Simon Cowell is definitely no stranger to blowing his own trumpet, so we're not surprised to hear that he's tooted his own horn by saying that the X Factor is better than American Idol.
Claiming that the X Factor has more character, the media mogul, who will be sitting on the X Factor judging panel alongside Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid and Paula Abdul when the show premières in a couple of weeks, told TV Guide:
“I was making a lot of money on American Idol, but I did X Factor because I genuinely felt this was a better show. I personally was happier sitting on a show where older people could compete with younger people who could compete with groups. I just preferred that process.
"And because I was producing X Factor, it had more of my character on the show. So I'm sure some performers would prefer to be on Idol or The Voice, but you'll see the ones we backed sit better with us."
Claiming that the mentoring aspect of the X Factor will make the competition fairer, Simon went on to say: “There were things that happened on Idol that could have been avoided if (the judges) had more of a say in what (the performers) sang or did. Tamyra Gray and Jennifer Hudson are perfect examples of people who should have been finalists but because of stupid song choices, they didn't get the opportunity.
"I'm very frustrated about that even though it was 10 years ago. I was very upset about Tamyra missing out on a chance to compete with Kelly Clarkson, because that would have been one heck of a final."
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