Tag Archives: Simon Cowell

Judging the American Idol Judges

Ryan Seacrest always tells us that what the judges say doesn’t really matter, and even though they are the ones who choose the people that make it to the final, most people don’t really think about the judges much. Sure, they are there and they say things to the contestants, but you will always follow … Continue reading

America Idol – are the halcyon days over?

So, Simon Cowell has outdone his old show again, by putting up a $5million prize for X Factor as opposed to Idol’s $1million prize money. Even so, the Idol auditions seem as popular as ever, but are we going to be saying goodbye to the talent shows we’ve gotten to know and love in the … Continue reading

American Idol Season 10 – The Judges

So, season 10 and it’s a new band of judges, so what do you think? There was talk of them softening up, now that Mr Nasty is out of the way, but surely that’s part of the show, surely some of these awful singers (and dancers) know deep down that they ain’t that good, surely … Continue reading

The X Factor UK – The Final

Over the other side of the Atlantic the UK X-Factor has found a new star for another year, whilst here we avidly prepare for ours. Apparently this year the judges that flanked Mr Nasty, Simon Cowell – Louis Walsh, Danii Minogue and Cheryl Cole (yes that’s right, who?) each coached a category of contestant, Male, … Continue reading