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Post by Nicola_lover on Mar 10, 2009 18:59:15 GMT
Simon Cowell has revealed that he found himself at the receiving end of some harsh criticism when he tried to pitch American Idol for the first time.
Simon Cowell has revealed that he found himself at the receiving end of some harsh criticism when he tried to pitch American Idol for the first time.
The pop mogul said US networks gave him a lukewarm response to the idea when he touted it with Simon Fuller in 2001.
"I was thrown out in one pitch meeting. After 30 seconds, the guy told me to get out," he said.
"The main thing we were being told was music doesn't work on TV in prime-time. We tried to explain that there's lot more than music on the show," he continued.
But luckily they have proved the execs wrong by bringing top stars such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson into the spotlight.
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