He floated in and out of jobs, sabotaging several interviews for jobs set up by his father.He finally landed a job at his father's company as a mailroom clerk at EMI Music Publishing.They both sang their hearts out during the performance episode the night before and the judges commented that this could be the closest vote in the show’s history.

Cowell has produced and promoted singles and albums for various singers that he has taken under his wing.The rumoured proposed changes to 'The X Factor' have got the 'Into It' team talking this week, specifically Simon Cowell's plans to rid the show of novelty acts.Plus, Kesha's triumphant return sparked a discussion about the most effective pop comebacks of recent years, with Rihanna getting the thumbs up from the group (which is more than can be said for Lady Gaga). Now, people want to be famous for the sake of being famous even though they don't necessarily have the talent in a particular area, so the world of 'celebrityism' has been filled up with Big Brother winners and X Factor dropouts.He managed to earn a position as an assistant to an A&R executive at EMI in 1979, where he was promoted and given the job of talent scout.Cowell left EMI during the early 1980s to form E&S Music with his boss at EMI, Ellis Rich.