A 20-year veteran of the music industry, Cowell is an executive with Sony Records and has helped shape modern pop music.

Simon has sold over 150 million records and has had over 70 No. 1 records in America and the UK.

His music label SyCo Music has also sold over 50 million American Idol themed albums.

In 2009, Cowell was named No. 1 in Hollywood Reporter’s Top 50 Most Powerful in Reality TV.