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Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:46 AM PDT

Season 5s American Idol, Taylor Hicks, is celebrating a birthday today. When Taylor auditioned for American Idol, Simon Cowell who shares a birthday with Taylor said that Hicks would never make it to the final round of Season 5. After Taylors first live TV performance for the voting public, Simon admitted he was wrong and that Taylors personality is what makes him stand out. Taylor became the new American Idol on May 24, 2006, winning the title over Katharine McPhee, with over 63.4 million votes cast in total and in front of 200 million television viewers. Taylor became the oldest contestant to win American Idol, and he was the first male contestant to win without ending up in the bottom two or three.

After Idol, Taylor signed a recording contract with 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Records. His self-titled debut album was released on December 12, 2006 and landed at number 2 on the Billboard 200 charts. One month later, the album was certified platinum. Taylors first single, “Do I Make You Proud,” debuted at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold.In July 2007, Hicks released his autobiography, Heart Full of Soul: An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice and Finding Your Way.

On March 10, 2009, Taylor released his second album, The Distance, on his own label, Modern Whomp Records. The first single, What’s Right Is Right, reached #24 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. During a <a href="http://www.americanidol.com/… read more
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Happy Birthday, Simon Cowell!

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:46 AM PDT

Judge Simon Cowell is celebrating his 50^th birthday today. During a Season 8 results show of Birth Year Songs, Simon tried to deny that he was approaching 50 and pretended he was nearly 40 nice try Simon!

To celebrate the big birthday, Simon had a party in the London area and hung out with almost 400 of his closest friends! Among the celebrity guests were American Idols Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest.

Simons frank honesty as a judge has made him a household name. In 2009, Simon was named No. 1 in Hollywood Reporters Top 50 Most Powerful in Reality TV. A 20-year veteran of the music industry, Simon is an executive with Sony Records and has helped shape modern pop music. Over the last 15 years, his acts have achieved sales of more than 150 million albums, and he has had more than 100 No. 1 records.

So put on your favorite black v-neck t-shirt and celebrate 50 years of Cowell!

Happy Birthday, Simon!

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