Simon Cowell has revealed that his son Eric, 10, hilariously asked him if he had ever “heard of One Direction”.
The music mogul, 64, who helped form the boy band on X Factor in 2010, also said in the same interview that there have been years when he “didn’t like Britain’s Got Talent”.
speaking in Capital breakfastSimon said he will hold auditions to find a new boy band after realizing there hasn’t been a successful one since One Direction went their separate ways in 2016.
Simon still enjoys listening to One Direction songs when they come on the radio and reveals his son Eric is “obsessed” with them.
Presenter Sian Welby said: ‘Really? Oh, that’s good, it’s a whole new generation.’
Simon Cowell has revealed that his 10-year-old son Eric hilariously asked him if he had ever “heard of One Direction”.
The music mogul, 64, helped form the boy band on the X Factor in 2010 (LR Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles in 2012).
Simon replied: “He actually said to me, ‘Have you heard of this band called One Direction, Dad?’
‘For!’ Sian said.
Simon said: ‘And I said, ‘yeah, why?’ and he said, ‘yeah, they’re really good.’ And I said, ‘oh, thank you.’
After finishing third on The X Factor in 2010, One Direction became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
After releasing five albums, they have been on an indefinite hiatus since 2016 and all members are pursuing solo careers.
On Wednesday, Simon shared a video walking past a poster of himself promoting his new boy band search and jokingly said, “OMG, who is that handsome man?”
Elsewhere in the interview, Simon admitted that he hasn’t been impressed with all the Britan’s Got Talent series he serves as a lead judge on.
This year’s series was won by singer Sydnie Cristmas and Simon praised the final as one of the best ever.
Elsewhere in the interview, Simon admitted that he hasn’t been impressed by all the series of Britan’s Got Talent where he serves as the main judge.
This year’s series was won by singer Sydnie Cristmas and Simon praised the final as one of the best ever.
Sian said: ‘They were all elite quality. Some acts she had never seen, like the guys doing taekwondo and kicking all the plates and stuff. You’ve never seen anything like it.
Simon responded: Well, you know, the thing is, when you do these shows, everyone always says, “Yeah, this is the best one ever,” and blah, blah, blah.
‘The truth is, you can’t fake it. Either you like it or you don’t. And I really liked it a lot this year. There have been years when I haven’t liked it.’
He added: ‘I mean, after all the auditions, you sit there and you know who the finalists are, and you’re like, ‘Oh my God.’ Really?’ And the winner was announced and I was like, “Oh, great,” you know? And then I’m leaving.
Listen to Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby Monday to Friday from 6am to 10am across the UK on air and online. Global player.