Media personality and former American Idol judge Simon Cowell is relaunching his competition, The X Factor, in the U.S. According to Digital Spy, Cowell confirmed the relaunch, saying, “I have a saying in life that’s always go where you’ve got the best invitation – and NBC has offered us to make the show here. Which means we’ll make the show here. We found our perfect partner with NBC – honestly, I am not just saying that because they pay me, but they are brilliant. I just really like them, got on well with them, and they get a kick out of seeing people succeed on [America’s Got Talent]. So you go where the best navigation is, and if I am being honest, there is more excitement to make it here than in the UK.”
Simon Cowell Gives New Life to ‘The X Factor’ in the U.S.
Simon Cowell created the music competition show The X Factor for the U.K. in 2004. The original version officially ended last year after 17 seasons. The competition became a franchise available in several countries. Cowell left American Idol in 2011 to launch a U.S. version of The X Factor on Fox. While he hoped for outrageous success, the show only lasted for three seasons, prompting Cowell to return to the U.K. version and focus his U.S. efforts on America’s Got Talent.
While the show was not a big hit, it did have one major success story when five girls auditioned separately and were put together into a girl group called Fifth Harmony. The group released several hits before they separated. Former member Camila Cabello has gone on to great success in music, and she was recently a coach on the most recent season of The Voice.
