Syco

...handsome salary to be a judge. Cowell, who left school at 16 for a job in the mail room at EMI, also created his own record label, Syco music, which steps in to offer the winning acts their first contracts. Last year, the Christmas...

In this article: Simon Cowell, Donald Trump, Forbes, American Idol, The X Factor, US, Alexandra Burke, Tax, and Lord Sugar

...slots on the programme. In 2006 hit records by X Factor contestants contributed 40 per cent of the profits generated by SonyBMG, the record company that entered a joint venture with Cowell's Syco business. ITV has high hopes for a new...

In this article: The X Factor, Leona Lewis, Simon Cowell, Mick Hucknall, Shayne Ward, Britain, Joint venture, and Ivor Novello Awards

...College in January 2009. After Alexandra Burke won the X Factor, Simon Cowell's Syco Music announced that it intended to sign Quigg, along with Burke, second place JLS, and fourth place Diana Vickers. On 15 January 2009 it was...

In this article: Simon Cowell, The X Factor, Alexandra Burke, JLS, Boyzone, Michael Jackson, and The Sun

...album, but the completed recording has made its way online. A statement from music executives at Sony BMG spin-off Syco reads, "Syco are working alongside the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the British...

In this article: Leona Lewis, Simon Cowell, Justin Timberlake, Alexandra Burke, Bleeding Love, Don't Let Me Down, and British Phonographic Industry

...debuted at the top of the new album survey. Meanwhile, former "X Factor" winner Leona Lewis made a winning start with her new single "Bleeding Love" (Syco Music/Sony BMG), which debuted at No. 1. The Hoosiers' album contains their top 10...

In this article: Leona Lewis, U.K., Bleeding Love, RCA, The Trick to Life, The X Factor, Valerie, Syco Music, and Amy Winehouse