Simon Cowell Says Goodbye to Idol and Hello to X-Factor

American Idol judge Simon Cowell said that he's now leaving the popular Fox talent show American idol. After 9 Seasons on the air, the show became as the top show on television with millions of viewers all over the globe. Cowell's presence on the show has been accredited as a major reason of the show's success. The judge became very popular among the viewers for his unsugar-coated criticisms to the contestants. The 50 year old judge already signed a contract, still with Fox, for the U.S. version of his popular U.K. talent show, "The X Factor" which will be airing in the fall of 2011. Cowell will be both executive producer and judge on the said show. Though he's well paid for being a judge on "Idol" - earning an estimated $36million per season - he said that he wants to focus on "The X Factor." According to the judge, he didn't think that it's right to do two shows on America so chose to leave one and start another. Rumors also has it that Cowell's former co-judge on Idol, Paula Abdul will be judging on his upcoming show "The X Factor" but did not give any confirmation whether the rumors were true.

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