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This Week's Guest:
Simon Cowell
13 August 2006
Repeated
18 August 2006 |
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Simon's Choice |
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the television star Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell is one of our most successful pop music moguls. He is the mastermind behind more than a hundred number one songs in Britain and abroad and Westlife, whom he signed, holds the record for the having seven consecutive number one songs in the UK.
A lot of his early successes were gimmicky hits – singing wrestlers, the Power Rangers and Teletubbies – but it was first Robson and Jerome and then Westlife who brought him credibility. His tenacity and his ability to spot a seller were already legendary within the music world when he devised a format for a television show that would bring new talent to the fore. Pop Idol, American Pop Idol and now The X Factor launched the careers of Will Young and Gareth Gates among others.
And they've made Simon Cowell a celebrity too. His shows play to the aspirations of the young, who believe fame and fortune can be theirs. But when their ambitions exceed their talent, he’s there to tell them. He’s reduced many contestants to tears and been threatened by others but, he says, he’s only being cruel to be kind.
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1. Mack the Knife
Performer Bobby Darin
Composer Weill/Brecht/Blitzstein
CD Title BBC Radio Two Songs of the Century
Track 16
Label Global Television
Rec No: RADCD 119
2. This Guy's in Love with You
Performer Herb Alpert
Composer Burt Bacharach/Hal David
CD Title Herb Alpert/Definitive Hits
Track 12
Label A & M
Rec No: 4908862
3. She
Performer Charles Aznavour
Composer Kretzner/Aznavour
CD Title The Best of Charles Aznavour
Track 1
Label Premier
Rec No: PRMTVCD4
4. Unchained Melody
Performer The Righteous Brothers
Composer North.Zaret
CD Title The All time Greatest Love Songs
Track Cd2 trk 19
Label Sony Mood
Rec No: CD86
5. Danke Schoen
Performer Wayne Newton
Composer Kaempfert Gabler-Schwabach
CD Title Wild, Cool & Swingin':Wayne Newton
Track 20
Label Capitol
Rec No: 5203322
6. If You're Not the One
Performer Daniel Bedingfield
Composer Daniel Bedingfield
CD Title If you're Not the One
Track 1
Label Polydor
Rec No: 0658632
7. Summer Wind
Performer Frank Sinatra
Composer Mayer/Mercer
CD Title Frank Sinatra: Strangers in the Night
Track 2
Label Reprise
Rec No: 9010172
8. Mr Bojangles
Performer Sammy Davis Jr
Composer Jerry Jeff Walker
CD Title Viva Las Vegas
Track Cd1 trk 4
Label Universal Music TV
Rec No: 5856452
Record: Mack the Knife
Book: Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins
Luxury: A mirror
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