this be added to the main article as it shows other series that he has been involved with, and specifically one that failed? http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-simon-cowell-creates-new-cupid-dating-reality-show-871.php —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.155.62 (talk) 18:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Early life
Cowell was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. His father, Eric Philip Cowell, was an estate agent developer and music industry executive, and his mother, Julie Brett (née Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite. Cowell's paternal grandparents, Joseph Cowell and Esther Malinsky, were English Jews, and his maternal grandfather was Scottish. He has 1 brother, younger brother Nicholas Cowell, and 4 half-siblings, Tony Cowell, Michael Cowell, June Cowell (who lives in Majorca with her two daughters) and John Cowell. Michael is the oldest, followed by John, June Tony, Simon and Nicholas, (in that specific order).

Cowell attended Oathall Community College as did his brother, but left early before sixth form. He took a few menial jobs, but did not get along well with co-workers and bosses, until his father who was executive at the recording giant at EMI Music Publishing, managed to get him a job in the mail room.

should be changed to. 66.103.163.60 (talk) 02:37, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done DRAGON BOOSTER   ★  06:35, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2017
I would like to submit this news blog on Simon Cowell for the 'External Links' section. Simon Cowell News.

I feel this will be of interest to those seeking current and factual information on Simon Cowell.

The news page is dedicated to Simon Cowell and updated regularly with recent articles, it has been operating since 2012. They have 280k followers on Twitter.

Visitors trust this website in providing factual, current and informative articles. It does not deal in speculation or misleading stories.

The team based in London and Los Angeles cover live events, interviews and press conferences through medial invitations providing original and exclusive content.

Thank you for your consideration. SL Harvey (talk) 08:20, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. We very rarely provide access to blogs and fansites which are not the official websites of the topic. Review WP:EL. Izno (talk) 14:32, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Answer to User: Izno The website is a news site updated daily. The blog is solely for distributing news as it happens, we also have a comprehensive biography, charity and media interview page. Simon doesn't have his own website. The site has written and verbal support from both Simon and his company representatives. SL Harvey (talk) 15:03, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. "We" indicates you have a conflict of interest. Please review. As well, please review WP:EL--we do not add what are essentially fan sites. As for written and verbal support, that doesn't mean anything.

Again, please establish consensus. You might consider posting to WT:WikiProject Music to see if someone is interested in adding the link. Izno (talk) 12:16, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Answer to User: Izno I have read the links but don't understand what it is you need from me, or how to 'establish a consensus'. The site is essentially a news site for Simon Cowell, I thought it would be useful for anyone landing on his page to get up to date news. Other articles in the external link section are very old and out of date - Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SL Harvey (talk • contribs) 07:17, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Please stop flipping answered unless you have a reasonable belief that you do have consensus, as that is a requirement for the use of the edit protected template.
 * I have provided a way forward already: You might consider posting to WT:WikiProject Music to see if someone is interested in adding the link. An alternative path might be to post at WP:ELN.
 * In the future, you may actually notify me by using or.
 * --Izno (talk) 14:13, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2017
Biographical data, shows nation of birth and one of the places of residence as England. England is not a sovereign nation, is not a member of the United Nations and is not recognized internationally. In these terms the word England should be replaced with the name United Kingdom. By the same terms he should not be described as English. There is only one legal nationality in the UK and that is British. 125.238.111.157 (talk) 10:10, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌ as Nationality of people from the United Kingdom - Arjayay (talk) 17:03, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

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American?
I notice that two days ago, the page got edited to say that he was American, not English. Why? He's been English the entire history of this page until now, and now he's suddenly American. I think this page should say that he's English, not American.

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Use of past tense is questionable
The opening of this article says "was a judge" but then goes on to mention Britain's Got Talent. Since Cowell is still a judge on "Britain's Got Talent", could the sentence be re-written to include present tense? Vorbee (talk) 19:19, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

looking for someonewho can stand within music industry on 19 June 2018
Am from Africa Uganda I had been looking for such you sir someone has directed me to you my Gmail account is aduulaasadi18@gmail.com am a young and I want to compose music right yes so I need your help — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.239.35.162 (talk) 14:11, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2018
Not a change request. I see the link to Disambiguation at the top of the page

links to a Wildlife Charity page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_Aid_Foundation

Is it working as intended? Foyol (talk) 00:36, 27 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes and no. The article about the "other" Simon Cowell was cleared out and redirected to his foundation about three years ago, since he didn't meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines on his own merits. I agree that it's a pretty counterintuitive link, and I've removed it per WP:HRULES, which says that linking to redirects is not preferred. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 16:59, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Why label certain information as "Vandalism" ?
Looking through edits, I've noticed that Some impartial information about his history and early life winds up being repeatedly removed and labeled vandalism by the upper echelon in control of this site. WHY? What is so bad about that innocuous information that you regulars are trying so hard to keep it from being a part of the article?

97.107.34.90 (talk) 01:10, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Vandalism
Can someone do something with the vandalism on this page? --37.188.165.66 (talk) 14:06, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 March 2020
73.199.212.145 (talk) 00:45, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

He will start a book series called "The Wishfits," with his son Eric.
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 March 2020
He will start a book series called, "The Wishfits," with his son Eric. 73.199.212.145 (talk) 00:46, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 2 March 2020
He will start a book series called "The Wishfits," with his son Eric. 73.199.212.145 (talk) 00:49, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2020
AGT started in 2006 not 2016 2601:643:103:ED20:29D9:A760:CF69:65B7 (talk) 02:45, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. But Cowell wasn't there from the beginning, as far as I can see. Anyway, where exactly does this information need to be changed? RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:30, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 August 2020
In last line under Personal life, you have "he was testing it at his home state in California." Drop the word "state" so it reads, "he was testing it at his home in California." ExumWalker (talk) 00:28, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

Early Career information is wrong
Currently it reads...

"He then found a job with BMG as an A&R consultant and set up S Records under BMG.[24][25] He restarted his career in the music business by creating novelty records with acts such as the puppets Zig and Zag, Power Rangers and World Wrestling Federation."

S Records came much later, after being involved with Arista/BMG labels I.Q. and Connect. So it should say something like this:

"He then found a job with BMG as an A&R consultant and helped set up I.Q. Records and then Connect under BMG. After having a few hits on these labels as the executive producer for a number of hits by Sonia and UK Mixmasters, his label was folded back into the main BMG labels. He decided to launch a number of records with acts/properties that had a large television following, achieving top ten hits for Irish puppets Zig and Zag, the Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers and the superstar wrestlers of WWF"

The first Westlife record credited to S Records came out in 2002, after the band had 9 number ones. 2002 was the same year that Gareth Gates had his first number one (on S Records) with Unchained Melody Therefore the bit about S Records needs to go after "Later acts he signed included Five, Westlife and Teletubbies"

Therefore as S Records was happening around the same time as his early talent show judging success, maybe this section should be retitled "Music Career", especially as there is noting about the Top 40 hit “Ruff Mix” by Wonderdog, Simon Cowell's earliest hit record (when he was involved with E&S Music)'    — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.173.46 (talk) 14:00, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2022
Usman12546 (talk) 23:03, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
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Covid
I don't believe Cowell testing positive for Covid-19 is relevant for an encyclopedia. Otherwise, there'd be little else on the platform nowadays. --2A02:8071:B6A8:1B00:F4E7:48CE:59B1:67E6 (talk) 00:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2022
Simon Cowell is not vegan. He still eats white meat. 79.54.174.2 (talk) 12:39, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Article currently says he started eating meat again in 2020 Cannolis (talk) 17:17, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
 * in the section "personal life" there is written: "In 2019, Cowell became a vegan after doctors advised him to change his diet for health reasons."
 * he never said that he was vegan, he said he stopped eating red meat after doctors advise him to do it. Following there is a video of him saying he stopped eating red meat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioF3H5s04oc&feature=youtu.be 87.10.245.151 (talk) 16:41, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Health challenges?
I wonder if Cowell's reported health challenges are noteworthy enough to be included.....a tabloid story said he had injured his spine on an electric bicycle, other stories say he has done extensive plastic surgery on himself. He certainly is starting to appear Ed-Sullivan-like.Createangelos (talk) 10:13, 18 April 2023 (UTC)