Lucie Jones: Simon and I never clicked on X Factor
X Factor evictee Lucie Jones says she knew she wouldn't survive a sing-off as Simon Cowell didn't understand her. The 18-year-old, who became the fifth contestant to be knocked out of the competition, said: "We've never really clicked. It's not a personality thing. It's a performance thing." The Welsh singer added: "When I was against John and Edward and it went to deadlock, I thought: 'There is no way they have the least amount of votes'." Lucie...

Lucie Jones: Simon and I never clicked on X Factor
X Factor evictee Lucie Jones says she knew she wouldn't survive a sing-off as Simon Cowell didn't understand her.

Grimes boys march on as Cowell opts to save them
Dublin X Factor hopefuls John and Edward were this morning being tipped to take the contest crown after being saved from elimination by their harshest critic. The Dublin twins were left shell-shocked as they narrowly escaped elimination in last night's results show when Simon Cowell saved them from elimination in one of the most controversial episodes of the series. The Lucan natives were placed in the bottom two against Welsh singer Lucie Jones (18), who was eventually sent home after...

X Factor: Lucie Jones' gran threatens to teach Simon Cowell a lesson
  The furious grandmother of X Factor's Lucie Jones has threatened to teach Simon Cowell a lesson after he failed to save the teenager's popstar dream.

X Factor: Simon Cowell performs U-turn to save John and Edward from the boot
Nov 9 2009 By Donna Watson X Factor twins John and Edwards Grimes were saved from the boot last night - by their harshest critic Simon Cowell. It looked like the twins were dead and buried when they were forced to take part in a sing-off with Welsh student Lucie Jones. With the three other judges backing Lucie two to one, Cowell had the chance to see off the twins, known as Jedward. Instead, he backed the boys, meaning the decision was put to the public vote, with Jedward getting through....

X Factor: Simon Cowell Seduces Lucie Jones' Grandma And Jedward
X Factor Watch: Simon Cowell seduces Lucie Jones grandma, and makes

Cowell accused of -rigging' X Factor result
LONDON, Nov 10

Sinitta wants to adopt Jedward
The X Factor insiders Brian Friedman and Sinitta have revealed all about infamous twins John and Edward. Creative Director Friedman says while Edward has mastered the backflip, John is in fact a better dancer. He said: "You would think because they're twins they would be in sync and in rhythm." Simon Cowell's right-hand woman Sinitta, who was out at MTV's AIDS charity bash for The Staying Alive Foundation, says despite the controversy they are in fact sweet to be around....

Idolator On “Idol” On NPR
Yesterday on All Things Considered I talked about new albums from a few Simon Cowell-shepherded artists with host Guy Raz: Carrie Underwood’s Play On ; Kris Allen’s self-titled debut; Adam Lambert’s For Your Entertainment ; and Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed A Dream . (This segment has caused some consternation among the more insane Idol fans out there , especially some who think I was unfairly slamming Kris for being “’90s.” If they only knew how much I loved...

Simon Cowell to launch new show
London, Nov 9 : Simon Cowell, the man behind 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent', is all set to launch another "major entertainment format" on terrestrial television.

Want an hour with Simon Cowell?
If you do, and if you'd been at a recent charity auction to bid on that hour, you'd have paid a princely

Simon Cowell's mum Julie would love to see him reunite with Terri Seymour: PHOTO
Simon Cowell’s mum Julie has said she would love to see her son reunite with ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour. Julie, 84, admitted she was a fan of Terri, 35, whom Simon, 50, split with last year after dating for six years. Julie admitted that Terri is her favourite out of her son’s ex-girlfriends: “Top of the class is Terri. She is down-to-earth and a lovely person. “Terri loved Simon purely for the person he is, unlike some of the others. She and Simon still speak every day...

Sinitta says Simon wants to mentor twins
Singer Sinitta has claimed that Simon Cowell wishes that 'X Factor' twins John and Edward were in his category. Sinitta reportedly told People: "Nobody can meet the twins and hate them. They don't have an evil bone." Read our 'X Factor' blog and comment here . Advertisement "Simon says they are like two labradors, but actually they are like two overgrown leprechauns." "They bounce around the studios and get excited about everything. They're brilliant to have around. John and Edward sing and...

Simon Cowell to launch new show
LONDON - Simon Cowell, the man behind 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent', is all set to launch another "major entertainment format" on terrestrial television.

Simon's new girlfriend: VIDEO
At least there's someone who still likes Simon Cowell after his 'controversial' decision to go to deadlock and keep John and Edward in the 'X Factor' last night. Even if it is phantom hugger Tanya MacIntosh, who greeted Simon with a bunch of red roses and barely even acknowledged Louis...

Dannii Minogue lover: Simon Cowell is an X-Factor disgrace
Dannii Minogue's burly boyfriend has brand Cowell 'disgraceful' over his X-Factor voting farce.

X Factor: Simon Cowell was nice to John and Edward Grimes during rehearsals
Despite claiming to detest X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes, Simon Cowell was reportedly very supportive of the boys as they rehearsed their

News From Across The Pond: Russell Brand Meets Katy Perry's Parents for the First Time; Simon Cowell Faces Backlash from X Factor Fans
• Russell Brand says meeting girlfriend Katy Perry 's parents went well ( more ) • Simon Cowell faces backlash from fans after refusing to make a decision about the bottom two acts on UK version of American Idol, The X Factor ( more ) • Gwyneth Paltrow is set to play the wife of Nicole Kidman in their next film ( more ) • Robert Pattinson says he loves to play “weirdos” ( more ) • Actress Thandie Newton says she has such close male friends because she doesn't flirt with any of...

Why Simon Cowell didn’t boot Jedward out of The X Factor: PHOTO
He had the power to send them packing — but when it came to the crunch, he couldn't let them go.

X Factor Twins John and Edward Shame a Nation: VIDEO
Sometimes it's the awful contestants on TV talent shows that make viewers come back each week. So maybe Simon Cowell was making a smart business decision when he put the vocally-challenged John and Edward , a.k.a. Jedward , through to the next round on his UK "singing competition," X Factor . Watch Jedward's performance of the Ghostbusters theme below, and I guarantee you that you've never seen anything this fun (or as Cheryl Cole says, "fooon") on American Idol : Compare that performance to...

I GOT IT JED WRONG
Nov 10 2009 Rick Fulton Cowell CONFESSES Simon Cowell has admitted he was wrong to save Jedward from the boot. The X Factor supremo faced a furious backlash after he voted for the twins following their sing-off with Lucie Jones on Sunday's show. Yesterday, Cowell said he only backed Jedward because he thought they would get the boot in the public vote. Cowell said: "'I genuinely thought they'd be voted out." Publicist Max Clifford, who is Cowell's friend, told the Record: "He is thinking he...

Cowell under fire for saving -Jedward'
Millions of X Factor fans were left outraged last night after Lucie Jones crashed out of the show for controversial twins John and Edward. The Cardiff beauty was left in tears after it was announced she

X Factor: John and Edward Grimes 'racked with guilt' over Lucie Jones: PHOTO
Twins John and Edward Grimes have been racked with guilt after knocking Lucie Jones out of The X Factor, she has disclosed.