Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English television music and talent show judge, A&R executive, businessman, talent manager, television producer, critic and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British TV talent competition series "Pop Idol", "The X Factor" and "Britain's Got Talent", and the American TV talent competition shows "American Idol", "The X Factor" and "America's Got Talent". Cowell is the principal, founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco.

Syco Entertainment, often known simply as Syco, is a British entertainment company established by British entertainment mogul Simon Cowell, and currently owned by Sony. The company operates a record label, talent agency, film, music, and television production company, as well as a music publishing house. It operates a global joint venture between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment focused on the production and marketing of music, television, film and digital content.

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