Simon Cowell, the acid-tongued producer of "American Idol" and "Britain’s Got Talent," is in talks with billionaire Philip Green about a new business venture, his representative said Thursday.
Simon Cowell in talks over new business venture
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Boyle backlash — but Susan set to cash in
She may have finished second but Susan Boyle continued to make newspaper headlines in the UK Sunday following her shock defeat in the final of "Britain’s Got Talent." “Boyle Backlash” said the headline in the tabloid News of the World, suggesting that the Scottish 48-year-old’s alleged “four-letter tantrum” earlier this week had influenced millions of viewers to switch their votes to dance act Diversity. The build-up to Saturday night’s live final had been dominated by reports that Boyle lost her temper in a London hotel and had even considered pulling out of the talent show finale. The Mail on Sunday said she had been been “comforted by psychiatrists” ahead of Saturday’s final.
Susan Boyle considered leaving ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ finale
Singing sensation Susan Boyle had vowed to leave the television show, "Britain’s Got Talent," after a hectic week, but has since recanted and will perform at the finale Saturday, a judge for the show said. The 48-year-old Scottish singer wowed audiences and judges during her audition in May when she belted out the classic, “I Dreamed a Dream,” from the musical “Les Miserables.” Her performance earned her a string of global television appearances. Her fame catapulted during the semifinals Sunday, which she started off by missing the first note of her performance of “Memory” from the musical, “Cats.” Watch Boyle’s semifinal performance » She redeemed herself to earn a standing ovation and a spot in Saturday’s finale.
Andrew Lloyd Webber eyes future for Susan Boyle
She "dreamed a dream" on the TV show Britain’s Got Talent, but could Susan Boyle be living that dream as the star of a West End show? It’s a possibility, according to a spokeswoman for Andrew Lloyd Webber, the award-winning composer and producer of more than a dozen musicals including The Phantom of the Opera and Cats.
Susan Boyle and Paul Potts: Not Quite Out of Nowhere
The story of Susan Boyle — like that of Paul Potts before her — is, except to the most jaded and curmudgeonly among us, completely irresistible. Fished, seemingly, from the bottom of the troll pond by Britain’s Got Talent, these two humble, working-class, physically ill-favored souls were suddenly found to be capable of creating things of astonishing beauty. People reacted as if vast quantities of treasure were discovered in the trunk of a broken-down Hyundai abandoned on their street