Simon Cowell Quitting ‘American Idol’ Finally

May 26th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by GD  

By Ranjan Bhaduri
470_ap_simon_cowell_100526May 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) After many speculations and debates regarding his exodus from ‘American Idol’, judge Simon Cowell is finally calling it quits. For some viewers of the show, he almost became a part and parcel of it. He played a pivotal part in transforming a singing contest to an iconic pop-culture force that has launched the careers of several singers. He will no longer be a part of the show after the season finale of American Idol on Wednesday. His biting sarcasm became an integral part of the show and it often left the viewers in splits. He was kind of outspoken but his judgments were mostly on the right side.

In fact he was a reason the show became so popular with the viewers and is running even after so many seasons. He was candid about admitting his mistakes too. For instance he admitted that he misunderstood Crystal Bowersox. The candidates also liked him despite his sharp tongue. Host Ryan Seacrest also said that he will miss Simon Cowell in the coming days. Simon Cowell not only became popular with the show he also earned $36 million a year from it and it also helped him in setting up his TV empire.

The ‘X Factor’ will keep him engaged in near future, as everyone knows. It will be tough for the producers of American Idol to fill-in his vacuum. The anticipations are high regarding who will replace him in the popular reality show. Names like Justin Bieber and Elton John has surfaced in this connection. Some rumor sites also suggest Madonna may be roped in his place.

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